The main causes of facet hypertrophy include spinal degeneration, synovial inflammation, and joint instability or injury.

Symptoms include: Facet arthropathy is a type of degenerative arthritis that causes progressive damage to the spine. Spinal osteoarthritis (also known as spondylosis) is the most common cause ...

Patients with vertebral fractures, particularly severe fractures, may face greater risks for worsening spinal degeneration.

Sitting for extended periods can lead to serious spinal issues, including degenerative disc disease, herniated discs, and ...

[8] Degenerative changes of both the facet joints and the intervertebral disk cause the slip, which is rarely more than a grade I slip. Sagittal orientation of the facet joints and facet tropism ...

Objectives: To observe the prevalence of lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration in elite athletes as compared with published literature of changes seen in non-athletes—that is, normal population.

Objective To identify the reason of the lower back pain, a detailed MRI analysis of disk degeneration (DD) and survey were conducted. Design, setting and participants There were 48 players from the ...

Modern players are more muscular and have more powerful downswings and this can put increased force on the spinal disc and facet joints ... elite level golfers with degeneration in their lower ...