Fernandina Beach Back and Neck Pain due to Things like Sitting or Doing Computer Work
Sitting too long. Working on a computer for for too long. Bending over a project for a long time. All sorts of positional issues may initiate back pain or neck pain. Spine researchers talk about flexion relaxation ratios (FRR) and flexion relaxation phenomena (FRP) that arise with such irritations of the neck and low back. Amelia Chiropractic Clinic is ready to help reduce Fernandina Beach neck pain and back pain with our chiropractic services as well as help troubleshoot ways to reduce the risk of pain when doing things you must do often or motions you want to do on occasion but know they are going to hurt your back or neck.
LUMBAR SPINE and LOW BACK PAIN: Sitting
The curiosity of spinal pain researchers produces some interesting issues like does sitting for an hour bring about pain in patients who have had back pain before (but do not have back pain currently) versus those without. They did not find a difference in the flexion relaxation ratio (FRR) they measured but think that may be because an hour was not long enough to bring on 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 found that nonspecific low back pain patients’ FRP was modified. Compared to asymptomatic patients, this difference was significant. (2) Amelia Chiropractic Clinic examines these types of issues in our Fernandina Beach 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 pain patients versus asymptomatic volunteers. The cervical flexion relaxation phenomenon was noted in neck extensor muscles when in flexion. Persistent muscle contraction due to diminished flexion relaxation puts 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 patients, too. (3) Further, when contrasting computer workers with neck pain to those without neck pain to those who do not computer work, researchers concluded 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 activation was found in both types of computer users’ necks. (4) Such a finding is useful 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 Fernandina Beach 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 describes the effectiveness and gentleness of the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management for his patient with neck pain.
CONTACT Amelia Chiropractic Clinic
Schedule your next Fernandina Beach chiropractic appointment with Amelia Chiropractic Clinic. For relief of spine pain due to positional activities, our treatment plan eases the pain and offers tips on how to reduce the risk of pain while doing what you want and have to do.
