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facet joint

noun

Anatomy.
  1. any of the four projections that link one vertebra of the spine to an adjacent vertebra.


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This can be highly beneficial to a patient, for example, in the case of an inflamed facet joint, not an unusual finding in low back or neck pain.

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Layman has tried a host of non-opioid treatments to help with the intense daily pain caused by double scoliosis, a collapsed spinal disc and facet joint arthritis.

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He withdrew from the final round of the 2010 Players Championship because of an inflamed facet joint in his neck.

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As well as suffering with a leaking disk in her back, Holmqvist had a badly inflamed facet joint that has required multiple injections and regular rehab.

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"It's just one of those things. I just had a facet joint tighten up, left sort of SIJ just got a bit grumbly," Rose said.

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