Most Chiropractic Clinic Cares for Neck Pain and Painful Cervical Spine Facet Joints
Zygapophyseal joints are also named facet joints. Facet is a bit easier to pronounce than zygapophyseal, and Most Chiropractic Clinic knows ‘facet’ is a whole lot easier to write out than 'zygaopophyseal’! These joints are well-documented as sources of neck-related pain for countless adults of all ages. Most Chiropractic Clinic uses gentle chiropractic spinal manipulation to relieve neck pain like that produced by facet joint innervation.
ORIGINAL STUDY
Charting of normal volunteers’ responses to stimulation of cervical facet joints in the 1990s was groundbreaking. Five volunteers stepped up to have their cervical spine facet joints irritated to see where neck pain and arm pain were observed. Amazing! These volunteers’ pain responses produced some much appreciated easy-to-read pain charts. (1) A follow up study of 10 actual cervical pain patients that compared their pain to that noted in the pain drawings of the normal volunteers to validate the initial charts from normal volunteers. (2) Most Chiropractic Clinic sees verification of these normal volunteers’ pain reports in our Murfreesboro neck pain patients! Decompression of spinal nerves with chiropractic helps.
NEW INFORMATION ON CERVICAL FACET JOINTS
Novel information from a recent dissection project added new knowledge to the role cervical facet joints (aka zygapophyseal joints) exhibit in neck pain and arm pain. At some levels, more than one medial branch was found. Direct facet joint branches were seen that came from the dorsal root of the spinal nerve. These were separate from the medial branches in their direct route to the facet joint. Current day researchers suggest that there is a more diverse pattern of innervation than has already been documented. (3) Most Chiropractic Clinic values the nuances of spine pain and the research that found them.
EXAM AND TREATMENT
Clinical observation, examination, and imaging findings lead the diagnosis of neck pain given 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 involving 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 is why your Murfreesboro chiropractor takes time in examining, diagnosing and treating Murfreesboro neck pain. There are many factors to consider! Our Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management is soothing, non-thrust manipulative treatment of the cervical spine for Murfreesboro 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 shares the effective, gentle treatment with the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management for his gentleman patient with neck pain and tingling in his arm and hand.
Schedule your next Murfreesboro chiropractic appointment with Most Chiropractic Clinic. Pick your word: zygapophyseal or facet! We are here to talk, diagnose, and treat them for neck and arm pain relief.
