Exercise for Manchester Arm Pain and Neck Pain Relief
Non-surgical neck pain treatment relieves such cervical spine related pain. What does that treatment involve? 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 molded to each individual neck pain sufferer. Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries is the neck pain sufferer’s partner in the path to Manchester neck pain relief.
NON-SURGICAL TREATMENT OF NECK PAIN STAGES
A set of experts in the conservative management of cervical radiculopathy (neck-related arm pain) convened to set a list of effective non-surgical treatment modalities at different 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 deemed important. As patients proceed through subacute (boosted physical activity, supervised motor control, specific exercise, and neurodynamic mobilization) to chronic (general aerobic exercise, strength training), more individualized physical activity and self-management were described as important. (1) Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries agrees with this individualized plan and understands there is a careful balance between passive treatment and active exercise for optimal outcomes.
HOW MUCH TREATMENT FOR NECK PAIN?
Thirty-seven experts attempted to determine 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) Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries fully agrees! We work with our Manchester 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 haven’t 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 reduce pain and disability in the intermediate term, and (C) motor control plus segmental exercises produce moderate to great pain reduction 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 compatible when done the right way. Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries 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 incorporation and exercise to deal with neck and arm pain.
Make your Manchester chiropractic appointment now. 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].
