Working on a computer for a long
time. Sitting too long. Bending over a
project for too long. Many positional
issues may trigger back pain or neck pain. Spine
researchers talk about flexion relaxation ratios (FRR) and flexion
relaxation phenomena (FRP) that occur with such back and neck
irritations. Johnson Chiropractic is ready to help reduce Richmond
neck pain and back pain with our chiropractic services as well as help troubleshoot ways to prevent
irritation when doing things
you have to do often or things
you want to do on occasion but know they are going
to hurt your back or neck.
LUMBAR SPINE and LOW BACK PAIN: Sitting
The curiosity of spinal pain researchers brings about
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 trigger 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 found that nonspecific
low back pain patients’ FRP was altered. Compared to
asymptomatic patients, this difference was significant. (2) Johnson Chiropractic
looks at these types of issues when
examining our Richmond 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, 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 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 less in neck pain patients,
too. (3) Further, when contrasting computer workers with neck pain
to those without neck pain to those who don’t do computer work,
researchers deduced 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 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 Richmond
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
shares the effective, gentle treatment with the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain
Management for his patient with neck pain.
CONTACT Johnson Chiropractic
Make your next Richmond
chiropractic appointment with Johnson Chiropractic. For relief of spine pain due to
positional activities, our treatment plan reduces the
pain and shares tips on how to reduce the
risk of pain while doing what you must and what you want to
do.
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