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Facet Syndrome Risk Factors

Chief among facet syndrome risk factors is the natural aging process – unfortunately, an issue you simply can’t avoid. Over time, the wear and tear caused by years of bending, flexing, and twisting causes the protective cartilage around the facet joints in the spine to deteriorate. This condition – known as facet syndrome or facet disease – can cause pain if it progresses to the point that bone grinds against bone. It can also cause bone spurs to develop, which can result in pain and other symptoms if these bony growths progress to the point that they compress a nearby spinal nerve.

Symptoms

Even if you can’t technically?prevent the primary?cause of?developing facet syndrome – getting older – that doesn’t mean you can’t manage the resulting symptoms. In most cases, this condition can cause:

• Pain at the site of the degenerative joint
• Pain that radiates the length of a compressed nerve
• Weakness
• Tingling
• Numbness

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Treatment Options

The good news if you’re suffering from facet syndrome symptoms is that a regimen of conservative, nonsurgical treatments will likely suffice in managing your pain. Your doctor will likely recommend you try pain medications, hot/cold therapy, physical therapy, massage, or other options. However, if you’ve failed to experience a decrease in your pain after weeks or months of conservative treatment, contact Laser Spine Institute. We perform a variety of minimally invasive procedures using state-of-the-art endoscopic technology that are safe, effective alternatives to open back surgery. Tens of thousands of patients have trusted our procedures to help them find relief from chronic back and neck pain.

Please note: Laser Spine Institute currently does not perform endoscopic procedures on the thoracic spine.