Connected Chiropractic 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 its fellow thoracic and lumbar 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 level of the spine. If the size of the spinal canal is little and the cord large, a condition known as 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 leave the spinal cord let alone any disc herniation or bone spur and the like that may develop. Plus, the cervical spine has to support the average 9-pound head! The cervical spine is remarkable. No wonder it interests researchers and anatomists and chiropractors like yours at Connected Chiropractic and causes such pain for Elgin neck pain sufferers. Fortunately, your Elgin chiropractor knows the cervical spine anatomy and potential painful cervical conditions in addition to the gentle, stretching treatment protocols of the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management to relieve the pain.
RESEACHERS STUDY THE CERVICAL SPINE MOTIONS
Such cool developments in the field of radiology are now available and may help back pain healthcare providers like your Elgin chiropractor more beneficially diagnose and care for neck pain as well as surgical colleagues create more suitable surgical techniques! New 3D computed tomography imaging allows a look at the cervical spine in various 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 happens, too. C3-4 range of motion for lateral bending is larger than C1-2, C5-6 and C6-7. (1) The use of Cox® Technic for cervical spine pain allows segment-specific treatment of each of the cervical spine ranges of motion to decrease pain and restore normal ranges of motion as optimally as possible.
CERVICAL SPINE TREATMENT FOR CERVICOGENIC HEADACHE
The cervical spine range of motion is involved in patients with cervicogenic headache. When Elgin chiropractic patients seek care for a headache, they will often note limited range of motion. That’s not unusual. A randomized control trial of spinal manipulation compared to spinal mobilization for relief of cervicogenic headache explained 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 addresses Elgin neck pain as well as associated range of motion issues like acute neck pain.
SPINAL MANIPULATION FOR ACUTE NECK PAIN
Acute Elgin neck pain is a typical condition for which patients will seek help from healthcare practitioners like chiropractors and general practitioners (GPs). Medications and/or manual therapy are typical treatments. Researchers state that GPs were sometimes uncertain in referring for manual therapy as they weren’t sure about effectiveness and adverse events. In a review of randomized controlled trials published about the effect of spinal manipulation for acute neck pain, researchers found that spinal manipulation alone or combined with other therapies was effective for acute neck pain with no reported serious adverse effects. (3) Your Elgin chiropractor who understands the cervical spine well and delivers safe spinal manipulation works alongside Elgin general practitioners to assist neck pain sufferers get 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 Elgin chiropractic appointment now. The uniqueness of the cervical spinal curve and the pain conditions involving it deserve a unique treatment protocol to take care of pain. At Connected Chiropractic, that protocol is safe, gentle, and effective!