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

Sitting too long. Working on a computer for for too long. Flexing over a project for a long time. All sorts of positional issues may start back pain or neck pain. Spine researchers talk about flexion relaxation ratios (FRR) and flexion relaxation phenomena (FRP) that arise with such irritations of the neck and low back.  Back And Neck Care Center is ready to help reduce Severna Park neck pain and back pain with our chiropractic services as well as help troubleshoot ways to prevent irritation when doing movements you must do often or things you want to do on occasion but know they’re going to hurt your back or neck.

LUMBAR SPINE and LOW BACK PAIN: Sitting

The curiosity of spinal pain researchers brings about some research-provoking issues like does sitting for an hour produce pain in patients with a history of back pain (but do not have back pain presently) versus those without. They did not see 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 decrease of the paraspinal muscle activity at maximum flexion demonstrates the related flexion relaxation phenomenon (FRP). An analysis of 48 published studies on this topic found that nonspecific low back pain patients’ FRP was modified. Compared to asymptomatic patients, this variation was significant. (2) Back And Neck Care Center examines these types of issues in our Severna Park 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 pain patients versus asymptomatic volunteers. The cervical flexion relaxation phenomenon was noted in neck extensor muscles when in flexion. Persistent muscle contraction due to reduced flexion relaxation puts vertebral structures at risk due to too much loading. 84% of healthy subjects had 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 deduced that computer use could increase the use of the semispinalis capitis during neck extension, making it a possible predictor of symptomatic neck musculoskeletal disorders as its initiation was seen in both types of computer users’ necks. (4) Such a finding is useful to healthcare providers like your chiropractor to test this muscle set on extension and advise our patients on how to strengthen the cervical extensor muscles.

RELIEF FOR NECK AND BACK PAIN

Cox® Technic is gentle, relieving Severna Park 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 Back And Neck Care Center

Make your next Severna Park chiropractic appointment with Back And Neck Care Center. For relief of spine pain due to positional activities, our treatment plan decreases the pain and shares tips on how to decrease the risk of pain while doing what you must and what you want to do.