Open AccessPrevalence of facet joint arthritis and its association with spinal pain in mountain population – A cross-sectional study
Author(s) -
Punit Tiwari,
Harmeet Kaur,
Harpreet Kaur,
Vivek Jha,
Navneet Singh,
Arshad Ashraf
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of craniovertebral junction and spine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.38
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 0976-9285
pISSN - 0974-8237
DOI - 10.4103/jcvjs.jcvjs_121_19
Subject(s) - medicine , cross sectional study , facet joint , facet (psychology) , association (psychology) , physical therapy , population , arthritis , environmental health , surgery , pathology , psychology , social psychology , personality , big five personality traits , philosophy , lumbar spine , epistemology
People living in the mountains are subject to tough terrain and climbing biomechanics which lead to degeneration of the spine and Facet joint arthritis (FJA).