“An apple a day…” Everyone can finish that saying!
Access to chiropractic and spinal manipulation for Williamson 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 clearly accessible
to neck and back pain sufferers. (Even dogs were helped by veterinary chiropractic spinal manipulation!) Apple Country Chiropractic presents
gentle spinal manipulation via a well-informed chiropractic treatment
plan.
CHIROPRACTIC CARE AND SPINAL MANIPULATION AND BACK PAIN
MANAGEMENT
Spinal manipulation is a staple treatment at
Apple Country Chiropractic for good reason! A rat study of the
effect of manipulation and mobilization and sham treatment on lessening
neuroinflammation in acute lumbar radiculopathy (leg pain) demonstrated
that manipulation and mobilization did a better
job of relieving pain. Manipulation was a bit faster
in providing relief and halting severe
radiculopathy. (1) Spinal manipulation and mobilization are prominent
treatments at Apple Country Chiropractic for back pain and radiculopathy. We’re
here for you as soon as you bring your back pain and/or leg pain to us!
Apple Country Chiropractic also understands
that our Williamson chiropractic patients are excited
to receive in-office care but not always as motivated to do
their at-home care. They’re not alone! 89% of chiropractic
patients said they made their
appointments. That is the easier part! 82% said their chiropractor’s
recommendations for treatment and at-home care (stretching and exercise) made sense, but only 44% of them actually did 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 manage 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 influenced medically-directed spinal pain care
in older adults. In an analysis
of Medicare claims for 39,278 older adult chiropractic users, less
access to chiropractic care expanded 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 suffering. Apple Country Chiropractic makes itself accessible
to our Williamson spine pain sufferers! Further, 42%
of neck pain patients go on to escalated
treatments like imaging, injection, emergency room, surgery. Neck pain patients
managed with spinal manipulation – 90% of which is done
by chiropractors in the US – were less likely to undergo escalated care. Only 26% of spinal manipulation patients went
on to escalated care whereas 46% of neck pain sufferers who sought
other types of care did. They
were at twice the risk of treatment escalation. (4) Apple Country Chiropractic offers
spinal manipulation. Your Williamson chiropractor is skilled
in delivering safe, gentle, relieving spinal manipulation.
EVEN DOGS BENEFIT FROM CHIROPRACTIC TREATMENT
There are chiropractic colleagues who also are skilled at doing spinal manipulation on animals! Interesting!
Some dog breeds like boxers tend to acquire
spondylosis deformans, a spinal disease noted by disc
degeneration and bone spurs. A study of boxer puppies from 8 weeks old to one year of age compared puppies treated with
veterinary chiropractic each month to same aged boxers not
treated with chiropractic. At a year old, 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 suggests that
veterinary chiropractic treatment may beneficially reduce
the probably of young boxers getting spondylosis. (5)
Our Williamson furry companions benefit with chiropractic
treatment, too!
CONTACT Apple Country Chiropractic
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Tom Menendez on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he
discusses his use of Cox® Technic Flexion Distraction to gently
reduce back pain in
elderly patients.
Schedule your Williamson
chiropractic appointment soon. Keep eating your apples and
visiting your chiropractor to manage your health and ease your
back pain and risk of back pain!