Exercise for Richmond Arm Pain and Neck Pain Relief
Non-surgical neck pain treatment alleviates such cervical spine related pain. What does that treatment include? Researchers and clinicians struggle with that question all the time. What is the answer? With you, the neck pain patient, the arm pain patient. The chiropractic treatment plan from the passive pain-relieving treatment to the self-management tools are formed to each individual neck pain sufferer. Johnson Chiropractic is the neck pain sufferer’s partner in the path to Richmond neck pain relief.
NON-SURGICAL TREATMENT OF NECK PAIN STAGES
A group of experts in the conservative management of cervical radiculopathy (neck-related arm pain) convened to establish a list of effective non-surgical treatment modalities at various stages of pain (acute, subacute, chronic). The stage matters. In the acute stage, more passive pain-relieving interventions – spinal manipulation, patient education, specific foraminal opening exercise, pain-relieving position - were thought important. As patients advance through subacute (boosted physical activity, supervised motor control, specific exercise, and neurodynamic mobilization) to chronic (general aerobic exercise, strength training), more personalized physical activity and self-management were described as important. (1) Johnson Chiropractic agrees with this individualized plan and understands there is a careful balance between passive treatment and active exercise for most favorable outcomes.
HOW MUCH TREATMENT FOR NECK PAIN?
Thirty-seven experts set out to figure out the proper dosage and type of motor control and segmental exercise was optimal for chronic non-specific neck pain. They agreed most that there were 3 dosage variables: intensity, frequency, and reps. As for which exercise, dosage, procedure, progression, etc., they agreed that prescribing exercise was complex and must be individualized, acceptable, and feasible to the patient. (2) Johnson Chiropractic fully agrees! We work with our Richmond neck pain patients to ensure the exercises work for them and their spinal condition and willingness to perform the exercises.
ACTIVE CARE OF NECK & ARM PAIN: Exercise
Exercise guidelines for chronic non-specific neck pain have not been well stated. An analysis of published studies on this topic revealed that (A) many exercise programs decrease pain and disability in the short term, (B) pillar exercises decrease pain and disability in the intermediate term, and (C) motor control plus segmental exercises produce moderate to great pain decrease overall. Long term pain reducing exercise recommendations have not been studied. (3) Another aspect of exercise for neck and arm pain patients is the respiratory aspect. Neck pain and forward head posture as experienced by smartphone users were discussed in a comparison study: control, routine therapeutic exercise, (combined) routine therapeutic exercise with respiratory exercises. After 8 weeks, the combined group had significant differences in diaphragm muscle activation, respiratory balance, and number of breaths. (4) Pain and breathing can be friends when performed the right way. Johnson Chiropractic works with each patient to see what exercises are best for each patient’s stage of pain to improve each one’s condition.
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Adam Propper on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management integration and exercise to get relief of neck and arm pain.
Make your Richmond chiropractic appointment today. We make a non-surgical treatment plan with a combination of active exercise and passive care to help each of our neck pain patients find relief]51].
