Murfreesboro Back and Neck Pain due to Things like Sitting or Doing Computer Work

Sitting too long. Working on a computer for a long time. Bending over a project for too long. Many positional issues may trigger back pain or neck pain. Spine researchers talk about flexion relaxation ratios (FRR) and flexion relaxation phenomena (FRP) that occur with such back and neck irritations.  Most Chiropractic Clinic is ready to help reduce Murfreesboro neck pain and back pain with our chiropractic services as well as help troubleshoot ways to prevent irritation when doing things you must do often or movements you want to do occasionally but know they are irritating to 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 produce pain in patients with a history of back pain (but don’t 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 wasn’t 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). A review of 48 published studies on this topic documented that nonspecific low back pain patients’ FRP was altered. Compared to asymptomatic patients, this difference was significant. (2) Most Chiropractic Clinic examines these types of issues in our Murfreesboro back pain patients and neck pain patients.

CERVICAL SPINE and NECK PAIN

FRP and FRR can be quantified in neck pain patients as well. In comparison to the lumbar spine’s FRP and FFR, differences in the reaction of cervical spine muscles 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 lower 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 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 initiation was found 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 guide our patients on how to strengthen the cervical extensor muscles.

RELIEF FOR NECK AND BACK PAIN

Cox® Technic is gentle, relieving Murfreesboro 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 effective, gentle treatment with the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management for his patient with neck pain.   

CONTACT Most Chiropractic Clinic

Schedule your next Murfreesboro chiropractic appointment with Most Chiropractic Clinic. For relief of spine pain due to positional activities, our treatment plan eases the pain and offers tips on how to lessen the risk of pain while doing what you want and have to do.