Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn Addresses the Range of Motion of the Cervical Spine in Treating Neck Pain and Headache
The cervical spine is unique among spinal curves. 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 spine level. If the size of the spinal canal is small and the cord large, a condition known as stenosis exists and makes pain and disability a greater problem. (4-8) Whatever the size, there is not a lot of space for the spinal nerves that leave the spinal cord regardless of any disc herniation or bone spur and such that may develop. Plus, the cervical spine has to support the average 9-pound head! The cervical spine is amazing. No wonder it interests researchers and anatomists and chiropractors like yours at Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn and produces such pain for Ashburn and Herndon neck pain sufferers. Fortunately, your Ashburn and Herndon chiropractor understands the cervical spine anatomy and potential painful cervical conditions as well as the gentle, stretching treatment protocols of the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management to reduce the pain.
RESEACHERS STUDY THE CERVICAL SPINE MOTIONS
Such cool innovations in the area of radiology are now available and may assist back pain healthcare providers like your Ashburn and Herndon chiropractor better diagnose and treat neck pain and surgical colleagues create more suitable surgical techniques! New 3D computed tomography imaging permits a view of the cervical spine in various 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 greater than C1-2, C5-6 and C6-7. (1) Using Cox® Technic for cervical spine pain allows segment-specific treatment of each of the cervical spine ranges of motion to ease pain and restore normal ranges of motion as best as possible.
CERVICAL SPINE TREATMENT FOR CERVICOGENIC HEADACHE
The cervical spine range of motion is involved in patients with cervicogenic headache. When Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic patients come in with a headache, they’ll often describe limited range of motion. That’s not unusual. A randomized control trial of spinal manipulation versus spinal mobilization for relief of cervicogenic headache found 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 Ashburn and Herndon neck pain as well as associated range of motion issues like acute neck pain.
SPINAL MANIPULATION FOR ACUTE NECK PAIN
Acute Ashburn and Herndon neck pain is a typical condition for which patients will look for help from healthcare practitioners like chiropractors as well as general practitioners (GPs). Medications and/or manual therapy are typical treatments. Researchers wrote that GPs were occasionally hesitant in referring for manual therapy as they were not sure about effectiveness and adverse events. In a review of randomized controlled trials published regarding the effect of spinal manipulation for acute neck pain, researchers revealed that spinal manipulation alone or combined with other modalities was valuable for acute neck pain with no serious adverse effects being reported. (3) Your Ashburn and Herndon chiropractor who knows the cervical spine well and provides safe spinal manipulation works alongside Ashburn and Herndon general practitioners to assist neck pain sufferers attain relief.
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Check out 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 Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic appointment now. The uniqueness of the cervical spinal curve and the pain conditions involving it merit a unique treatment protocol to take care of pain. At Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn, that protocol is safe, gentle, and effective!