Fort Wayne Chiropractic Spinal Manipulation and Exercise Relieve Pain
If you have back pain, you want a quick fix. One treatment. Someone else to cure it. Done. Like most things in life, it’s not that easy. Each of us has to participate in our lives and our recoveries. Your Fort Wayne chiropractor has a partnering chiropractic treatment plan that can lead to back pain and/or neck pain relief. Are you ready?
LOW BACK PAIN CHIROPRACTIC CARE: NON-INVASIVE, PAIN RELIEVING
First of all, Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc admits that there are many options available. In an attempt to figure out what treatment works in managing acute and chronic low back pain, researchers reviewed randomized control trials, systematic reviews and well-written clinical guidelines in an attempt to sort through all the options: general behavior, pharmacological therapy, psychological therapy, specfic exercise, active rehab and education, manual therapy, physical modalities, and invasive procedures. There are lots of approaches! In the end, manual therapy, spinal manipulation, and massage for acute and chronic low back pain were strongly to marginally recommended, receiving scores of A to C. Further, spinal manipulation was reinforced by three high-quality trials, one systemic review (SR), in addition to two clinical guidelines for acute low back pain. For chronic LBP, four higher quality trials, two SRs, as well as four clinical guidelines found evidence to support pain improvement with spinal manipulation. Additionally, three moderate quality trials corroborated pain improvement with chiropractic approaches for treating chronic LBP. Among many other discoveries, this one particularly stood out though: Of the many clinical trials with a variety of invasive treatments, there was insufficient evidence for surgery as a treatment of chronic low back pain. (1) There are times that back surgery is appropriate, and your chiropractor knows this and works collaboratively with spinal surgeons. For many, Fort Wayne chiropractic care at Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc provides non-invasive care of acute and chronic low back pain. A great place to start!
Fort Wayne BACK PAIN: SMT + EXERCISE
A combined effort for back pain relief works. 241 low back pain patients were randomized to three combos of care: spinal manipulation (SMT) twice weekly for 3 weeks with multifidus activating exercise or spinal mobilizing exercise or more SMT sessions. Significant differences were noted for those patients in the SMT plus multifidus activating exercise group. Low back pain and its management is multi-factorial. This one study was able to show positive effects with SMT plus multifidus strengthening exercises. (2) We will talk about at-home exercise to boost your relief.
Fort Wayne NECK PAIN: SMT + EXERCISE
What about neck pain? A combined approach works with it too. Regarding neck pain and upper cervical rotation restriction, patients who received manual therapy and did cervical exercises at home showed significantly better outcomes in disability, pain, and function. Four 20-minute manual therapy sessions plus exercise and an at-home exercise routine demonstrated superior to just exercise and a home-exercise program. Neck disability indices, flexion-rotation tests, pain intensities, and more improved. (3) So do your exercises we recommend! They really do help. Layering treatment with personal care works.
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Umar Ellahie on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he discusses treatment of cervical spine and arm pain relief with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management that includes SMT and exercise.
Schedule your Fort Wayne chiropractic appointment with Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc today. Are you ready for back and neck pain relief? We will do our part. You do yours, and relief may be yours!
