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February 2022 Healthy News from OrthoIllinois Chiropractic You and Your Spine Pain Practitioner Work Together with Manipulation & Exercise

The McHenry spine pain practitioner guides treatment toward back and neck pain relief in an organized, collaborative fashion.
 
YOUR CHIROPRACTIC SPINE PAIN PRACTITIONER: Reduce Pain, Decrease Opioid Prescription Fills, Improve Quality of Life

Chiropractic care is hands-on care appreciated by clients for its non-pharmacologic and non-surgical foundation. In a healthcare system that is organized for the inclusion of non-pharmacologic treatment modalities including chiropractic – the Veteran’s Healthcare Administrationusual medical care plus chiropractic care for patients with low back pain was found beneficial. There was a significant difference in the results of usual medical care versus usual medical care plus chiropractic care in higher quality of life scoring as well as pain-related disability with chiropractic care. (1) In the Medicare system, older beneficiaries with spinal pain who utilized chiropractic care were at significantly lower risk – 56% lower – of filling an opioid prescription. (2) Since 2011, a novel role to deal with spine-related pain, back pain, radiculopathy, etc., was offered, the Primary Spine Practitioner. Integrating such care into the healthcare system is meant to improve effectiveness and value of care because high costs and poor outcomes are common in spine care. (3) Your McHenry chiropractor at OrthoIllinois Chiropractic understands the spine, the conservative care of its pain, and the value of working with other healthcare practitioners to deliver the pain relief we all want for you! Your McHenry chiropractor is your hands-on spine pain practitioner!

Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Robert Borzone  on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he details back pain relieving care with the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management that prompted a patient to decrease her intake of pain medication as she felt less and less pain.

OrthoIllinois Chiropractic presents a new study highlighting the benefit of adding at-home exercise to in-office treatment for neck pain relief.

McHenry CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE MONTH:  ADD AT-HOME EXERCISE

Combining efforts, be it between your healthcare providers or between your at-home care and your in-office treatment, is beneficial. In suffering with and seeking relief of back pain or neck pain, combining treatment at the office with exercise at home is helpful. The recent report of such a combination found that four 20-minute sessions of manual therapy and exercise plus an at-home exercise program was more effective than without manual therapy for neck pain sufferers. The patients’ range of motion got better as did their neck disability and pain intensity. (4) McHenry back pain and neck pain patients find further benefit when they are involved in their care. OrthoIllinois Chiropractic is here for support!

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