Minster Back and Neck Pain due to Things like Sitting or Doing Computer Work
Sitting for a long time. Working on a computer for for too long. Bending over a project for too long. All sorts of positional issues may start back pain or neck pain. Spine researchers talk about flexion relaxation ratios (FRR) and flexion relaxation phenomena (FRP) that occur with such irritations of the neck and low back. Minster Chiropractic Center is ready to help reduce Minster 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 have to do often or movements you want to do on occasion but know they’re going to hurt your back or neck.
LUMBAR SPINE and LOW BACK PAIN: Sitting
The curiosity of spinal pain researchers brings about some interesting 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 did not see 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 decrease of the paraspinal muscle activity at maximum flexion reveals the related flexion relaxation phenomenon (FRP). An analysis 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) Minster Chiropractic Center examines these types of issues in our Minster back pain patients and neck pain patients.
CERVICAL SPINE and NECK PAIN
FRP and FRR can be quantified in neck pain patients, too. In comparison to the lumbar spine’s FRP and FFR, differences in the reaction of cervical spine muscles 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 do not computer work, researchers concluded that computer use could increase the use of the semispinalis capitis during neck extension, making it a potential predictor of symptomatic neck musculoskeletal disorders as its activation was seen 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 counsel our patients on how to strengthen the cervical extensor muscles.
RELIEF FOR NECK AND BACK PAIN
Cox® Technic is gentle, relieving Minster 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 explains the effectiveness and gentleness of the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management for his patient with neck pain.
CONTACT Minster Chiropractic Center
Schedule your next Minster chiropractic appointment with Minster Chiropractic Center. For relief of spine pain due to positional activities, our treatment plan decreases the pain and offers tips on how to reduce the risk of pain while doing what you want and have to do.
