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Exercise for Burlington and Hamilton Arm Pain and Neck Pain Relief

Non-surgical neck pain treatment alleviates 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 molded to each individual neck pain sufferer. Spinal Care Clinic is the neck pain sufferer’s partner in the path to Burlington and Hamilton 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 set 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 progress through subacute (increased physical activity, supervised motor control, specific exercise, and neurodynamic mobilization) to chronic (general aerobic exercise, strength training), more personalized physical activity and self-management were described as important. (1) Spinal Care Clinic agrees with this individualized plan and knows there is a delicate balance between passive treatment and active exercise for optimal outcomes.

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 agreed 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) Spinal Care Clinic wholeheartedly agrees! We work with our Burlington and Hamilton 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 guidelines 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 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 decreasing exercise recommendations have not been studied. (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 discussed in a comparison study: control, routine therapeutic exercise, (combined) routine therapeutic exercise with respiratory exercises. After 8 weeks, the combined group had significant differences in diaphragm muscle activation, respiratory balance, and number of breaths. (4) Pain and breathing can be friends when done the right way. Spinal Care Clinic works with each patient to see what exercises are best 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 get relief of neck and arm pain.

Schedule your Burlington and Hamilton chiropractic appointment soon. 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]. 

 
Spinal Care Clinic shares how the chiropractic neck pain and arm pain relief treatment plan is individualized for optimal effectiveness.  
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