c4/c5 facet impingement

Hi all,

I had a c4/c5 facet impingment back in March this year and I wonder if you can tell me what causes it and how you can treat it.

Today for some reason it occurred again and it feels like I have this huge migraine at the base of my neck. My rotation is very limited when turning to the left and right. My physio has suggested that I try ice and minimise doing to much but rather than treating it, I'd like to understand how to prevent. I have also taken panadiene which sometimes helps but I always seem to get it mixed up as to whether I should take a pain killer first or an anti inflammatory like voltarin. The position which causes my neck the least pain is lying on my back.

The other thing is that I suffered a shoulder injury on my right shoulder and I know that because of the weakness in the right the left has to compensate quite a bit. I'm assuming that this also has a lot to do with the left side playing up.

Advice greatly appreciated.

Angie

Hi

disfunction of a neck can be caused-
injury, muscular imbalance-bad posture, foulty recruitment, reaction on stress, mental and social issues, strainoues activities-twisting, stooping fe desk/computer sitting position etc

all the best

hi

"how to prevent"
if u understand the origin of the problem wll be easy to plan the preventive programme.

take care

Thanks, I believe that the impingement is a result of a combination of things, poor posture, sitting in front of a computer and also a shoulder injury.

Am I right to assume that to resolve this I should think about working on the deep neck flexor muscles to help my neck carry the weight and work on strengthening the core muscles to help with my posture?

Thanks
Angie