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 space. A slight irritation of a nerve may cause a slight bit
of pain or a great amount of pain depending on the size of the
cervical spine canal created by the cervical spine vertebral
bodies. (Other factors also may come into play
when there is neck pain, but for this article, we are
looking at the spinal structure.) When there is pain-producing irritation,
Oxford neck pain along with neck pain or not evolves. Satterwhite Chiropractic, too, rises to the occasion to decrease
that pain with gentle, oscillatory mobilization in the
form of Cox® Technic.
BENEFITS OF MOBILIZATION AND MANIPULATION
Both manipulation and mobilization are treatment methods for neck pain relief. A Cochrane review of published
randomized control trials that documented just how mobilization
and manipulation affected
patients with neck pain of all types (acute, subacute and chronic)
found that they both improved
these patients’ clinical outcomes like pain, function, disability, and quality
of life. (1) Additionally, neural mobilization with manual
cervical traction for cervical spine radiculopathy in which a space-occupying
lesion bothers nerve roots was reported to reduce
pain and improve neck disability, range of motion and even deep flexor
endurance. (2) Such clinical outcomes are the goals of
Oxford chiropractic care at Satterwhite Chiropractic. Your Oxford
chiropractor keeps up-to-date on the optimal
means to deliver these outcomes.
BENEFITS OF OSCILLATORY MOBILIZATION
Researchers acknowledge a couple 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) Satterwhite Chiropractic strives
to deliver all the benefit possible to our cervical
radiculopathy neck-related arm pain patients and so uses Cox®
Technic flexion distraction that involves 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! Oxford neck pain and arm pain
patients appreciate the positive clinical outcome!
BENEFITS OF COX® TECHNIC FOR NECK PAIN AND ARM PAIN RELIEF
At Satterwhite Chiropractic, Cox® Technic is used. 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 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 Oxford neck pain
and Oxford arm pain relief.
CONTACT Satterwhite Chiropractic
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Dean Greenwood on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as they discuss
relief of cervical spine-related neck pain and arm pain for two patients whose neck
pain relief made them quite happy!
Schedule your next Oxford chiropractic
visit with Satterwhite Chiropractic. Our chiropractic treatment at
Satterwhite Chiropractic can help you again appreciate just how amazing your cervical
spine is without neck pain or arm pain!