The cervical spine is an amazing motion-appreciating
structure. It not only supports the weight of the skull, it also
houses a variety of important structures like the spinal cord and its
nerves in a very small space. A little irritation of a
nerve may cause a little bit
of pain or a great amount of pain depending on the size of the
cervical spine canal provided by the cervical spine vertebral
bodies. (Other reatures also may come into play
when there is neck pain, but for this article, we’re
looking at the spinal structure.) When there is pain-producing irritation,
West Des Moines neck pain along with neck pain or not arises. Executive Chiropractic of Iowa, too, rises to the occasion to decrease
that pain with gentle, oscillatory mobilization a la Cox® Technic.
BENEFITS OF MOBILIZATION AND MANIPULATION
Both manipulation and mobilization are modes
of treatment for neck pain relief. A Cochrane review of published
randomized control trials that tested just how mobilization
and manipulation impacted
patients with neck pain of all types (acute, subacute and chronic)
found that they both enhanced
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 irritates nerve roots was shown to relieve
pain and improve neck disability, range of motion and even deep flexor
endurance. (2) Such clinical outcomes are the goals of
West Des Moines chiropractic care at Executive Chiropractic of Iowa. Your West Des Moines
chiropractor keeps current on the optimal
ways to produce these outcomes.
BENEFITS OF OSCILLATORY MOBILIZATION
Researchers recognize two types
of mobilization and manipulation: static or sustained and oscillatory or
motion-driven. Oscillatory or motion-combined mobilization and sustained
stretch mobilization were effective in this study for decreasing
pain, improving range of motion, and decreasing
disability due to cervical spine radiculopathy. However,
oscillatory mobilization is reported to be superior for enhancing
function and range of motion. (3) Executive Chiropractic of Iowa strives
to deliver all the benefit possible to our cervical
radiculopathy neck-related arm pain patients and so utilizes Cox®
Technic flexion distraction that incorporates 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 Des Moines neck pain and arm pain
patients enjoy the positive clinical outcome!
BENEFITS OF COX® TECHNIC FOR NECK PAIN AND ARM PAIN RELIEF
At Executive Chiropractic of Iowa, Cox® Technic is implemented. it is
a 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% drop
in pain scores after 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 Des Moines neck pain
and West Des Moines arm pain relief.
CONTACT Executive Chiropractic of Iowa
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Dean Greenwood on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as they talk about
relief of cervical spine-related neck pain and arm pain for two patients whose neck
pain relief made them quite happy!
Schedule your next West Des Moines chiropractic
appointment with Executive Chiropractic of Iowa. Our chiropractic treatment at
Executive Chiropractic of Iowa can help you again appreciate just how amazing your cervical
spine is without neck pain or arm pain!