Spine & Sports Rehab 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 Spine & Sports Rehab Center knows ‘facet’ is much easier to type than 'zygaopophyseal’! These joints are well-documented as sources of neck-related pain for many adults of all ages. Spine & Sports Rehab Center uses gentle chiropractic spinal manipulation to relieve neck pain like that created by facet joint innervation.

ORIGINAL STUDY

The plotting of normal volunteers’ responses to stimulation of cervical facet joints in the 1990s was foundational. Five volunteers stepped up to have their cervical spine facet joints irritated to see where neck pain and arm pain were felt. Amazing! These volunteers’ pain responses allowed for the making of easy-to-understand 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 substantiate the initial charts from normal volunteers. (2) Spine & Sports Rehab Center sees verification of these normal volunteers’ pain reports in our Baton Rouge neck pain patients! Decompression of spinal nerves with chiropractic helps. 

NEW INPUT ON CERVICAL FACET JOINTS

New details from a current-day dissection project included new knowledge 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 found. Direct facet joint branches were seen that originated from the dorsal root of the spinal nerve. These were separate from the medial branches in their direct path to the facet joint. Current day researchers wonder whether there is a more diverse pattern of innervation than has previously been documented. (3) Spine & Sports Rehab Center appreciates the nuances of spine pain and the research that found them.

EXAM AND TREATMENT

Clinical observation, examination, and imaging results 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 of 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 Baton Rouge chiropractor takes time in examining, diagnosing and treating Baton Rouge neck pain. There are a multitude of factors to take into account! Our Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management is soothing, non-thrust manipulative treatment of the cervical spine for Baton Rouge 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.     

Schedule your next Baton Rouge chiropractic appointment with Spine & Sports Rehab Center. Pick your word: zygapophyseal or facet! We’re here to discuss, diagnose, and treat them for neck and arm pain relief.

Spine & Sports Rehab Center thoroughly examines, diagnoses, and treats cervical spine facet joints for neck pain relief when they are involved. 
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