Neck crepitus refers to clicking, cracking, popping, and crunching sounds in your neck when moving your head. Popping at the base of your skull can be surprising, even alarming, but common issues like ...

The bones in your neck are connected by small joints, called facet joints, that help you move your head, says Sandra Miller, P.T., physical therapist with Briotix. “Like any other joint in your ...

You can also develop rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in the neck's facet joints. RA is an autoimmune condition that causes joint ...

Background Even it is accepted among rheumatologists that rheumatoid arthritis (RA) does not involve the facet joints (FJs) of the spine, the issue is still under debate. Studies that described a ...

OBJECTIVE Synovial cysts of the vertebral facet joints are a source of nerve root compression. Different surgical procedures are in use, but no consensus has been formed so far as to which method ...

White matter lesions in the midbrain were more common in dizzy than in non-dizzy subjects (22% v 4%, p < 0.001). There were no significant differences in the prevalence of cord compression, cervical ...

To find the best pillows for neck pain that alleviate muscle tension and promote proper alignment, we spent hours comparing options from top sleep brands and relied on our editors’ testing insights.

Arthritis may cause interscapular pain if it occurs in or spreads to the neck and spine. Spinal arthritis is inflammation of the facet joints in the spine and/or inflammation at the sites where ...

“I’ve been playing with a bad neck for quite a while,” he tells reporters. The injury was later diagnosed as an inflamed facet joint in his neck. Woods does not miss a start, tying for 19th in his ...

Extracapsular cataract removal with intraocular lens implantation is the most commonly billed Medicare procedure at ASCs, ...