Cross Chiropractic Center Cares for Neck Pain and Painful Cervical Spine Facet Joints

Zygapophyseal joints are also called facet joints. Facet is a bit easier to pronounce than zygapophyseal, and Cross Chiropractic Center knows ‘facet’ is much easier to type than 'zygaopophyseal’! These joints are well-documented as sources of cervical spine pain for countless adults of all ages. Cross Chiropractic Center provides gentle chiropractic spinal manipulation to ease 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 foundational. Five volunteers stepped up to have their cervical spine facet joints irritated to track where neck pain and arm pain were observed. 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 noted in the pain drawings of the normal volunteers to confirm the initial charts from normal volunteers. (2) Cross Chiropractic Center sees confirmation of these normal volunteers’ pain reports in our Sandy Springs neck pain patients! Decompression of spinal nerves with chiropractic helps. 

NEW INFORMATION ON CERVICAL FACET JOINTS

Novel information from a recent dissection project included new knowledge to the part cervical facet joints (aka zygapophyseal joints) have 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 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 noted. (3) Cross Chiropractic Center appreciates 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 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’s why your Sandy Springs chiropractor takes time in examining, diagnosing and treating Sandy Springs neck pain. There are many factors to take into account! Our Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management is soothing, non-thrust manipulative treatment of the cervical spine for Sandy Springs 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 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.     

Make your next Sandy Springs chiropractic appointment with Cross Chiropractic Center. Pick your term: zygapophyseal or facet! We are here to talk, diagnose, and treat them for relief of neck and arm pain.