What is facet joint osteoarthritis?

Osteoarthritis (degenerative arthritis) can cause breakdown of cartilage between the facet joints located in the spine. When the joints move, the lack of the cartilage causes pain as well as loss of motion and stiffness.

How do members experience facet joint osteoarthritis?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with facet joint osteoarthritis*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for facet joint osteoarthritis*

Who has facet joint osteoarthritis on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 9
30s 38
40s 117
50s 238
60s 296
70+ 161

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 102
Female 745

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What is facet joint osteoarthritis?

Osteoarthritis (degenerative arthritis) can cause breakdown of cartilage between the facet joints located in the spine. When the joints move, the lack of the cartilage causes pain as well as loss of motion and stiffness.



Common symptoms reported by people with facet joint osteoarthritis

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for facet joint osteoarthritis

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Compare treatments taken by people with facet joint osteoarthritis

Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have facet joint osteoarthritis through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.

Got a question about living with facet joint osteoarthritis? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has facet joint osteoarthritis on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 4 new patients joined this month
  • 207 say facet joint osteoarthritis is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 9
30s 38
40s 117
50s 238
60s 296
70+ 161
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 19
20-29 years 42
30-39 years 96
40-49 years 99
50-59 years 52
60-69 years 11
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 102
Female 745

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 421
Not Diagnosed 15

These charts show data from facet joint osteoarthritis patients who have completed their condition history
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