Chiropractic Care for McHenry Back Pain Advised by Harvard

December 17, 2017

As the saying goes: “When Harvard talks, people listen.” Ok, that is an adaptation of the saying, but Harvard’s reputation does get people’s attention. In the November 2017 edition of the Harvard Health Letter, a central article titled “Where to turn for low back pain relief. In most cases, a primary care doctor or chiropractor can help you resolve the problem.” presents back pain and whom back pain sufferers should seek for help. The Harvard recommendation is a chiropractor (like your McHenry chiropractor at OrthoIllinois Chiropractic or primary care doctor. Dr. Matthew Kowalski, a chiropractor on staff at Harvard’s Osher Clinical Center for Integrative Medicine at the Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women’s Hospital, points out that 35% to 42% of back pain sufferers seek care from a chiropractor for their first episode of back pain. (1) OrthoIllinois Chiropractic agrees that many of the McHenry back pain sufferers seeking McHenry chiropractic care do so with a first episode of McHenry back pain.

CONTROL OF BACK PAIN

That first episode of McHenry back pain care is important as to how the first McHenry back pain episode goes as well as how future back pain incidents may be controlled. The objective, certainly, would be to block all future McHenry back pain episodes, but that may not always be realistic. And that is ok, too. There is control. Control of body motions like bending, lifting and twisting. Control of body muscle like exercising what there is (or isn’t of muscle!) to make it strong and flexible. Control of diet to decrease inflammatory consumption and boost the consumption of joint supporting nutrients. Control is key. OrthoIllinois Chiropractic designs a well-rounded McHenry treatment plan that embraces these control factors once the current pain eases as Harvard’s newsletter points out, chiropractors like your McHenry chiropractor uses hands-on spinal manipulation (particularly Cox Technic at OrthoIllinois Chiropractic) and exercise, diet and stretching programs to alleviate back pain. It’s a whole-body approach!

CHIROPRACTIC MANAGEMENT OF CARE OPTIONS

The chiropractor as the first episode consultant recognizes back pain and the options appropriate to help. As Harvard’s Dr. Kowalski clarifies, the well-trained chiropractor (and your McHenry chiropractor at OrthoIllinois Chiropractic is!) will direct your case. If the back pain sufferer should require a different form of care, the chiropractor will arrange that care and appointment should that be with a neurologist, physiatrist, physical therapist, pain management doctor, or spinal surgeon. Chiropractors cooperate with all these of healthcare specialists. For back sprains/strains and herniated discs, Harvard’s health newsletter exclaims that “a visit to your primary care physician or chiropractor may be all it takes to feel better.”

A PATIENT’S STORY

With that recommendation, listen in to this PODCAST about a patient whose care involved medical and chiropractic physicians with tests, medications, and even a surgical consultation arranged by the medical doctors as well as chiropractic spinal manipulation (Cox Technic) to the patient’s benefit and back pain relief assisting his effort to avoid back surgery. Your McHenry chiropractor is your McHenry back pain specialist.

CONTACT OrthoIllinois Chiropractic TODAY

Schedule a McHenry chiropractic visit for yourself or a loved one when back pain is a problem. OrthoIllinois Chiropractic like many McHenry back pain sufferers listens when Harvard talks and agrees with Harvard on a way to relieve back pain – see your McHenry chiropractor!

McHenry chiropractic for back pain relief urged by Harvard

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