Exercise for Ashburn and Herndon Arm Pain and Neck Pain Relief
Non-surgical neck pain treatment alleviates such cervical spine related pain. What does that treatment include? Researchers and clinicians struggle with that question all the time. Where does the answer lie? With you, the neck pain patient, the arm pain patient. The chiropractic treatment plan from the passive pain-relieving treatment to the self-management tools are molded to each individual neck pain sufferer. Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn is the neck pain sufferer’s partner in the path to Ashburn and Herndon neck pain relief.
NON-SURGICAL TREATMENT OF NECK PAIN STAGES
A set of experts in the conservative management of cervical radiculopathy (neck-related arm pain) gathered to set a list of effective non-surgical treatment modalities at different stages of pain (acute, subacute, chronic). The stage makes a difference. In the acute stage, more passive pain-relieving interventions – spinal manipulation, patient education, specific foraminal opening exercise, pain-relieving position - were thought important. As patients progress through subacute (increased physical activity, supervised motor control, specific exercise, and neurodynamic mobilization) to chronic (general aerobic exercise, strength training), more individualized physical activity and self-management were stated as important. (1) Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn agrees with this individualized plan and knows there is a careful balance between passive treatment and active exercise for optimal outcomes.
HOW MUCH TREATMENT FOR NECK PAIN?
Thirty-seven experts attempted to determine the proper dosage and type of motor control and segmental exercise was optimal for chronic non-specific neck pain. They converged in agreement most that there were 3 dosage variables: intensity, frequency, and reps. As for which exercise, dosage, procedure, progression, etc., they agreed that prescribing exercise was not simple and must be individualized, acceptable, and feasible to the patient. (2) Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn fully agrees! We work with our Ashburn and Herndon neck pain patients to ensure the exercises work for them and their spinal condition and willingness to do the exercises.
ACTIVE CARE OF NECK & ARM PAIN: Exercise
Exercise guidelines for chronic non-specific neck pain have not been well stated. An analysis of published studies on this topic showed that (A) many exercise programs decrease pain and disability in the short term, (B) pillar exercises reduce pain and disability in the intermediate term, and (C) motor control plus segmental exercises deliver moderate to great pain decrease overall. Long term pain reducing exercise recommendations have not been studied. (3) Another aspect of exercise for neck and arm pain patients is the respiratory aspect. Neck pain and forward head posture as experienced by smartphone users were addressed in a comparison study: control, routine therapeutic exercise, (combined) routine therapeutic exercise with respiratory exercises. At 8 weeks, the combined group had significant differences in diaphragm muscle activation, respiratory balance, and number of breaths. (4) Pain and breathing can be friends when done properly. Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn works with each patient to see what exercises are best for each patient’s stage of pain to improve each one’s condition.
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Adam Propper on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he illustrates The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management incorporation and exercise to get relief of neck and arm pain.
Make your Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic appointment now. We make a non-surgical treatment plan with a mix of active exercise and passive care to assist each of our neck pain patients in getting the relief they want each of our neck pain patients find relief]51].
