Why does the facet joint pain recur?
If you suffer recurrent episodes of facet joint pain it is usually a sign of what chiropractors would refer to as a functional instability’. When you get a joint or ligament sprain the healing create scar tissue as part of the normal healing process. Scar tissue is less elastic and breaks more easily. It has also been shown that injuries leave the deeper spinal muscles weakened, permanently, even after the pain has gone. The only way to make the muscle recover is to do specific core muscle exercises. What can I do to stop my facet pain recurring? There are many different treatments available. Recent research shows that spinal manipulation of the type chiropractors do and in combination with exercises is the most effective treatment for both acute and chronic facet joint pain. Chiropractors advocate dealing with the underlying neurological, mechanical and muscular problems. Just relying on taking pain killers and rest does not deal with neither of these causes, so even if the pain goes
