As indicated in the previous article endurance training of the respiratory muscle has been shown to improve sufferers of chronic neck pain and respiratory dysfunction. The endurance training of the respiratory muscle allows rehabilitation for optimal chest mobility and maximal expiratory pressure in chronic neck pain patients.1 The deep neck flexor muscles are commonly found…
It has been well established that the tightness of the trunk muscles affects optimal chest expansion in inspiration. An ideal posture allows optimal biomechanics, one region of the spine that affects the ability of the respiratory system is the thoracic spine. A slumped posture is called thoracic hyper-kyphosis, which limits the ability of the thoracic…
Headache is a symptom of pain located in the head Headache is a common clinical problem with nearly half of the general population suffering from headaches at some time in any year. 1 According to the International Classification of Headache, there are over 200 types, sub-type, and sub-form of headaches.2 Migraine, tension-type headache, and cervicogenic…
Neck pain is one of the most frequent disabling musculoskeletal complaints with a mean prevalence in the general population of approximately 23%.1 Chronic neck pain is characterised by fluctuating periods of remission (temporary decrease of pain) and exacerbation (worsening of pain), with the majority of suffers not completely recovering. “Neck pain can lead to adaptive…
Individuals suffering from chronic neck pain and whiplash injury were observed to have postural instability (1). Postural control is maintenance of body position in space during any posture or activity. The body receives sensory information (afferent input) from vision, proprioception and the vestibular system in order to generate stability and positional orientation (2). A study…
Atlas Orthogonal Instrument Atlas Orthogonal is a low force adjustment (14N) at the top bone of the spine called the 1st cervical (C1) using a percussion wave instrument. Diagnosis of the neck via x-ray analysis and post-graduate education is an additional specialised certification. The adjustment is applied to a specific pre-calculated vector. Investigation Eriksen, et…
Australian neurosurgeon In December 2015 Dr. Ralp Mobbs an Australian neurosurgeon conducted a surgery first of its kind! A removal of a chordoma (tumour) situated in C1-C2 and replacing them with a 3D print replica. Dr. Mobbs said “”It involves exposure at the top of the neck, where the neck and the head meet, and…
