Young Chiropractic Addresses the Range of Motion of the Cervical Spine in Treating Neck Pain and Headache
The cervical spine is unique among spinal curves. Unlike its fellow thoracic and lumbar curves, the cervical spine contains the spinal cord a bit more snugly. The diameter of the vertebral canal in which the spinal cord lies varies from 11 to 19 mm while the spinal cord measures from 7 to 14 mm depending on the level of the spine. If the size of the spinal canal is small and the cord large, a condition known as stenosis exists and creates greater pain and disability. (4-8) Whatever the size, there isn’t a lot of space for the spinal nerves that leave the spinal cord regardless of any disc herniation or bone spur and the like that may develop. Plus, the cervical spine has to support the average head weighing 9 pounds! The cervical spine is amazing. No wonder it fascinates researchers and anatomists and chiropractors like yours at Young Chiropractic and causes such pain for Easley neck pain sufferers. Fortunately, your Easley chiropractor understands the cervical spine anatomy and potential painful cervical conditions as well as the gentle, stretching technique protocols of the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management to relieve the pain.
RESEACHERS STUDY THE CERVICAL SPINE MOTIONS
Such cool advances in the field of radiology are now available and may assist back pain healthcare providers like your Easley chiropractor better diagnose and care for neck pain as well as surgical colleagues create more appropriate surgical techniques! Innovative 3D computed tomography imaging permits a view of the cervical spine in a variety of positions in normal volunteers. What did the researchers see with this? Flexion-extension range of motion is greatest at C1-2 and C4-5. C1-2 is where 70% of all axial rotation happens, too. C3-4 range of motion for lateral bending is larger than C1-2, C5-6 and C6-7. (1) Using Cox® Technic for cervical spine pain allows segment-specific treatment of individual segment cervical spine ranges of motion to decrease pain and restore normal ranges of motion as best as possible.
CERVICAL SPINE TREATMENT FOR CERVICOGENIC HEADACHE
The cervical spine range of motion is addressed in patients with cervicogenic headache. When Easley chiropractic patients come in with a headache, they will often note limited range of motion. That is not uncommon. A randomized control trial of spinal manipulation compared to spinal mobilization for relief of cervicogenic headache reported that manipulation and mobilization have comparable effects on disability, pain, global rating of change score, and cervical ranges of motion. (2) Our chiropractic care of the cervical spine addresses Easley neck pain as well as related range of motion issues like acute neck pain.
SPINAL MANIPULATION FOR ACUTE NECK PAIN
Acute Easley neck pain is a typical issue for which patients will seek help from healthcare practitioners like chiropractors as well as general practitioners (GPs). Medications and/or manual therapy are typical treatments. Researchers wrote that GPs were occasionally hesitant to refer for manual therapy as they were not sure about effectiveness and adverse events. In a review of randomized controlled trials published regarding the effect of spinal manipulation for acute neck pain, researchers found that spinal manipulation alone or combined with other modalities was effective for acute neck pain with no reported serious adverse effects. (3) Your Easley chiropractor who understands the cervical spine well and provides safe spinal manipulation works with Easley general practitioners to help neck pain sufferers find relief.
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. David Kulla on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes how the Cox® Technic Flexion Distraction System of Spinal Pain Management helps him help his patients with neck pain and headache relief.
Schedule your Easley chiropractic appointment soon. The uniqueness of the cervical spinal curve and the pain conditions involving it deserve a unique treatment protocol to ease pain. At Young Chiropractic, that protocol is safe, gentle, and effective!