Back And Neck Care Center Cares for Neck Pain and Painful Cervical Spine Facet Joints

Zygapophyseal joints are also known as facet joints. Facet is a bit easier to say than zygapophyseal, and Back And Neck Care Center knows ‘facet’ is a whole lot easier to type than 'zygaopophyseal’! These joints are documented to be the source of neck-related pain for countless adults of all ages. Back And Neck Care Center uses gentle chiropractic spinal manipulation to alleviate neck pain like that created by facet joint innervation.

FOUNDATIONAL STUDY

Mapping of normal volunteers’ responses to stimulation of cervical facet joints in the 1990s was foundational. Five volunteers came forward to have their cervical spine facet joints irritated to track where neck pain and arm pain were felt. Wow! These volunteers’ pain responses allowed for the making of easy-to-read pain charts. (1) A follow up study of 10 actual cervical pain patients that compared their pain to that described in the normal volunteers’ pain drawings to validate the initial charts from normal volunteers. (2) Back And Neck Care Center sees verification of these normal volunteers’ pain reports in our Severna Park neck pain patients! Decompression of spinal nerves with chiropractic helps. 

NEW INFORMATION ON CERVICAL FACET JOINTS

New information from a recent dissection project added new facts to the job cervical facet joints (aka zygapophyseal joints) play in neck pain and arm pain. At some levels, more than one medial branch was seen. Direct facet joint branches were seen that originated from the dorsal root of the spinal nerve. These were independent from the medial branches in their direct path to the facet joint. Current day researchers speculate if there is a more varied pattern of innervation than has previously been documented. (3) Back And Neck Care Center values the nuances of spine pain and the research that discovered them.

EXAM AND TREATMENT

Clinical observation, examination, and imaging findings lead the diagnosis of neck pain due to the complexity of cervical facet joints. (4) The cervical spine facet joint is innervated by mechanoreceptive (mechanical pressure-inducing) and nociceptive (nervous system related pain-inducing) nerve fibers engaging the dorsal root ganglia and end processes in the spinal cord. The central nervous system is complex and responsive to these painful stimuli, both pressure and nerve related. (5) That’s why your Severna Park chiropractor takes time in examining, diagnosing and treating Severna Park neck pain. There are a multitude of factors to take into account! Our Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management is gentle, non-thrust spinal manipulation of the cervical spine for Severna Park neck pain relief.

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Listen to the PODCAST with Dr. Sean Delahunt on the Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes the effectiveness and gentleness of the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management for his male patient with neck pain and tingling in his arm and hand.     

Make your next Severna Park chiropractic appointment with Back And Neck Care Center. Pick your word: zygapophyseal or facet! We’re here to discuss, diagnose, and treat them for relief of neck and arm pain.