Oxford Back and Neck Pain due to Things like Sitting or Doing Computer Work

Working on a computer for a long time. Sitting too long. Flexing over a project for too long. All sorts of positional issues may initiate back pain or neck pain. Spine researchers talk about flexion relaxation ratios (FRR) and flexion relaxation phenomena (FRP) that occur with such back and neck irritations.  Satterwhite Chiropractic is ready to help reduce Oxford neck pain and back pain with our chiropractic services as well as help troubleshoot ways to prevent irritation when doing movements you must do all the time or movements you want to do occasionally but know they are going to hurt your back or neck.

LUMBAR SPINE and LOW BACK PAIN: Sitting

The curiosity of spinal pain researchers brings about some interesting questions like does sitting for an hour bring about pain in patients who have had back pain before (but do not have back pain presently) versus those without. They did not see a difference in the flexion relaxation ratio (FRR) they measured but think that may be because an hour wasn’t long enough to trigger pain in the history-of-back-pain patients. (1) Hum? A decrease of the paraspinal muscle activity at maximum flexion demonstrates the related flexion relaxation phenomenon (FRP). A review of 48 published studies on this topic found that nonspecific low back pain patients’ FRP was altered. Compared to asymptomatic patients, this variation was significant. (2) Satterwhite Chiropractic examines these types of issues in our Oxford back pain patients and neck pain patients.

CERVICAL SPINE and NECK PAIN

FRP and FRR can be evaluated in neck pain patients as well. In comparison to the lumbar spine’s FRP and FFR, cervical spine muscle reaction differences were noted in pain patients versus asymptomatic volunteers. The cervical flexion relaxation phenomenon was noted in neck extensor muscles when in flexion. Persistent muscle contraction due to diminished flexion relaxation places vertebral structures at risk due to excessive loading. 84% of healthy subjects showed FRP while only 36% of in-pain patients did. FRR was less in neck pain patients, too. (3) Further, when contrasting computer workers with neck pain to those without neck pain to those who don’t do computer work, researchers deduced that computer use could raise the use of the semispinalis capitis during neck extension, making it a potential predictor of symptomatic neck musculoskeletal disorders as its initiation was found in both types of computer users’ necks. (4) Such a finding is useful to healthcare providers like your chiropractor to see what this muscle does on extension and guide our patients on how to strengthen the cervical extensor muscles.

RELIEF FOR NECK AND BACK PAIN

Cox® Technic is gentle, relieving Oxford chiropractic treatment for back and neck pain. Listen to the PODCAST with Dr. Sean Delahunt on the Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he shares the effectiveness and gentleness of the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management for his patient with neck pain.   

CONTACT Satterwhite Chiropractic

Schedule your next Oxford chiropractic appointment with Satterwhite Chiropractic. For relief of spine pain due to positional activities, our treatment plan reduces the pain and offers tips on how to decrease the risk of pain while doing what you want and have to do.