Location of pain in patients with lumbar facet syndrome | |||||
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Study | local | paraspinal | thigh/groin | calf/foot | Â |
Fairbank 1981 | - | - | pos. | neg. | Â |
Lippitt 1984 | pos. | pos. | pos. | - | Â |
Lewinneck 1986 | - | pos. | - | - | Â |
Helbig 1988 | - | pos. | pos. | neg. | Â |
Results from present study | pos. | - | pos. | neg. | Â |
Painful movements in patients with lumbar facet syndrome | |||||
Study | flexion | extension/hyper-extension | rotation | rising from flexion | rising from sitting |
Fairbank 1981 | pos. | - | - | - | - |
Lippitt 1984 | - | pos. | - | - | - |
Helbig 1986 | - | pos. | pos. | - | - |
Revel 1992 | neg. | neg. | neg. | neg. | - |
Markwalder 1994 | neg. | pos. | - | - | - |
Schwarzer 1995 | no | no | no | - | - |
Revel 1998 | neg. | neg. | neg. | neg. | - |
Manchikanti 2000 | no | no | no | - | - |
Young 2003 | - | - | - | - | pos. |
Laslett 2004 | - | - | - | neg. | - |
Laslett 2006 | - | pos. | pos. | - | - |
Results from present study | - | pos. | pos. | - | - |
Signs of nerve root compression in patients with lumbar facet syndrome | |||||
Study | 'No sign of nerve root compression/tension' | No aggravation with straight leg raising | No pain coughing | Â | Â |
Lippitt 1984 | pos. | - | - | Â | Â |
Lewinneck 1986 | pos. | - | - | Â | Â |
Helbig 1988 | neg. | - | - | Â | Â |
Jackson1988 | pos. | - | - | Â | Â |
Schwarzer 1995 | - | no | - | Â | Â |
Revel 1992 | - | - | pos. | Â | Â |
Revel 1998 | - | - | pos. | Â | Â |
Manchikanti 1999 | - | pos. | - | Â | Â |
Manchikanti 2000 | - | pos. | - | Â | Â |
Manchikanti 2000 | - | pos. | no | Â | Â |
Laslett 2004 | - | - | pos. | Â | Â |
Results from present study | pos. | - | - | Â | Â |
Pain relieving positions in patients with lumbar facet syndrome | |||||
Study | Sitting | Supine/recumbent | Walking | Â | Â |
Revel 1992 | - | pos. | - | Â | Â |
Revel 1998 | - | pos. | - | Â | Â |
Manchikanti 2000 | - | pos. | - | Â | Â |
Laslett 2006 | pos. | - | pos. | Â | Â |
Results from present study | - | pos. | pos. | Â | Â |