Tonawanda Back and Neck Pain due to Things like Sitting or Doing Computer Work
Sitting for a long time. Working on a computer for a long time. Flexing over a project for too long. 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 occur with such back and neck irritations. Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation is ready to help reduce Tonawanda neck pain and back pain with our chiropractic services as well as help troubleshoot ways to prevent irritation when doing movements you have to do often or movements 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 questions like does sitting for an hour bring about pain in patients with a history of back pain (but do not have back pain presently) versus those without. They did not see a difference in the flexion relaxation ratio (FRR) they measured but think that may be because an hour wasn’t long enough to trigger pain in the history-of-back-pain patients. (1) Hum? A decrease of the paraspinal muscle activity at maximum flexion reveals the related flexion relaxation phenomenon (FRP). A review of 48 published studies on this topic found that nonspecific low back pain patients’ FRP was altered. Compared to asymptomatic patients, this variation was significant. (2) Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation looks at these types of issues when examining our Tonawanda back pain patients and neck pain patients.
CERVICAL SPINE and NECK PAIN
FRP and FRR can be evaluated in neck pain patients, too. In comparison to the lumbar spine’s FRP and FFR, cervical spine muscle reaction differences were noted in pain patients versus asymptomatic volunteers. 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 don’t do computer work, researchers concluded 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 initiation was seen in both types of computer users’ necks. (4) Such a finding is helpful to healthcare providers like your chiropractor to see what this muscle does 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 Tonawanda 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 Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation
Make your next Tonawanda chiropractic appointment with Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation. For relief of spine pain due to positional activities, our treatment plan decreases the pain and shares tips on how to lessen the risk of pain while doing what you want and have to do.
