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What role do facet joints play?
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Importent function: The facet joints allow the vertebrae to move against each other, providing stability and flexibility. These joints allow us to twist and to bend forward and backward, and from side to side. Each vertebra has two sets of facet joints. One pair faces upward to connect with the vertebra above and the other pair faces downward to join with the vertebra below.
Answered 12/26/2022
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Bear load & motion: They help to bear load through the spine and allow certain ranges of motion while also restricting some motion ranges.
Answered 10/3/2016
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Typically: they limit rotation and/or extension in the spine.
Answered 7/17/2014
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