Sitting too long. Working on a
computer for for too long. Flexing over a project
for a long time. Many positional
issues may initiate back pain or neck pain. Spine
researchers talk about flexion relaxation ratios (FRR) and flexion
relaxation phenomena (FRP) that arise with such back and neck
irritations. Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka is ready to help reduce Sitka
neck pain and back pain with our chiropractic services as well as help troubleshoot ways to reduce the risk of pain when doing movements
you have to do all the time or things
you want to do occasionally but know they are irritating to your back or neck.
LUMBAR SPINE and LOW BACK PAIN: Sitting
The curiosity of spinal pain researchers produces
some research-provoking issues like does
sitting for an hour produce pain in patients with a history of back pain (but don’t have
back pain currently) versus those without. They did not
see a difference in the flexion relaxation ratio (FRR) they measured
but think that may be because an hour wasn’t long enough to bring
on pain in the history-of-back-pain patients. (1) Hum? A reduction
of the paraspinal muscle activity at maximum flexion reveals
the related flexion relaxation phenomenon (FRP). A review of
48 published studies on this topic documented that nonspecific
low back pain patients’ FRP was altered. Compared to
asymptomatic patients, this difference was significant. (2) Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka
examines these types of issues in our Sitka back pain patients and neck pain patients.
CERVICAL SPINE and NECK PAIN
FRP and FRR can be quantified in
neck pain patients, too. In comparison to the lumbar spine’s FRP
and FFR, differences in the reaction of cervical spine muscles were noted in patients with pain versus volunteers
who don’t have pain. The
cervical flexion relaxation phenomenon was noted in neck extensor
muscles when in flexion. Persistent muscle contraction due to reduced
flexion relaxation places vertebral structures at risk due to too
much loading. 84% of healthy subjects showed FRP while
only 36% of in-pain patients did. FRR was less in neck pain patientsas well. (3) Further, when contrasting computer workers with neck pain
to those without neck pain to those who do not computer work,
researchers concluded that computer use could increase
the use of the semispinalis capitis during neck extension, making it a possible
predictor of symptomatic neck musculoskeletal disorders as its initiation
was seen in both types of computer users’ necks. (4) Such a finding
is useful to healthcare providers like your chiropractor to test this muscle set on extension and counsel
our patients on how to strengthen the cervical extensor muscles.
RELIEF FOR NECK AND BACK PAIN
Cox® Technic is gentle, relieving Sitka
chiropractic treatment for back and neck pain. Listen to the PODCAST
with Dr. Sean Delahunt on the
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he
describes the effective, gentle treatment with the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain
Management for his patient with neck pain.
CONTACT Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka
Make your next Sitka
chiropractic appointment with Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka. For relief of spine pain due to
positional activities, our treatment plan decreases the
pain and offers tips on how to lessen the
risk of pain while doing what you must and what you want to
do.