https:\/\/learnmuscles.com\/blog\/2017\/09\/27\/17880\/<\/a>\u00a0 )<\/p>\nThe problem is that when one of these facet joints gets inflamed or irritated – it’s not such a party\u00a0for the owner of the lower back.\u00a0 These suckers are highly innervated (lots of nerves).\u00a0 Lots of nerves means they can be big pain generators when they are pissed off.\u00a0 Yes, pissed off facet joint is a diagnosis – we just use different language – but you get the point.<\/p>\n
How to piss off your facet joints 101<\/h2>\n
Best way is to load your spine by carrying something then twist.<\/p>\n
If you are really lucky, you will make one of the facets mad – sometimes people hear a pop, sometimes not.\u00a0 Sometimes it happens right away and sometimes it is slower pain that develops over hours.<\/p>\n
The pain from this can be sharp and excruciating – often feels like something is catching in the lower back and can be felt in a band like a belt around the lower back – sometimes on one side more than the other and often wrapping around to the front too.<\/p>\n
How to fix a pissed off facet joint<\/h3>\n
A chiropractic adjustment is by far the most effective thing in my opinion.\u00a0 It may take a few before you feel a difference because by the time people get to the chiro it has often been several days and allowed the inflammation to collect and do more damage.\u00a0 The sooner you get some care the better.<\/p>\n
Other things to do include ice, massage, and kinesiotape or other methods like TENS for pain control.<\/p>\n
There is really no great exercise to fix this one – it is a joint level problem so moving the joints (aka a chiropractic adjustment) is really the best way to go.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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