“An apple a day…” Everyone can finish that saying!
Access to chiropractic and spinal manipulation for Minster back pain
and neck pain sufferers is documented to do the same. Access
needs to be just as simple as access to apples! According
to research, chiropractic and spinal manipulation ease pain and reduce
the need for escalated treatments and tests when they are easily accessible
to back and neck pain sufferers. (Even dogs were helped by veterinary chiropractic spinal manipulation!) Minster Chiropractic Center offers
gentle spinal manipulation via a well-explained chiropractic treatment
plan.
CHIROPRACTIC CARE AND SPINAL MANIPULATION AND BACK PAIN
MANAGEMENT
Spinal manipulation is a staple treatment at
Minster Chiropractic Center for good reason! A rat study regarding the
effect of manipulation and mobilization and sham treatment on reducing
neuroinflammation in acute lumbar radiculopathy (leg pain) showed
that manipulation and mobilization did a better
job of relieving pain. Manipulation was a bit quicker
in providing relief and halting severe
radiculopathy. (1) Spinal manipulation and mobilization are leading
treatments at Minster Chiropractic Center for back pain and radiculopathy. We are
here for you as soon as you bring your back pain and/or leg pain to our office!
Minster Chiropractic Center also understands
that our Minster chiropractic patients are excited
to receive in-office care but not always as eager to do
their at-home care. They’re not alone! 89% of chiropractic
patients reported making their
appointments. That is the easier part! 82% said their chiropractor’s
recommendations for treatment and at-home care (stretching and exercise) were
understandable, but only 44% of them actually followed through
in doing the at-home care. (2) We know it’s tough to make
time at home, and we will keep doing our best at
every visit to care for your spinal condition…and supportively
remind you to do yours!
SPINAL MANIPULATION AND ACCESS TO CHIROPRACTIC REDUCED
NEED FOR MORE ADVANCED CARE
Researchers questioned just how access
to chiropractic affected medical care for older adults with spinal pain. In an analysis
of Medicare claims for 39,278 older adult chiropractic users, less
access to chiropractic care increased the use of medical
services (primary care physician visits and spine surgeries) for spine pain conditions.
The researchers likened this to an additional cost of $114,967
per 1000 beneficiaries ($391 million nationally). (3) That is a
lot of money and pain. Minster Chiropractic Center makes itself accessible
to our Minster spine pain sufferers! Additionally, 42%
of neck pain patients get escalated
treatments like imaging, injection, emergency room, surgery. Neck pain patients
treated with spinal manipulation – 90% of which is performed
by chiropractors in the US – were less likely to experience escalated care. Only 26% of spinal manipulation patients underwent escalated care whereas 46% of neck pain sufferers who sought
other types of care did. Their risk of treatment escalation was double. (4) Minster Chiropractic Center offers
spinal manipulation. Your Minster chiropractor is experienced
in delivering safe, gentle, relieving spinal manipulation.
EVEN DOGS BENEFIT FROM CHIROPRACTIC TREATMENT
There are chiropractic colleagues who also are skilled at performing spinal manipulation on animals! Interesting!
Some dog breeds like boxers have a tendency to develop
spondylosis deformans, a spinal disease distinguished by disc
degeneration and bone spurs. A study of boxer puppies aged 8 weeks
to one year compared puppies treated with
veterinary chiropractic monthly to same aged boxers not
treated with chiropractic. At one year of age, the treated
puppies had spondylosis significantly
less (only 25% were found to have it on imaging) versus the
control puppies (46.5% had it on imaging). This implies that
veterinary chiropractic treatment may beneficially lessen
the probably of young boxers acquiring spondylosis. (5)
Our Minster furry companions benefit with chiropractic
treatment, too!
CONTACT Minster Chiropractic Center
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Tom Menendez on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he
describes his use of Cox® Technic Flexion Distraction to gently
ease back pain in
elderly patients.
Schedule your Minster
chiropractic appointment today. Keep eating your apples and
visiting your chiropractor to manage your health and lessen your
back pain and risk of back pain!