The cervical spine is an amazing motion-appreciating
structure. It not only supports the weight of the head, 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 size of the
cervical spine canal provided 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,
Vancouver neck pain with or without arm
pain arises. Vancouver Disc Centers, too, rises to the occasion to decrease
that pain with gentle, oscillatory mobilization in the style 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 tested just how mobilization
and manipulation influenced
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) Additionally, 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
Vancouver chiropractic care at Vancouver Disc Centers. Your Vancouver
chiropractor keeps up-to-date on the research-proven
means to produce these outcomes.
BENEFITS OF OSCILLATORY MOBILIZATION
Researchers recognize two forms
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 diminishing
disability due to cervical spine radiculopathy. However,
oscillatory mobilization is reported to be superior for improving
function and range of motion. (3) Vancouver Disc Centers strives
to deliver all the potential benefit to our cervical
radiculopathy neck-related arm pain patients and so uses Cox®
Technic flexion distraction that incorporates oscillatory motion
by joining long-y distraction with range of motion normal
to the cervical spine: flexion, extension, lateral bending, rotation, and a combination of them all! Vancouver neck pain and arm pain
patients appreciate the positive clinical outcome!
BENEFITS OF COX® TECHNIC FOR NECK PAIN AND ARM PAIN RELIEF
At Vancouver Disc Centers, Cox® Technic is implemented. It’s
the gentle, safe treatment protocol for neck pain and arm pain relief.
In a report on 39 patients with cervical arm pain radiculopathy cared
for with Cox® Technic flexion distraction, there was a 41% decrease
in pain scores in a mean of 13.8 visits. (4) A 51 year old woman dealing
with 2 years of left arm pain reported relief after the first
visit. She had 24 visits over 6
months and was symptom-free at 1 year follow-up. (5) Cox® Technic blends the best of
both oscillatory manipulation and mobilization for Vancouver neck pain
and Vancouver arm pain relief.
CONTACT Vancouver Disc Centers
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 was welcomed!
Schedule your next Vancouver chiropractic
appointment with Vancouver Disc Centers. Our chiropractic treatment at
Vancouver Disc Centers can help you again appreciate just how amazing your cervical
spine is without neck pain or arm pain!