Exercise for Oxford 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 struggle 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. Satterwhite Chiropractic is the neck pain sufferer’s partner in the path to Oxford 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) convened to establish a list of effective non-surgical treatment modalities at various 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 considered important. As patients proceed through subacute (increased 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) Satterwhite Chiropractic agrees with this individualized plan and knows there is a careful balance between passive treatment and active exercise for optimal results.
HOW MUCH TREATMENT FOR NECK PAIN?
Thirty-seven experts attempted to determine the proper dosage and kind of motor control and segmental exercise was optimal for chronic non-specific neck pain. They converged in agreement 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) Satterwhite Chiropractic wholeheartedly agrees! We work with our Oxford neck pain patients to be sure the exercises work for them and their spinal condition and willingness to perform the exercises.
ACTIVE CARE OF NECK & ARM PAIN: Exercise
Exercise recommendations for chronic non-specific neck pain have not been well stated. An analysis of published studies on this topic showed 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 reduction overall. Long term pain decreasing exercise recommendations have not been analyzed. (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 addressed 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 performed properly. Satterwhite Chiropractic works with each patient to determine what exercises are most appropriate 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 integration and exercise to deal with neck and arm pain.
Schedule your Oxford chiropractic appointment today. We make 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].
