What is the result of neck pain? It prevents
you from repositioning your neck the way you want. Pain is crazy
that way! It keeps us from doing things that could
damage us. Ok, that is not all bad! But neck pain can bother
more than just motion. It can disrupt daily living.
La Grande chiropractic at Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC can help ease
neck pain and restore its normal motion.
NECK PAIN LIMITS MOTION
Not merely does neck pain restrict
cervical spine motion, it also requires compensatory motions
to do what needs to be done. If the neck hurts
when turning to the left, you will not do that. That is a compensatory motion. Normal flexion/extension,
lateral, and rotational motions have been noted in
normal patients. (1) And if you think your ability to reposition
your neck influences your life, think about
baseball pitchers! College baseball pitchers with limited neck motion during
preseason were found to be at higher risk of game
time loss and shoulder and elbow disability during
the season. (2) That is really life-altering
for them and their life dreams! Know that your La Grande chiropractor
can know from a thorough clinical examination just how pain is
affecting your normal range of motion and how to help
you (your being a baseball player or not!) get
it back.
NECK ISSUES INFLUENCE SLEEP APNEA
Another curious cervical spine finding
is that previous cervical spondylosis – degenerative
changes in the cervical spine that often come with aging, resulting in vertebral bone degeneration, disc degeneration, bone
spur formation and the like - and obstructive sleep apnea are related.
Such sleep apnea is associated with cervical spine
changes that constrict the airway space such as occur
with cervical spondylosis. (3) Cervical spondylosis is another spine condition your La Grande chiropractor know
well.
CHIROPRACTIC RESTORES NECK MOTION
Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC implements careful treatment
of the cervical spine using the Cox® Technic System of Spinal
Pain Management. Patient tolerance is always the guiding factor
along with the doctor’s hand. Cox® Technic for cervical
spine offers gentle stretching of the spine to open
narrowed spaces with combined ranges of motion to restore better
cervical spine movement.
CONTACT Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Ben Glass on the Back
Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he explains how
he helps neck pain patients get neck pain relief
with the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Schedule a La Grande chiropractic appointment with
Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC to regain lost neck motion and get relief of neck pain.