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Exercise for McHenry Arm Pain and Neck Pain Relief

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 formed to each individual neck pain sufferer. OrthoIllinois Chiropractic is the neck pain sufferer’s partner in the path to McHenry neck pain relief.

NON-SURGICAL TREATMENT OF NECK PAIN STAGES

A set 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 makes a difference. In the acute stage, more passive pain-relieving interventions – spinal manipulation, patient education, specific foraminal opening exercise, pain-relieving position - were deemed 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 personalized physical activity and self-management were stated as important. (1) OrthoIllinois Chiropractic agrees with this individualized plan and understands there is a careful balance between passive treatment and active exercise for optimal results.

HOW MUCH TREATMENT FOR NECK PAIN?

Thirty-seven experts attempted to determine the proper dosage and type 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) OrthoIllinois Chiropractic wholeheartedly agrees! We work with our McHenry neck pain patients to be sure the exercises work for them and their spinal condition and willingness to perform the exercises.

ACTIVE CARE OF NECK & ARM PAIN: Exercise

Exercise guidelines for chronic non-specific neck pain haven’t been well defined. A review 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 deliver moderate to great pain decrease overall. Long term pain decreasing 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 experienced by smartphone users were addressed 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 performed the right way. OrthoIllinois Chiropractic works with each patient to determine 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 help with neck and arm pain.

Schedule your McHenry chiropractic appointment today. We design a non-surgical treatment plan with a mix of active exercise and passive care to assist each of our neck pain patients in getting the relief they want each of our neck pain patients find relief]51]. 

 
OrthoIllinois Chiropractic shares how the chiropractic neck pain and arm pain relief treatment plan is individualized for optimal effectiveness.  
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