Normally the lumbar joints are cushioned by gel filled discs and protected by an outer covering of cartilage.
Symptoms of arthritis in lower back and hips uk.
The hip a ball and socket joint is created where the top of the thigh bone a ball shaped structure known as the femoral head sits in a socket of the pelvic bone called the acetabulum.
The doctor will take a medical history and perform a physical exam to see if the person has pain tenderness loss of motion involving the neck or lower back or if symptoms are suggestive signs.
The low back pain due to facet joint arthritis has a typical pattern.
Lower back arthritis sometimes called lumbar spine arthritis or lumbar facet joint arthritis causes pain and stiffness in the joints called facet joints of the lower back and inflammation of the surrounding tissues 1 2.
In some cases bony overgrowth can actually cause the vertebrae in your back to fuse together.
As it gets even worse people often report burning on the outer aspect of the thigh and sometimes pain down the leg.