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Hollstrom & Associates Inc Cares for Neck Pain and Painful Cervical Spine Facet Joints

Zygapophyseal joints are also named facet joints. Facet is a bit easier to pronounce than zygapophyseal, and Hollstrom & Associates Inc knows ‘facet’ is a whole lot easier to write out than 'zygaopophyseal’! These joints are documented to be the source of neck-related pain for many adults of all ages. Hollstrom & Associates Inc uses gentle chiropractic spinal manipulation to alleviate neck pain like that produced 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 came forward to have their cervical spine facet joints irritated to track where neck pain and arm pain were observed. Amazing! These volunteers’ pain reactions produced some much appreciated 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 initial charts from normal volunteers. (2) Hollstrom & Associates Inc sees verification of these normal volunteers’ pain reports in our Largo neck pain patients! Decompression of spinal nerves with chiropractic helps. 

NEW INPUT ON CERVICAL FACET JOINTS

Novel details from a current-day dissection project added 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 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 wonder whether there is a more varied pattern of innervation than has already been documented. (3) Hollstrom & Associates Inc 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 is why your Largo chiropractor takes time in examining, diagnosing and treating Largo neck pain. There are a multitude of factors to take into account! Our Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management is soothing, non-thrust manipulative treatment of the cervical spine for Largo 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 male patient with neck pain and tingling in his arm and hand.     

Schedule your next Largo chiropractic appointment with Hollstrom & Associates Inc. Pick your term: zygapophyseal or facet! We’re here to discuss, diagnose, and treat them for neck and arm pain relief.

Hollstrom & Associates Inc carefully examines, diagnoses, and treats cervical spine facet joints for neck pain relief when they are involved. 
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