The spine. Its five sections constitutes
one spine, so it makes sense that treating one area
might affect another. So fascinating. So recently
published! Manahawkin Chiropractic Center likes new
research, and this new research indicates that treating the thoracic spine beneficially affects
the status of the cervical spine. Manahawkin Chiropractic Center is completely in
favor of the two-for-one effect for spinal pain decrease! When issues of
cervical spine myelopathy and disc herniation are involved,
Manahawkin neck pain patients will be, too.
CERVICAL SPINE PAIN
Cervical spine pain may involve neck pain as
well as radiculopathy or cervical radicular pain down the arm. Such diseases of the cervical spine may elicit
other issues, too. For example, patients who have cervical spine
spinal cord disease have three times more incidence of having
cardiovascular disease. Rapidly progressive cervical spine myelopathy patients tend to have a history of a cardiovascular event and exhibit
C4/5 disc hyperintensity on T2-MRI images. (1) Another interesting
study of patients with degenerative cervical myelopathy - a
progressive spine disease involving cervical spinal cord compression
– discovered that patient evaluation of the quality of care they received comes down to satisfaction.
The research findings, therefore, reiterate the importance
of telling patients what they can expect to boost
satisfaction: At 12 months following surgery for neck degenerative
myelopathy, the relief of pain and function issues may be better
(37%), may be the same (55%), or may deteriorate
(7%). (2) Honesty is the best way in life and in doctor-patient interactions.
Manahawkin Chiropractic Center presents its proposed treatment’s expected
outcomes and the course of healing to be expected on day
one. (ex: “Some days will be nicer than others as you
heal. Healing comes when the good days begin
to exceed the poor ones.”) Manahawkin chiropractic care incorporating gentle chiropractic adjusting – like with Cox® Technic – enhances
the odds of good days and more good days!
THORACIC SPINE ADJUSTING HELPS CERVICAL SPINE PAIN
Chiropractic treatment of the thoracic spine can be quite
gentle and pain-relieving not just for the thoracic spine but also the cervical
spine. Thoracic spine thrust adjusting has been demonstrated to improve
cervical spine pain and improve disability. A current
article describes improvements in pain, disability, cervical
spine range of motion, and deep neck flexor endurance in patients who have cervical spine radiculopathy after just one treatment. These changes
were most reported by patients 48 to 72 hours after treatment. (3)
Adjacent cervical and thoracic spine sections feed off of
each other’s care! Amazing! There is that positive
two-for-one effect again.
CONTACT Manahawkin Chiropractic Center
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Chris Deveau on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson who using with Cox® Technic enhanced
the neck and arm pain – as well as sleep - for a patient. There are a lot of 2-for-1 benefits of chiropractic care!
Schedule a Manahawkin chiropractic appointment at
Manahawkin Chiropractic Center for a two-for-one benefit of pain reduction and spinal range of
motion improvement in the hands of your Manahawkin chiropractor! Your chiropractor relishes caring for your spine and preserving the health of all
its five sections.
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