Impact of Neck Pain
Scientists know that your brain uses sensory information from your muscles and joints around your spine to help control your balance and posture, and to make sure that you’re moving properly. If that information from your spine isn’t very good, your brain will struggle to control what’s going on in your body.
Sensorimotor Function
People with neck pain have poor communicationbetween neck and brain
When your brain takes sensory information and uses it to help guide movement andcontrol muscles we call this sensorimotor function. Research has shown that peoplewith neck had poor communication between their neck and their brains which meantthat they weren’t as good at controlling their balance and other types of sensorimotorfunction.
Chiropractic Research Study
Scientists at the Centre for Chiropractic Research at the New Zealand College of Chiropractic have even shown that chiropractic care for older adults improves specific forms of sensorimotor function that is very relevant to falls prevention. For example, they have shown that chiropractic care for older adults improves how accurately your brain knows where your ankle joint is, even though you have got your eyes closed.
