Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn 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 Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn knows ‘facet’ is much easier to write out than 'zygaopophyseal’! These joints are documented to be the source of cervical spine pain for many adults of all ages. Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn provides gentle chiropractic spinal manipulation to alleviate neck pain like that created 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 see where neck pain and arm pain were felt. Wow! These volunteers’ pain reactions allowed for the making of easy-to-understand pain charts. (1) A follow up study of 10 patients with cervical spine pain compared their pain to that noted in the normal volunteers’ pain drawings to confirm the original charts from normal volunteers. (2) Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn sees confirmation of these normal volunteers’ pain reports in our Ashburn and Herndon neck pain patients! Decompression of spinal nerves with chiropractic helps.
NEW INFORMATION ON CERVICAL FACET JOINTS
Novel information from a recent dissection project added new facts 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 found. Direct facet joint branches were seen that came from the dorsal root of the spinal nerve. These were separate from the medial branches in their direct route to the facet joint. Current day researchers suggest that there is a more diverse pattern of innervation than has previously been noted. (3) Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn 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 engaging 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 Ashburn and Herndon chiropractor takes such care in examining, diagnosing and treating Ashburn and Herndon neck pain. There are many factors to consider! Our Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management is soothing, non-thrust spinal manipulation of the cervical spine for Ashburn and Herndon neck pain relief.
CONTACT Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn
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 Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic appointment with Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn. Pick your word: zygapophyseal or facet! We’re here to talk, diagnose, and treat them for relief of neck and arm pain.
