August 2022 Healthy News from Pure Chiropractic Effective Treatment of Disc Herniation and Balance Improvement

Often, the Concord, NC disc herniation treatment at Pure Chiropractic effectively relieves back pain for those with disc herniation. (Veterinarians treat dachshunds’ discs conservatively, too!)

NON-SURGICAL DISC HERNIATION RELIEF

Back pain sufferers with disc herniations state benefit from non-surgical treatment. A study of Medicare patients with chronic low back pain documented higher quality of life scores and more satisfaction with their spinal manipulative therapy care than those treated with prescription drug therapy. (1) Low back pain sufferers in a randomized control trial who were cared for using chiropractic (Cox® Technic) flexion distraction management for their low back pain experienced significantly greater pain relief than those who went through physical therapy’s active trunk exercise protocol. The patients who had radiculopathy - spine-related extremity sciatica - were significantly better being treated with flexion distraction decompression manipulation. (2) Humans - and dachshunds - can be so well-cared for with the proper treatment plan! A cute side-story that came up while doing research for this article: 34 of 40 long-spined dachshunds with T3-L3 myelopathy supposedly related to disc herniation did quite well with non-surgical treatment, especially those who began care with motor function intact. They had minimal recurrence rates at 1 year (5%) and 2 years (11%), too. (3) Conservative care for spine pain, disc herniation, back pain, and leg pain is successful for many!

Pure Chiropractic delivers spinal manipulation among other services to improve balance in older patients at risk of falling and those with spinal stenosis.

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Keep Your Balance: Stenosis, Fall Risk, Manipulation

In older people, a higher risk of fracture over the following year was related to a fresh fall within the past 4 months. (4) Risk of a recurrent fall for men and women or an injury from a fall in women was higher in those with severe low back pain or extremity leg pain. (5) Suggested physical, psychological, and environmental goals in managing fall-risk in the elderly involved improved muscle function, decreased fear of falling, and better balance. (6) With balance improvement in mind, a recent study tested a treatment protocol incorporating (Cox® Technic) flexion distraction spinal manipulation for older persons with lumbar spinal stenosis. Balance test outcomes improved. Subjective score outcomes were statistically and clinically meaningful. (7) Concord, NC balance is so essential. Together, Pure Chiropractic and you can work to improve yours and/or that of a loved one.

Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Nate McKee on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he shares his care using the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management for a patient with spinal stenosis, back pain, and balance issues.

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