Patient education

Therapy Guide
All exercises

Neck

Cervical Facet Syndrome

Localized neck pain from the small joints at the back of the spine, often worse looking up or turning to one side.

  • One-sided neck pain
  • Worse looking up
  • Morning stiffness

What patients often notice

  • One-sided neck pain
  • Worse looking up
  • Morning stiffness

Home exercises

Tap a thumbnail to open the demo on YouTube. Move in a pain-free range unless your provider said otherwise.

Watch on YouTube
02

Cervical Retraction with Extension

Sets
2
Reps
8–10

Move slowly; stay in a comfortable range

Watch on YouTube
03

Upper Trap / Levator Stretch

Sets
2 each side
Reps
20–30 sec hold