When you have one-sided neck pain, how would it influence other parts of your body?? If you have neck pain on one side, you might be able to imagine that the flexibility and strength of your affected side could be worse than the other. However, do you think that your other parts of the body, such as the opposite shoulder or neck would remain healthy? I would like to introduce an interesting article with regards to this.
A pool of 49 people with one-sided chronic neck pain and 98 people without any symptoms participated in the research.
The muscle strength and range of movement of neck, shoulder, body and hip were measured with specialized equipment.
In terms of the result, among the people with chronic neck pain, the range of motion of the neck and shoulder in their affected side was significantly lower. On top of that, significant differences were also found in the non-affected side compared with the asymptomatic group.
When compared with the asymptomatic group, the strength of neck, shoulder and even the hip flexor muscles were weaker on both sides.
From the results, while we expected the differences between their affected side and non-affected side, it appears the issue may even affect muscle activity lower down such as the hips as well the other side of the body.
Thus, when we have pain on one side of our body ex: the neck, we might need to consider your whole body including the opposite side. Therefore, we should check how our body is reacting from one sided pain carefully. However, it is usually quite difficult to identify the changes by ourselves.
Our practitioner will assess you thoroughly, not only your area of pain but also your whole body because we know the condition could influence our whole body mechanism. If you are having any troubles with pain, please make an appointment with us. We are happy to help with your recovery.
Reference
Kahlaee, Amir Hossein, et al. “Strength and Range of Motion in the Contralateral Side to Pain and Pain-Free Regions in Unilateral Chronic Nonspecific Neck Pain Patients.” American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation 99.2 (2020): 133-141.
片側に首の痛みがあった場合、体の他の部分にどのような影響が起こるか?
片側にだけ首の痛みがあった時、痛いほうの首に動きや強さの低下が出るのは予想できると思います。でも、反対の痛くない方の首や肩にどのような影響が出ると思いますか?今回はこれを説明した興味深い論文を紹介したいと思います。
49人の慢性的な片側に首の痛みがある人と98人の何も症状のない人がその研究に参加しました。
特別な機械を使って首、肩、股関節の筋力と可動域を測りました。
結果についてですが、慢性的に首の痛みを抱えている人の中で、痛みのある側の首と肩の可動域は痛くない方に比べて著しく低下していました。
何も症状のないグループと比べた時に、痛みのある側、痛みの無い側共に首と肩の筋力は弱かったという結果になりました。さらに痛みのある側と無い側両方の股関節を曲げる力も何も症状の無い群に比べて著しく弱いということがわかりました。
この結果から、何も症状の無い群に比べて、症状の無い側にも低下が見られ、股関節の強さにでさえ差が現れました。つまりは片側の痛みは反対側に影響が出るだけでなく、この低下は症状のある部位から遠いところにでさえ影響を及ぼすことがわかりました。
総合すると片側のある部分、今回は首に痛みがある場合は反対側と全体を通して注意を向ける必要があることが考えられます。ですので、片側の痛みに対してどのように体が反応しているか知ることが大切になってきます。しかし、普段この変化を自分自身で感じ取るのは非常に難しいです。
痛みが体全体に影響を及ぼすことを知っているので、私たちのセラピストは痛みのある部分だけでなく体全体を評価をして今ある症状の原因を突き止めるようにします。今、もしあなたが痛みでお困りの場合、是非ご予約ください。あなたの症状の改善のお手伝いができましたら幸いです。
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