There’s
news of artificial intelligence and the future of robots
and computers in our lives, the benefit of
human touch cannot be replaced. Chiropractic is a
hands-on profession. Minster Chiropractic Center delivers hands-on Minster
chiropractic care. Chiropractic has an extensive history of valuable
manual manipulation and treatment for back pain, neck pain and related
extremity pain. Touch can’t be ignored in its contribution
to healing and isn’t ignored by your
Minster chiropractor as your pain-relieving treatment plan is
established starting with day one’s exam and throughout the whole
treatment process.
TOUCH IN THE DOCTOR PATIENT REALM
Touch in the doctor-patient relationship is
central. A recent report shares
that touch can initiate neuromodulatory effects to reduce
pain and ease patient anxiety about the pain. Researchers
wrote that the effect of touch begins with
the confident handshake and continues through the physical
examination, particularly when the examining physician touches the area
the patient explains is painful. This lets the patient
know that the doctor comprehends
the patient’s pain. Touch also influences treatment for
manual and manipulative treating physicians. (1) The effect of
touch can’t be negated. Your
Minster chiropractor at Minster Chiropractic Center recognizes that this is true and sees its effect daily
and is pleased to see its importance presented in
the medical literature for manual therapy’s beneficial role in the health care
system for conditions like Minster back pain, neck pain, arm pain,
and sciatic leg pain.
EFFECT OF TOUCH
A researcher commented
on an influential study’s outcomes regarding the
effect of spinal manipulation and exercise for back pain relief: “the data are
compatible with a non-specific effect caused by touch.” (2) Human
touch has an effect that science tries to quantify. Until then, chiropractic physicians like your Minster chiropractor
will welcome the effect of touch as they deliver
spinal manipulation with their hands.
Minster CHIROPRACTIC
TOUCH
Chiropractors rely on
their sense of touch in providing the appropriate
forces to the spine, forces that deliver pain relief for the back
pain and neck pain patient. Experience really refines the appropriate force application. Today,
though, technology may be helpful with this as
force-feedback systems are helping doctors acquire
that vital experience. With the chiropractic technique system used
at Minster Chiropractic Center, research has reported just what those proper,
pain-relieving
forces are. (3,4) Force-measuring equipment has been
created and incorporated into teaching and
daily-use chiropractic tables. (As a bonus, in doing
the research study to assess forces with patients, no serious
adverse effects were produced. “First, do no
harm.”) (5,6) The Cox® Technic flexion distraction procedures used at
Minster Chiropractic Center are documented, gentle, and effective for reducing
pain and decreasing intradiscal pressures (7,8). That is a
chiropractic treatment outcome combination our
Minster chiropractic patients want.
CONTACT Minster Chiropractic Center
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. James Cox on The Back
Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he explained
how Cox®
Technic System of Spinal Pain Management and
chiropractic treatment may influence via senses like touch.
Schedule your next Minster chiropractic
visit today. Minster Chiropractic Center holds fast to our
commitment to hands-on treatment for pain relief. No computer or AI system
will substitute for your Minster chiropractor’s hands!
Visit us soon!