Largo Back and Neck Pain due to Things like Sitting or Doing Computer Work

Sitting for a long time. 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 discuss flexion relaxation ratios (FRR) and flexion relaxation phenomena (FRP) that occur with such irritations of the neck and low back.  Hollstrom & Associates Inc is ready to help reduce Largo neck pain and back pain with our chiropractic services as well as help troubleshoot ways to prevent irritation when doing motions you must do all the time or movements 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 brings about some interesting issues like does sitting for an hour produce pain in patients who have had back pain before (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 trigger pain in the history-of-back-pain patients. (1) Hum? A reduction of the paraspinal muscle activity at maximum flexion shows the related flexion relaxation phenomenon (FRP). A review of 48 published studies on this topic found that nonspecific low back pain patients’ FRP was altered. Compared to asymptomatic patients, this variation was significant. (2) Hollstrom & Associates Inc looks at these types of issues when examining our Largo back pain patients and neck pain patients.

CERVICAL SPINE and NECK PAIN

FRP and FRR can be measured in neck pain patients as well. In comparison to the lumbar spine’s FRP and FFR, cervical spine muscle reaction differences were noted in pain patients versus asymptomatic volunteers. The cervical flexion relaxation phenomenon was seen in neck extensor muscles when in flexion. Persistent muscle contraction due to diminished flexion relaxation places vertebral structures at risk due to too much loading. 84% of healthy subjects had FRP while only 36% of in-pain patients did. FRR was lower in neck pain patients, too. (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 raise the use of the semispinalis capitis during neck extension, making it a potential predictor of symptomatic neck musculoskeletal disorders as its initiation was found in both types of computer users’ necks. (4) Such a finding is helpful to healthcare providers like your chiropractor to see what this muscle does on extension and guide our patients on how to strengthen the cervical extensor muscles.

RELIEF FOR NECK AND BACK PAIN

Cox® Technic is gentle, relieving Largo 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 explains the effective, gentle treatment with the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management for his patient with neck pain.   

CONTACT Hollstrom & Associates Inc

Make your next Largo chiropractic appointment with Hollstrom & Associates Inc. For relief of spine pain due to positional activities, our treatment plan eases the pain and offers tips on how to lessen the risk of pain while doing what you want and have to do.