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. Flexing 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 occur with such irritations of the neck and low back. 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 reduce the risk of pain when doing movements you have to do all the time or things you want to do occasionally but know they are 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 produce pain in patients with a history of back pain (but do not have back pain currently) versus those without. They didn’t 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 reduction of the paraspinal muscle activity at maximum flexion reveals the related flexion relaxation phenomenon (FRP). A review of 48 published studies on this topic noted that nonspecific low back pain patients’ FRP was modified. Compared to asymptomatic patients, this difference was significant. (2) Most Chiropractic Clinic looks at these types of issues when examining our Murfreesboro 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 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 reduced flexion relaxation places vertebral structures at risk due to too much loading. 84% of healthy subjects showed FRP while only 36% of in-pain patients did. FRR was less in neck pain patientsas well. (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 potential predictor of symptomatic neck musculoskeletal disorders as its activation 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 counsel our patients on how to improve 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 shares 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 reduces the pain and offers tips on how to lessen the risk of pain while doing what you must and what you want to do.
