Vancouver Disc Centers Cares for Neck Pain and Painful Cervical Spine Facet Joints
Zygapophyseal joints are also named facet joints. Facet is a bit simpler to say than zygapophyseal, and Vancouver Disc Centers knows ‘facet’ is much easier to type than 'zygaopophyseal’! These joints are documented to be the source of cervical spine pain for countless adults of all ages. Vancouver Disc Centers uses gentle chiropractic spinal manipulation to reduce 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 track where neck pain and arm pain were observed. Wow! These volunteers’ pain responses produced some much appreciated easy-to-read pain charts. (1) A follow up study of 10 patients with cervical spine pain compared their pain to that described in the normal volunteers’ pain drawings to substantiate the initial charts from normal volunteers. (2) Vancouver Disc Centers sees verification of these normal volunteers’ pain reports in our Vancouver neck pain patients! Decompression of spinal nerves with chiropractic helps.
NEW INPUT ON CERVICAL FACET JOINTS
New details from a recent dissection project included new knowledge to the job cervical facet joints (aka zygapophyseal joints) exhibit 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 noted. (3) Vancouver Disc Centers 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 is why your Vancouver chiropractor takes such care in examining, diagnosing and treating Vancouver neck pain. There are a multitude of factors to consider! Our Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management is soothing, non-thrust spinal manipulation of the cervical spine for Vancouver neck pain relief.
CONTACT Vancouver Disc Centers
Listen to the PODCAST with Dr. Sean Delahunt on the Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he shares the effectiveness and gentleness of 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 Vancouver chiropractic appointment with Vancouver Disc Centers. Pick your word: zygapophyseal or facet! We’re here to discuss, diagnose, and treat them for neck and arm pain relief.
