The cervical spine is an amazing motion-appreciating
structure. It not only supports the weight of the skull, it also
houses many important structures like the spinal cord and its
nerves in a very narrow area. A slight irritation of a nerve may cause a slight bit
of pain or a great amount of pain depending on the area of the
cervical spine canal provided by the cervical spine vertebral
bodies. (Other factors also may influence
when there is neck pain, but for this article, we’re
looking at the spinal structure.) When there is pain-producing irritation,
Williamson neck pain with or without arm
pain arises. Apple Country Chiropractic, too, rises to the occasion to reduce
that pain with gentle, oscillatory mobilization in the style of 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 documented just how mobilization
and manipulation impacted
patients with neck pain of all stages (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 objectives of
Williamson chiropractic care at Apple Country Chiropractic. Your Williamson
chiropractor keeps up-to-date on the research-proven
ways to deliver 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 reducing
pain, increasing range of motion, and lessening
disability due to cervical spine radiculopathy. However,
oscillatory mobilization is reported to be superior for improving
function and range of motion. (3) Apple Country Chiropractic does its best
to deliver all the benefit possible to our cervical
radiculopathy neck-related arm pain patients and so utilizes Cox®
Technic flexion distraction that involves oscillatory motion
by combining long-y distraction with range of motion natural
to the cervical spine: flexion, extension, lateral bending, rotation, as well
as a combination of them all! Williamson neck pain and arm pain
patients enjoy the positive clinical outcome!
BENEFITS OF COX® TECHNIC FOR NECK PAIN AND ARM PAIN RELIEF
At Apple Country Chiropractic, Cox® Technic is used. It’s
a gentle, safe treatment protocol for neck pain and arm pain relief.
In a study of 39 patients with cervical arm pain radiculopathy treated with Cox® Technic flexion distraction, there was a 41% drop
in pain scores in a mean of 13.8 visits. (4) A 51 year old woman dealing
with 2 years of left arm pain stated relief after the first
visit. She was treated 24 times over 6
months and was symptom-free at 1 year follow-up. (5) Cox® Technic combines the best of
both oscillatory manipulation and mobilization for Williamson neck pain
and Williamson arm pain relief.
CONTACT Apple Country Chiropractic
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 Williamson chiropractic
visit with Apple Country Chiropractic. Our chiropractic treatment at
Apple Country Chiropractic can help you again appreciate just how amazing your cervical
spine is without neck pain or arm pain!