Sitting too long. Working on a
computer for a long time. Bending over a project
for a long time. All sorts of positional
issues may initiate back pain or neck pain. Spine
researchers discuss flexion relaxation ratios (FRR) and flexion
relaxation phenomena (FRP) that arise with such back and neck
irritations. Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries is ready to help reduce Manchester
neck pain and back pain with our chiropractic services as well as help troubleshoot ways to reduce the risk of pain when doing motions
you must do all day or movements
you want to do occasionally 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 questions like does
sitting for an hour bring about pain in patients who have had
back pain before (but don’t have
back pain currently) 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 trigger pain in the history-of-back-pain patients. (1) Hum? A reduction
of the paraspinal muscle activity at maximum flexion demonstrates
the related flexion relaxation phenomenon (FRP). An analysis of
48 published studies on this topic noted that nonspecific
low back pain patients’ FRP was modified. Compared to
asymptomatic patients, this difference was significant. (2) Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries
examines these types of issues in our Manchester back pain patients and neck pain patients.
CERVICAL SPINE and NECK PAIN
FRP and FRR can be measured in
neck pain patients, too. In comparison to the lumbar spine’s FRP
and FFR, cervical spine
muscle reaction differences 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 excessive loading. 84% of healthy subjects showed FRP while
only 36% of in-pain patients did. FRR was less in neck pain patientsas well. (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 increase
the use of the semispinalis capitis during neck extension, making it a possible
predictor of symptomatic neck musculoskeletal disorders as its initiation
was found 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 advise
our patients on how to improve the cervical extensor muscles.
RELIEF FOR NECK AND BACK PAIN
Cox® Technic is gentle, relieving Manchester
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 Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries
Make your next Manchester
chiropractic appointment with Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries. For relief of spine pain due to
positional activities, our treatment plan decreases the
pain and offers tips on how to lessen the
risk of pain while doing what you must and what you want to
do.
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