Satterwhite Chiropractic 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 Satterwhite Chiropractic 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. Satterwhite Chiropractic 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 came forward to have their cervical spine facet joints stimulated to track where neck pain and arm pain were observed. Amazing! These volunteers’ pain responses produced some much appreciated easy-to-understand pain charts. (1) A follow up study of 10 patients with cervical spine pain compared their pain to that described in the pain drawings of the normal volunteers to substantiate the initial charts from normal volunteers. (2) Satterwhite Chiropractic sees confirmation of these normal volunteers’ pain reports in our Oxford 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 facts to the part 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 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 varied pattern of innervation than has already been documented. (3) Satterwhite Chiropractic appreciates the nuances of spine pain and the research that found 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 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 Oxford chiropractor takes such care in examining, diagnosing and treating Oxford neck pain. There are many factors to take into account! Our Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management is gentle, non-thrust manipulative treatment of the cervical spine for Oxford 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 Oxford chiropractic appointment with Satterwhite Chiropractic. Pick your term: zygapophyseal or facet! We are here to talk, diagnose, and treat them for relief of neck and arm pain.