Everything has its place. Everything fills
a need. In treating neck pain, stretching and spinal mobilization
have their places in managing the relief of the pain,
disability and range of motion loss. They’re
needed. Apple Country Chiropractic treats many Williamson neck
pain sufferers to return their lost range of motion due to pain.
Stretching is recently found to be especially
beneficial and can be a helpful adjunct to the chiropractic treatment plan.
BENEFITS OF ADDING STRETCHING TO NECK PAIN TREATMENT PROCEDURES
Apple Country Chiropractic incorporates spinal manipulation and mobilization,
nutrition, exercise, and research-recommended stretching in the
overall treatment plan for neck pain be it non-specific
mechanical neck pain or cervical spine radiculopathy. Apple Country Chiropractic utilizes
The Cox®
Technic System for Spinal Pain Management to manage neck
pain. [[A|In one]17] study, Cox® Technic protocols produced
complete resolution of the patient’s subjective pain due to
a big C5-C6 disc herniation. (1) In a retrospective study of 39 cervical
spine radiculopathy patients, Cox®
flexion distraction produced pain reduction
in 13.2 treatments (range 6 to 37). (2) A recent
paper reports that for non-specific mechanical neck pain, the incorporation
of stretching to the plan was more effective at enhancing
cervical spine motions of extension, right rotation and lateral flexion ranges
of motion without touching pain and
disability. (3) That’s where spinal manipulation and mobilization
come into play. They help address the pain and disability part.
Including stretching and active cervical range of motion exercise is
beneficial and has its role in addressing neck pain. A well-rounded treatment plan for neck pain relief is key! Another study further reported
that neck stretching is a most effective physical
therapy intervention. Static and
diagonal active stretching were effective at decreasing
neck disability and increasing cervical spine range of motion. Further,
cervical range of motion values significantly increased
at 4 and 6 to 8 weeks [[post-after the ]59] study suggesting
beneficial long-term effects of stretching for neck pain,
disability, and function. (4) Keeping up with the neck pain
relief studies, Apple Country Chiropractic makes sure to share
benefits of various ways to decrease neck pain.
CONTACT Apple Country Chiropractic
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Sean Delahunt on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes
his use of Cox® Technic Flexion Distraction to deliver
neck and arm pain relief.
Make your Williamson
chiropractic appointment soon. Everyone has a place
at Apple Country Chiropractic, especially our Williamson neck pain and back pain patients
where everything has a place – treatment, exercise, nutrition, and stretching
– in reducing neck pain.
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