Cervical facet syndrome is a common cause of acute neck pain that often goes undiagnosed. This patient did not receive the proper diagnosis because a CT scan didn’t show any ‘problems’ with the facet joints; yet she had 80% improvement with medial branch blocks for the facet joints.
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I have similar symptoms, with pain on the left side of my neck radiating up to the base of my skull. Even a slight turn or minor tension can cause pain. However, what I find curious is that sometimes yawning, drinking through a straw, or chewing tough food can cause pain in the back of my neck. I'm not sure how these muscles are connected to the back.
Hey thank you so much for this , I currently have this , had it for 3 years now , it’s so painful , the pain hurts my chest as well , worse on my left side and when I lift my head up it’s so bad , I’ve been turning my neck a lot to see if that will help as a form of neck rotation , my neck also cracks easily which I don’t think is good. Physio is so expensive ans I’ve just been managing the pain but is worse on days when I’m stressed
Hi – I have bad cervical facet pain particularly when looking up . I have tried the chin tucks but not much relief. is there something that really does the trick for this issue? thank you
Thanks sounds like what i have. Bugger chiropractors man 🙁 he hurt me now i suffer
Hi thanks for your videos . Can prolotherapy fix facet joint dysfunction (close facet) and what type of prolotherapy? Because I wake up and can't turn my neck and feel C7-T1 stiff.