Working on a computer for for too long. Sitting for a long time. Flexing over a
project for too long. All sorts of positional
issues may start 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. Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc is ready to help reduce Fort Wayne
neck pain and back pain with our chiropractic services as well as help troubleshoot ways to prevent
irritation when doing motions
you have to do often or motions
you want to do on occasion but know they’re irritating to your back or neck.
LUMBAR SPINE and LOW BACK PAIN: Sitting
The curiosity of spinal pain researchers produces
some research-provoking issues like does
sitting for an hour bring about pain in patients who have had
back pain before (but do not have
back pain presently) versus those without. They didn’t
find a difference in the flexion relaxation ratio (FRR) they measured
but think that may be because an hour was not long enough to bring
on 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). An analysis of
48 published studies on this topic documented that nonspecific
low back pain patients’ FRP was altered. Compared to
asymptomatic patients, this difference was significant. (2) Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc
looks at these types of issues when
examining our Fort Wayne back pain patients and neck pain patients.
CERVICAL SPINE and NECK PAIN
FRP and FRR can be quantified in
neck pain patients, too. 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 reduced
flexion relaxation places vertebral structures at risk due to excessive loading. 84% of healthy subjects showed 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 deduced that computer use could raise
the use of the semispinalis capitis during neck extension, making it a possible
predictor of symptomatic neck musculoskeletal disorders as its activation
was seen in both types of computer users’ necks. (4) Such a finding
is useful to healthcare providers like your chiropractor to see
what this muscle does on extension and guide
our patients on how to improve the cervical extensor muscles.
RELIEF FOR NECK AND BACK PAIN
Cox® Technic is gentle, relieving Fort Wayne
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 effectiveness and gentleness
of the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain
Management for his patient with neck pain.
CONTACT Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc
Make your next Fort Wayne
chiropractic appointment with Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc. For relief of spine pain due to
positional activities, our treatment plan eases the
pain and shares tips on how to lessen the
risk of pain while doing what you want and have to
do.
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