Non-surgical neck pain treatment alleviates
such cervical spine related pain. What does that treatment include?
Researchers and clinicians grapple 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 molded to each
individual neck pain sufferer. Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic is the neck pain sufferer’s
partner in the path to Montreal 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 different
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 (boosted
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) Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic agrees with this individualized plan and understands
there is a delicate balance between passive treatment and active
exercise for most favorable outcomes.
HOW MUCH TREATMENT FOR NECK PAIN?
Thirty-seven experts set out to figure
out 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 not simple and
must be individualized, acceptable, and feasible to the patient. (2)
Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic fully agrees! We work with our
Montreal neck pain patients to be sure the exercises
work for them and their spinal condition and willingness to do the
exercises.
ACTIVE CARE OF NECK & ARM PAIN: Exercise
Exercise recommendations for chronic
non-specific neck pain haven’t been well stated. An
analysis of published studies on this topic showed
that (A) many exercise programs decrease 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 produce
moderate to great pain decrease overall. Long term pain reducing
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 seen in smartphone users
were discussed 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 done
properly. Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic works with each patient to determine
what exercises are most appropriate for each patient’s stage of pain
to improve each one’s condition.
CONTACT Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic
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 incorporation
and exercise to deal with neck and arm pain.
Schedule your Montreal chiropractic
appointment now. We design 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].