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Facet Syndrome Symptoms

Symptoms related to facet joint problems are usually localized near the area of the facet joint. This can occur in one of three areas:

• cervical (neck)
• thoracic (mid-back)
• lumbar (lower back)

Lumbar Facet Syndrome

When the facets are affected in the lumbar region, a person can experience lower-back pain that can go to the buttocks and upper thigh area and can often be misdiagnosed as sciatica.

Thoracic Facet Syndrome

When the facet joints in the thoracic region of the spine are affected, pain may occur in the central, or mid-back, region of the spine, or in the area between the lower back and the shoulders.

Cervical Facet Syndrome

If the area affected is cervical, then pain can occur in the back of the neck and radiate to the top of the shoulders and then can radiate around the neck.

Diagnosis of Facet Syndrome

Pain related to facet disease can be easily diagnosed. This is accomplished by doing a diagnostic facet injection, a numbing medication injected into the facet joint.

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The Bonati Procedures are considered to be among the world’s best solutions for laser spine surgery. The Bonati Spine Institute advocates cervical, thoracic, and lumbar facet syndrome patients to be well informed, and we encourage you to contact us to request more information, a no-obligation MRI review or a personal telephone consultation.