The cervical spine is an amazing moving
structure. It not only supports the weight of the skull, it also
houses many important structures like the spinal cord and its
nerves in a very small area. A slight irritation of a nerve may cause a slight bit
of pain or a great amount of pain depending on the size of the
cervical spine canal provided by the cervical spine vertebral
bodies. (Other factors also may influence
when neck pain occurs, but for this article, we are
looking at the spinal structure.) When there is pain-producing irritation,
Ashburn neck pain with or without arm
pain arises. Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn, too, rises to the occasion to decrease
that pain with gentle, oscillatory mobilization in the
form of Cox® Technic.
BENEFITS OF MOBILIZATION AND MANIPULATION
Both manipulation and mobilization are treatment methods for neck pain relief. A Cochrane review of published
randomized control trials that documented just how manipulation and mobilization impacted
patients with neck pain of all types (acute, subacute and chronic)
found that they both improved
these patients’ clinical outcomes like pain, function, disability, and quality
of life. (1) Further, neural mobilization with manual
cervical traction for cervical spine radiculopathy in which a space-occupying
lesion irritates nerve roots was shown to reduce
pain and improve neck disability, range of motion and even deep flexor
endurance. (2) Such clinical outcomes are the objectives of
Ashburn chiropractic care at Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn. Your Ashburn
chiropractor keeps up-to-date on the optimal
ways to deliver these outcomes.
BENEFITS OF OSCILLATORY MOBILIZATION
Researchers recognize a couple forms
of mobilization and manipulation: static or sustained and oscillatory or
motion-driven. Oscillatory or motion-combined mobilization and sustained
stretch mobilization were successful in this study for reducing
pain, improving range of motion, and decreasing
disability related to cervical spine radiculopathy. However,
oscillatory mobilization is reported to be superior for enhancing
function and range of motion. (3) Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn does its best
to deliver all the potential benefit to our cervical
radiculopathy neck-related arm pain patients and so utilizes Cox®
Technic flexion distraction that incorporates oscillatory motion
by combining long-y distraction with range of motion natural
to the cervical spine: flexion, extension, lateral bending, rotation, and a combination of them all! Ashburn neck pain and arm pain
patients embrace the positive clinical outcome!
BENEFITS OF COX® TECHNIC FOR NECK PAIN AND ARM PAIN RELIEF
At Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn, Cox® Technic is used. It’s
the gentle, safe treatment protocol for neck pain and arm pain relief.
In a report on 39 patients with cervical arm pain radiculopathy cared
for with Cox® Technic flexion distraction, there was a 41% drop
in pain scores after a mean of 13.8 visits. (4) A 51 year old woman suffering
with 2 years of left arm pain stated relief after the first
visit. She had 24 visits in 6
months and was symptom-free at 1 year follow-up. (5) Cox® Technic blends the best of
both oscillatory manipulation and mobilization for Ashburn neck pain
and Ashburn arm pain relief.
CONTACT Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Dean Greenwood on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as they talk about
relief of cervical spine-related neck pain and arm pain for two patients whose neck
pain relief made them quite happy!
Schedule your next Ashburn chiropractic
appointment with Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn. Our chiropractic treatment at
Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn can help you again appreciate just how amazing your cervical
spine is without neck pain or arm pain!