Pure Chiropractic Sees the Spine in Many Ways to Diagnose and Relieve Back Pain
There are so many options to “see” the spine. Imaging, ultrasound, clinical testing. What is best? That depends. Your Concord, NC chiropractic spinal pain doctor at Pure Chiropractic uses the test(s) that are most useful to “see’’ the spine best to create the best treatment plan for treatment and relief.
KNOWING WHAT MAY UNDERLIE PAIN: What Chiropractors Look For
Chiropractors as well as general practitioners and other healthcare providers must be on the look out for all sorts of underlying causes of back pain from fractures, infections, tumors, radiculopathy, axial spondylarthritis, and extravertebral causes. These may call for imaging, lab tests, etc., to help identify. 20% of back pain bouts may have these types of underlying issues that really should be discovered in a timely manner. (1) Occasionally, knee osteoarthritis and lumbar spondylosis come together in a patient. Having one or the other condition significantly increased the odds of having the other. (2) Though they are not likely in your vocabulary, they are in your chiropractor’s! Schmorl’s nodes. Seen on imaging, these are seen in 33% of low back pain patients and in just 11.5% of asymptomatic subjects. Body weight seems to influence the number of these seen on imaging. (3) Your Concord, NC chiropractor is familiar with with and more issues.
WHAT ELSE DOES YOUR CHIROPRACTOR LOOK FOR
Decreased balance capability could possibly impact recovery from low back pain. (4) Pure Chiropractic looks for depressive symptoms as they tend to contribute to more primary care appointments in acute low back pain patients, greater pain intensity, more disability, and less recovery in acute and chronic back pain patients. (5) You are a whole person! Your chiropractic team sees you that way. So what else do we look for? Anything and everything that may slow your recovery.
WHAT DOES YOUR CHIROPRACTOR DO FOR SPINE-RELATED PAIN
Whether you have low back pain or neck pain or back-related leg or arm pain, your Concord, NC chiropractor will manage your care be it just for a diagnosis and referral to the proper healthcare colleague or for the establishment of an in-house treatment plan leading to pain relief. We are here for you. We read the spine research to keep up with all the latest in diagnostic tips and tools. And we deliver pain-relieving spinal manipulation via The Cox® Technic Flexion Distraction and Decompression System of Spinal Pain Mangement. Spinal manipulation has demonstrated itself through research to be effective in managing low back pain as quickly as immediately. Stiffness and tone were documented to improve right after treatment while elasticity decreased. (6)
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Listen to the PODCAST with Dr. Joseph D’Angiollilo on the Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he shares how he uncovered a spinal tumor during his detailed clinical exam of a man with back pain. Uncommon, yes, but such a cause of pain can be found by a well-trained and experienced chiropractor like your Concord, NC chiropractor. You’re in good hands!
Schedule your next Concord, NC chiropractic appointment with Pure Chiropractic. With so many ways available to “see” your spine, know that we’ll find what’s going on and a path to get you some pain relief. We look forward to seeing you at your up-coming chiropractic appointment!
