The cervical spine is an amazing motion-appreciating
structure. It not only supports the weight of the head, it also
houses a variety of important structures like the spinal cord and its
nerves in a very narrow space. A slight irritation of a nerve may cause a slight bit
of pain or a great amount of pain depending on the size of the
cervical spine canal created by the cervical spine vertebral
bodies. (Other reatures also may influence
when there is neck pain, but for this article, we are
looking at the spinal structure.) When there is pain-producing irritation,
West Palm Beach neck pain with or without arm
pain arises. Chiropractic Care, too, rises to the occasion to reduce
that pain with gentle, oscillatory mobilization in the style of Cox® Technic.
BENEFITS OF MOBILIZATION AND MANIPULATION
Both manipulation and mobilization are treatment methods for neck pain relief. A Cochrane review of published
randomized control trials that documented just how manipulation and mobilization influenced
patients with neck pain of all stages (acute, subacute and chronic)
found that they both improved
these patients’ clinical outcomes like pain, function, disability, and quality
of life. (1) Further, neural mobilization with manual
cervical traction for cervical spine radiculopathy in which a space-occupying
lesion bothers nerve roots was shown to reduce
pain and improve neck disability, range of motion and even deep flexor
endurance. (2) Such clinical outcomes are the goals of
West Palm Beach chiropractic care at Chiropractic Care. Your West Palm Beach
chiropractor keeps up-to-date on the research-proven
ways to deliver these outcomes.
BENEFITS OF OSCILLATORY MOBILIZATION
Researchers recognize a couple types
of mobilization and manipulation: static or sustained and oscillatory or
motion-driven. Oscillatory or motion-combined mobilization and sustained
stretch mobilization were successful in this study for decreasing
pain, improving range of motion, and decreasing
disability related to cervical spine radiculopathy. However,
oscillatory mobilization is described to be superior for improving
function and range of motion. (3) Chiropractic Care does its best
to deliver all the potential benefit to our cervical
radiculopathy neck-related arm pain patients and so utilizes Cox®
Technic flexion distraction that involves oscillatory motion
by combining long-y distraction with range of motion normal
to the cervical spine: flexion, extension, lateral bending, rotation, as well
as a combination of them all! West Palm Beach neck pain and arm pain
patients embrace the positive clinical outcome!
BENEFITS OF COX® TECHNIC FOR NECK PAIN AND ARM PAIN RELIEF
At Chiropractic Care, Cox® Technic is implemented. It’s
the gentle, safe treatment protocol for neck pain and arm pain relief.
In a report on 39 patients with cervical arm pain radiculopathy treated with Cox® Technic flexion distraction, there was a 41% decrease
in pain scores in a mean of 13.8 visits. (4) A 51 year old woman suffering
with 2 years of left arm pain reported relief after the first
visit. She was treated 24 times in 6
months and was symptom-free at 1 year follow-up. (5) Cox® Technic combines the best of
both oscillatory manipulation and mobilization for West Palm Beach neck pain
and West Palm Beach arm pain relief.
CONTACT Chiropractic Care
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Dean Greenwood on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as they discuss
relief of cervical spine-related neck pain and arm pain for two patients whose neck
pain relief was welcomed!
Schedule your next West Palm Beach chiropractic
appointment with Chiropractic Care. Our chiropractic treatment at
Chiropractic Care can help you again appreciate just how amazing your cervical
spine is without neck pain or arm pain!