Hello Jeepbrew,
First of all everything is connected when it comes to spine, and nothing is done in a day because it happens gradually when it comes to DDD especially in cervical spine. In my humble opinion spasms comes from chemical reaction from protruded and degenerated disc and then nerves became inflmed and here it goes than......
I advice you not to go to chiropractor because they can mess up the rest of your cervical discs, the right path is massage and NSAidS and mild streching....in the end operation is with very good outcome when it is good indication and exelent doc that you are confident with...
Could you post some pics of your cervical MRI?
Sorry for my english if there are any mistakes
