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process that is intimately tied to degeneration of the intervertebral discs. </span><span lang="EN-GB">It’s | process that is intimately tied to degeneration of the intervertebral discs. </span><span lang="EN-GB">It’s | ||
a painful irritation of the posterior part of the lumbar spine. The swelling of | a painful irritation of the posterior part of the lumbar spine. The swelling of | ||
the surrounded structures can cause pain and irritation of the nociceptors.</span><ref>1. Gerard P. Varlotta &amp; Todd R. Lefkowitz &amp; Mark Schweitzer &amp; Thomas J. Errico &amp; Jeffrey Spivak &amp; John A. Bendo &amp; Leon Rybak (2010) " The lumbar facet joint: a review of current knowledge: part 1: anatomy, biomechanics, and grading ", SKELETAL RADIOLOGY Volume 40, Number 1, 13-23</ref> | the surrounded structures can cause pain and irritation of the nociceptors.</span><ref>1. Gerard P. Varlotta &amp;amp; Todd R. Lefkowitz &amp;amp; Mark Schweitzer &amp;amp; Thomas J. Errico &amp;amp; Jeffrey Spivak &amp;amp; John A. Bendo &amp;amp; Leon Rybak (2010) " The lumbar facet joint: a review of current knowledge: part 1: anatomy, biomechanics, and grading ", SKELETAL RADIOLOGY Volume 40, Number 1, 13-23</ref> | ||
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Lumbar facet joint syndrome is a multi-factorial process that is intimately tied to degeneration of the intervertebral discs. It’s a painful irritation of the posterior part of the lumbar spine. The swelling of the surrounded structures can cause pain and irritation of the nociceptors.[1]
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- ↑ 1. Gerard P. Varlotta &amp; Todd R. Lefkowitz &amp; Mark Schweitzer &amp; Thomas J. Errico &amp; Jeffrey Spivak &amp; John A. Bendo &amp; Leon Rybak (2010) " The lumbar facet joint: a review of current knowledge: part 1: anatomy, biomechanics, and grading ", SKELETAL RADIOLOGY Volume 40, Number 1, 13-23
