The cervical spine is unique among the
curves of the spine. Unlike the thoracic and lumbar spine curves, the cervical spine houses the spinal cord a bit more snugly. The diameter of the vertebral canal in which the
spinal cord lies ranges from 11 to 19 mm while the spinal cord measures from 7
to 14 mm depending on the level of the spine. If the size of the spinal canal is little 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 exit the spinal cord let alone any disc herniation or bone spur and such that
may form. Plus, the cervical spine has to support
the average head weighing 9 pounds! The cervical spine is amazing.
No wonder it interests researchers and anatomists
and chiropractors like yours at Back And Neck Care Center and triggers
such pain for Severna Park neck pain sufferers. Fortunately,
your Severna Park chiropractor knows the cervical spine
anatomy and potential painful cervical conditions in addition to the gentle, stretching
technique protocols of the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management
to relieve the pain.
RESEACHERS STUDY THE CERVICAL SPINE MOTIONS
Such cool advances in the area
of radiology are now available and may help back pain healthcare
providers like your Severna Park chiropractor more beneficially
diagnose and treat neck pain and surgical
colleagues develop more suitable surgical
techniques! New 3D computed tomography imaging permits
a view of the cervical spine in different
positions in normal volunteers. What did the researchers find happens in
the neck 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) The use
of Cox® Technic for cervical spine pain is designed for
segment-specific treatment of individual segment cervical
spine ranges of motion to decrease pain and bring back
normal ranges of motion as optimally as possible.
CERVICAL SPINE TREATMENT FOR CERVICOGENIC HEADACHE
The cervical spine range of motion is involved
in patients with cervicogenic headache. When Severna Park chiropractic
patients come in with a headache, they will
often describe limited range of motion. That’s not unusual. A randomized control trial of spinal
manipulation compared to 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 treats Severna Park neck
pain as well as related range of motion issues like acute neck
pain.
SPINAL MANIPULATION FOR ACUTE NECK PAIN
Acute Severna Park neck pain is a typical
condition for which patients will seek help
from healthcare practitioners like chiropractors and general
practitioners (GPs). Medications and/or manual therapy are typical
treatments. Researchers state that GPs were occasionally
undecided to refer for manual therapy
as they weren’t sure about effectiveness and adverse events. In
a review of randomized controlled trials published about the
effect of spinal manipulation for acute neck pain, researchers found
that spinal manipulation alone or combined with other modalities
was valuable for acute neck pain with no serious adverse effects being reported. (3) Your
Severna Park chiropractor who knows the cervical spine
well and delivers safe spinal manipulation works with
Severna Park general practitioners to help neck pain
sufferers attain relief.
CONTACT Back And Neck Care Center
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.
Set up your Severna Park
chiropractic appointment today. The uniqueness of the cervical
spinal curve and the pain conditions affecting it deserve
a unique treatment protocol to take care of pain. At
Back And Neck Care Center, that protocol is safe, gentle, and effective!