What is lumbar facet joint pain?
You may feel pain if a lumbar facet joint is injured. Sometimes it feels like muscle tension. Other times it can be severe pain. The cartilage inside the joint may be injured. Other times only connecting ligaments surrounding the joint are injured. Facet pain also depends on which joint is affected. Lumbar facet joint pain can occur in an area from your lower back down to your buttocks, groin and hips. The diagram shows areas of pain that are usually associated with lumbar facet injuries. How do I know if I have lumbar facet pain? If you have pain in one or more of these areas, and if your pain has lasted longer than two months, you may have lumbar facet pain. Common tests such as x-rays or MRIs may not always show if a facet joint is causing pain. What is a lumbar fest injection? In a lumbar facet injection, a local anesthetic (numbing medicine) and corticosteroid (anti-inflammatory medicine) are injected into one or more of your lumbar facet joints. The injection can be used to diagn
