Comparison of Static and Dynamic Opening With Neural Sliding in Cervical Radiculopathy

Static opener is a neurodynamic technique for cervical radiculopathy for reducing pressure on the nervous system that causes intervertebral foramina to remain in the open position for a certain period. This enables blood flow to return to neural tissue so that oxygenation is improved, along with slider mobilization will reduce symptoms and give better healing to the inflamed nerve. when the intervertebral foramina remain open for a considerable amount of time axoplasmic flow is reestablished, oxygenation is improved, increases blood flow along with venous return and nerve gets more nutrients and all the inflammatory exudate is taken off resulting for early improvement.

Dynamic opener is a neurodynamic technique in opening direction to repetitively open and close the intervertebral foramina and produces oscillatory movements that cause pumping effect on the nerve and help to drain edema due to inflammation and help reduce pain and increase the range also.