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

Working on a computer for a long time. Sitting for a long time. Bending over a project for too long. Many positional issues may start back pain or neck pain. Spine researchers discuss flexion relaxation ratios (FRR) and flexion relaxation phenomena (FRP) that occur with such irritations of the neck and low back.  Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. is ready to help reduce Auburn neck pain and back pain with our chiropractic services as well as help troubleshoot ways to reduce the risk of pain when doing movements you must do often or motions you want to do occasionally but know they are irritating to your back or neck.

LUMBAR SPINE and LOW BACK PAIN: Sitting

The curiosity of spinal pain researchers produces some interesting issues like does sitting for an hour produce pain in patients with a history of back pain (but do not have back pain presently) versus those without. They did not find a difference in the flexion relaxation ratio (FRR) they measured but think that may be because an hour was not long enough to trigger pain in the history-of-back-pain patients. (1) Hum? A reduction of the paraspinal muscle activity at maximum flexion demonstrates the related flexion relaxation phenomenon (FRP). An analysis of 48 published studies on this topic documented that nonspecific low back pain patients’ FRP was modified. Compared to asymptomatic patients, this difference was significant. (2) Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. looks at these types of issues when examining our Auburn back pain patients and neck pain patients.

CERVICAL SPINE and NECK PAIN

FRP and FRR can be quantified in neck pain patients as well. In comparison to the lumbar spine’s FRP and FFR, differences in the reaction of cervical spine muscles were noted in pain patients versus asymptomatic volunteers. The cervical flexion relaxation phenomenon was seen in neck extensor muscles when in flexion. Persistent muscle contraction due to reduced flexion relaxation places vertebral structures at risk due to excessive loading. 84% of healthy subjects had FRP while only 36% of in-pain patients did. FRR was lower in neck pain patientsas well. (3) Further, when contrasting computer workers with neck pain to those without neck pain to those who do not computer work, researchers deduced that computer use could increase the use of the semispinalis capitis during neck extension, making it a potential predictor of symptomatic neck musculoskeletal disorders as its activation was seen in both types of computer users’ necks. (4) Such a finding is helpful to healthcare providers like your chiropractor to test this muscle set on extension and guide our patients on how to improve the cervical extensor muscles.

RELIEF FOR NECK AND BACK PAIN

Cox® Technic is gentle, relieving Auburn 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 explains the effective, gentle treatment with the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management for his patient with neck pain.   

CONTACT Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C.

Make your next Auburn chiropractic appointment with Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C.. For relief of spine pain due to positional activities, our treatment plan reduces the pain and offers tips on how to lessen the risk of pain while doing what you want and have to do.