Aurora Chiropractic Center 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 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 exit the spinal cord let alone any disc herniation or bone spur and such that may develop. Plus, the cervical spine has to hold up the average 9-pound head! The cervical spine is remarkable. No wonder it interests researchers and anatomists and chiropractors like yours at Aurora Chiropractic Center and causes such pain for Juneau neck pain sufferers. Luckily, your Juneau chiropractor understands 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 Juneau chiropractor better diagnose and treat neck pain and surgical colleagues develop 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 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) 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 bring back 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 Juneau chiropractic patients come in with a headache, they’ll often describe limited range of motion. That isn’t unusual. A randomized control trial of spinal manipulation versus 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 Juneau neck pain as well as associated range of motion issues like acute neck pain.
SPINAL MANIPULATION FOR ACUTE NECK PAIN
Acute Juneau neck pain is a common issue for which patients will look for help from healthcare practitioners like chiropractors and general practitioners (GPs). Medications and/or manual therapy are typical treatments. Researchers wrote that GPs were sometimes undecided to refer for manual therapy as they were not 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 revealed that spinal manipulation alone or combined with other therapies was effective for acute neck pain with no serious adverse effects being reported. (3) Your Juneau chiropractor who knows the cervical spine well and delivers safe spinal manipulation works with Juneau 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 Juneau chiropractic appointment today. The uniqueness of the cervical spinal curve and the pain conditions involving it merit a unique treatment protocol to ease pain. At Aurora Chiropractic Center, that protocol is safe, gentle, and effective!