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Replies to "@sheredwrds I am also a cervical spine surgery patient, but mine was a fusion. The facet..."
Hi Jennifer,
Thanks so much for the information. And you know, I do have so much arthritis on the facet joints that they almost look like they are incased in concrete. I’ll add a photo. The discs seem to be in fine condition according to my scans, but with all that is going on in my neck I’m sure spasms are a real possibility.
I realized if I put my hand on top of my head and sort of rock my head from side to side I can produce the notching feeling. My husband had to get really close to my neck in order to hear it, my surgeon has not heard it yet. Otherwise it happens randomly. I will check out the links you provided (thanks so much) as it sounds like the MFR could really be beneficial and right now any massage or manipulation (not chiropractic) sounds good.