Hollstrom & Associates Inc Addresses the Range of Motion of the Cervical Spine in Treating Neck Pain and Headache
The cervical spine is unique among the curves of the spine. Unlike the thoracic and lumbar spine curves, the cervical spine houses the spinal cord quite 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 spine level. If the size of the spinal canal is little and the cord large, a condition termed stenosis exists and makes pain and disability a greater problem. (4-8) Whatever the size, there isn’t a lot of space for the spinal nerves that exit the spinal cord let alone any disc herniation or bone spur and such that may develop. Plus, the cervical spine has to support the average head weighing 9 pounds! The cervical spine is amazing. No wonder it interests researchers and anatomists and chiropractors like yours at Hollstrom & Associates Inc and causes such pain for Largo neck pain sufferers. Fortunately, your Largo chiropractor knows the cervical spine anatomy and potential painful cervical conditions in addition to the gentle, stretching technique protocols of the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management to reduce the pain.
RESEACHERS STUDY THE CERVICAL SPINE MOTIONS
Such cool advances in the area of radiology are now available and may assist back pain healthcare providers like your Largo chiropractor better diagnose and treat neck pain as well as surgical colleagues create more appropriate surgical techniques! New 3D computed tomography imaging permits a view of the cervical spine in different positions in normal volunteers. What did the researchers find happens in the neck with this? Flexion-extension range of motion is greatest at C1-2 and C4-5. C1-2 is where 70% of all axial rotation takes place, too. C3-4 range of motion for lateral bending is greater than C1-2, C5-6 and C6-7. (1) The use of Cox® Technic for cervical spine pain is designed for segment-specific treatment of each of the cervical spine ranges of motion to relieve 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 Largo chiropractic patients seek care for a headache, they’ll often describe limited range of motion. That is not uncommon. A randomized control trial of spinal manipulation compared to spinal mobilization for relief of cervicogenic headache found that manipulation and mobilization have similar effects on disability, pain, global rating of change score, and cervical ranges of motion. (2) Our chiropractic care of the cervical spine takes care of Largo neck pain as well as related range of motion issues like acute neck pain.
SPINAL MANIPULATION FOR ACUTE NECK PAIN
Acute Largo neck pain is a common issue for which patients will seek assistance 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 uncertain in referring 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 revealed that spinal manipulation alone or combined with other modalities was effective for acute neck pain with no serious adverse effects being reported. (3) Your Largo chiropractor who knows the cervical spine well and delivers safe spinal manipulation works alongside Largo general practitioners to help neck pain sufferers attain relief.
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Check out 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.
Set up your Largo chiropractic appointment today. The uniqueness of the cervical spinal curve and the pain conditions affecting it merit a unique treatment protocol to take care of pain. At Hollstrom & Associates Inc, that protocol is safe, gentle, and effective!