What is a Lumbar Facet Cyst?

Published 2023-02-25
A Lumbar Facet Cyst is a fluid-filled sac that develops as a result of degeneration in the spine. This video will inform you on what a Lumbar Facet Cyst is, how it forms and its diagnosis.

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Dr. Brian W. Su, MD
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All Comments (21)
  • Amazing video as usual. Top quality information. Feels like I'm watching a documentary on Discovery Channel about how our nervous system works. And it only gets more and more interesting with every episode. Deep gratitude for providing these kind of videos to the general public, you are touching so many lives, that's the truth! I can only hope that you keep this up, your teachings will stay online for decades and help thousands of people understand what they are going through! Keep up the amazing work!
  • Dr! Very helpful for me watching your video , so much Thanks 🙏🇳🇵
  • Awesome videos Brian. You are the best Dr on here. Your videos are very informative and tell all. I just had L4-L5-S1 decompression and I am still having problems with pain dow the back of my legs and severe pain in my hip joints. Surgeon said surgery was a total success but I'm in some serious pain still.
  • @junepegram6004
    Thank you so much for the clear educational information. It happens to pertain my exact symptoms.
  • Your video is great! I am dealing with back pain and issues in L4 and on down. Having an MRI done in a few. I loved the diagram of what nerves and pain come off of the L4 and L5. That explained a lot about my pain! Thank you for the videos!
  • @Kaye_0911
    These lumbar facet synovial cysts are the bane of my existence! 😩led to surgeries 2 & 3 of my L4-5 & now surgery number 4 at my L3-4. I have 2 cysts located at L3-4 causing pain down my rt sciatic, down the rt leg and into my foot. The pain is unbearable at this point 😔 I have done numerous rounds of injections, months of PT & Chiropractic care with no real pain relief. I’ve officially been diagnosed with ASD, so my surgeon will be going in to replace the disc & extending my fusion up one level from the L4-5 to L3-4 in a few weeks.
  • Very information. As i am approaching a dexision to make. Have my 1st appointment with a spine deformity Dr.
  • Too bad I live in N KY, other wise I would visit u to analyze my xray and MRI of my L4/L5 problem. Have had 2 RF ablation procedures, little help. Anyway, ur videos are very informative and clear. Excellent work on ur part. Chess Cornett
  • Hello Doctor, I have spoken with you many times. I gave spondolothesis in L3 and L4. Degenerative disk L4 L5 and S1. I am currently taking shots in my back and so far it has been a game changer. However, I developed an uncontrollable itch between my shoulders. They thought I might have shingles and put me on Lyrica. Then sent for another MRI. The MRI showed calcium growths encroaching on my spine. T9 thru T12. They are now sending me to a Nurosurgeon. Can you please do an episode on what a Neurosurgeons options might be and explain what this encroachment really means? Thank you for helping us who need Laimens terms. Greatly admire you! Terry
  • Excellent video & the way you explain it. What are ways to help other than steroids, nerve oblation, etc. Would back surgery help with L4&L5 pain
  • @TruthAlways59
    Talk about CT mylogram if you're able Brian,Dr. L5 fusion post operation 15 years, development of severe pain. A spinal stimulator is implanted with paddle between shoulder blades, leads not compatible with MRI.
  • @Michael-ts9yp
    Great video and well explained. I had a synovial cyst successfully removed in 2016. It was amazing how quickly my leg pain disappeared after the operation. I now have left leg pain and my MRI indicates L4 - L5 Spinal Stenosis. Could my synovial cyst issue be related to my current issue or are they totally unrelated?
  • I had a herniated disc (L4/L5) in High School. Discectomy first (failed) then replacement. I Herniated my L5/S1 around the time you posted this video. Discectomy last August. I've been having familiar pain for several weeks - had an MRI today. the Radiologist report is the following: "L5-S1: Posterior disc protrusion. Right Sided synovial cyst fills the right lateral recess with severe right lateral recess stenosis affecting the transiting right S1 nerve root." I'm kinda crying.. I'm 33 years old. do I have a cyst AND a herniated disc? how does that get fixed? thanks. your visuals really helped.
  • This is what I have! The synovial cyst I have is pressing on the roots in the foramen on the left side. My back has NEVER hurt, but I have leg and butt pain thats terrible. A bilateral steroid injection has greatly diminished the pain the past 3.5 months, but the injection is wearing off.