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Facet Joint Pain.

The facet joints are joints that articulate the vertebra to each other. Facet pain is often the pain you feel after you lifted something heavy and felt a pop and then pain was immediate. This is a sprained joint just like if you sprained your ankle and the processes at play are the same. The problem is, that the facets are around other structures and can either cause those tissues to experience secondary inflammation and pain. Sometimes sharp muscle spasms will accompany because of the swelling which puts pressure on the spinal nerves as they run directly below the joint an the boney canal that the joints form, these are called the inter-vertebral Foreman.

Lumbar Muscular Pain.

This pain can be caused by straining the muscles of the low back. This can be caused by heavy lifting, repetitive stress or sports injury. This is described as a pop or pulling feeling followed by gradually progressing pain over a few days. Often times people say they felt a pop, finished up what they were doing then pain came hours to even days later. This can be very severe pain or mild to moderate pain, it all depends on the amount of muscle fibers damaged. Most of the time the pull is such that icing and rest is sufficient and someone can go back to normal activities within days to a few weeks once swelling has subsided. In some cases, noticeable bruising may appear in the area which indicates a muscle tear. I actually tore one of my lumber spinal muscles to the point it was black and blue for weeks and a noticeable ball developed higher up on the spine that I still have to this day.

Many times people feel that their low back is week and that is why the injury that area, and in some cases that is true. However, from an anatomical standpoint the lumber muscles are generally very strong and in reality. Overpower the weaker abdominal muscles which causes very problematic imbalances in muscular strength. The shear anatomical differences between the way the lumbar muscles attach to their bony points and the way the abdominals attach leads the lumber spine to have a vastly stronger mechanical advantage. As weightlifters we already know this, but the key to a strong and healthy low back. Is to have strong and balance core muscles.
this is where i am having pain. my hips are crooked and makes the lower left back hurt/feel uncomfortable.