Exercise for West Des Moines 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 grapple with that question all the time. Where does the answer lie? 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. Executive Chiropractic of Iowa is the neck pain sufferer’s partner in the path to West Des Moines 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) gathered to set a list of effective non-surgical treatment modalities at various stages of pain (acute, subacute, chronic). The stage makes a difference. In the acute stage, more passive pain-relieving interventions – spinal manipulation, patient education, specific foraminal opening exercise, pain-relieving position - were deemed important. As patients progress through subacute (increased 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 stated as important. (1) Executive Chiropractic of Iowa agrees with this individualized plan and knows there is a delicate balance between passive treatment and active exercise for optimal outcomes.
HOW MUCH TREATMENT FOR NECK PAIN?
Thirty-seven experts attempted 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) Executive Chiropractic of Iowa fully agrees! We work with our West Des Moines neck pain patients to be sure the exercises work for them and their spinal condition and willingness to do the exercises.
ACTIVE CARE OF NECK & ARM PAIN: Exercise
Exercise guidelines for chronic non-specific neck pain have not been well defined. A review of published studies on this topic revealed that (A) many exercise programs reduce pain and disability in the short term, (B) pillar exercises reduce pain and disability in the intermediate term, and (C) motor control plus segmental exercises deliver 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 seen in smartphone users were discussed in a comparison study: control, routine therapeutic exercise, (combined) routine therapeutic exercise with respiratory exercises. At 8 weeks, the combined group had significant differences in diaphragm muscle activation, respiratory balance, and number of breaths. (4) Pain and breathing can be compatible when done the right way. Executive Chiropractic of Iowa works with each patient to determine 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 illustrates The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management incorporation and exercise to help with neck and arm pain.
Schedule your West Des Moines chiropractic appointment now. We design a non-surgical treatment plan with a mix of active exercise and passive care to help each of our neck pain patients find relief]51].
