Old Mill Chiropractic Cares for Neck Pain and Painful Cervical Spine Facet Joints
Zygapophyseal joints are also called facet joints. Facet is a bit easier to say than zygapophyseal, and Old Mill Chiropractic knows ‘facet’ is much easier to write out than 'zygaopophyseal’! These joints are documented to be the source of cervical spine pain for countless adults of all ages. Old Mill Chiropractic uses gentle chiropractic spinal manipulation to alleviate 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 groundbreaking. Five volunteers stepped up to have their cervical spine facet joints stimulated 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 pain drawings of the normal volunteers to confirm the original charts from normal volunteers. (2) Old Mill Chiropractic sees confirmation of these normal volunteers’ pain reports in our St Peters neck pain patients! Decompression of spinal nerves with chiropractic helps.
NEW INPUT ON CERVICAL FACET JOINTS
New information from a recent dissection project included new knowledge to the role cervical facet joints (aka zygapophyseal joints) have in neck pain and arm pain. At some levels, more than one medial branch was seen. Direct facet joint branches were found 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 diverse pattern of innervation than has previously been documented. (3) Old Mill Chiropractic appreciates the nuances of spine pain and the research that discovered them.
EXAM AND TREATMENT
Clinical observation, examination, and imaging results guide 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 quick to respond to these painful stimuli, both pressure and nerve related. (5) That’s why your St Peters chiropractor takes time in examining, diagnosing and treating St Peters neck pain. There are a multitude of factors to take into account! Our Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management is gentle, non-thrust manipulative treatment of the cervical spine for St Peters 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 explains the effective, gentle treatment with 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 St Peters chiropractic appointment with Old Mill Chiropractic. Pick your term: zygapophyseal or facet! We are here to discuss, diagnose, and treat them for neck and arm pain relief.
