Results. Pain Relief. That is what our McHenry
back pain and neck pain patients want from our
McHenry chiropractic care. OrthoIllinois Chiropractic realizes
this and delivers this with reasonable expectations lining up with what our spine pain patients want. Relief
is possible. We’ll talk about how, how
much, and when.
PATIENT INPUT REGARDING WHAT RELIEF MEANS
OrthoIllinois Chiropractic always puts our back pain and
neck pain patients at the core of care. We listen
to what our McHenry chiropractic patients want to do that they can’t
do now. It is sensible to place such
a goal/goals at the center of care! A review of 12 studies regarding
the non-surgical care of chronic low back pain explains
that patient-led goal setting is important alone as part of the treatment plan in attaining
desired back pain relief. (1) This is welcome news to the
millions of annual chronic low back pain sufferers. They can boost the chances of their own relief! That is why we ask
our McHenry back pain and neck pain sufferers what they want to do
that they miss doing now. The one thing - or several
things – our patients want to do motivate all of us1!
SURGICAL OR NON-SURGICAL
OrthoIllinois Chiropractic intentionally wants to establish
realistic expectations that motivate us all. Many McHenry
back pain sufferers wonder if surgery is
better/quicker than non-surgical, chiropractic spinal manipulative care. A recent article proposes a few ideas
on surgery for lumbar disc herniation due to pre- and post-surgery considerations:
(A) evidence that immune/auto-immunity may be a factor in
spontaneous resolution of a lumbar disc herniation, (B) documented
long-term complications of lumbar spine fusion (adjacent segment disease, implant
failure, etc.), (C) systemic and local reactions to metal instrumentation, (D) ambiguous
parameters as to when and for what conditions spinal implant
removal may be warranted, and (E) postoperative lumbar spinal
stiffness. (2) With these concerns in mind, let’s look
at another report that focuses on the immediate beneficial
effects of spinal mobilization for low back pain sufferers: reduced
muscle stiffness, elasticity, and tone. Admittedly,
baseline stiffness, BMI, waist circumference and sex may have something
to do with the outcomes. (3) At OrthoIllinois Chiropractic, our Cox® Technic
System of Spinal Pain Management is documented to be beneficial for
a range of patient conditions.
HOW CHIROPRACTIC CAN HELP WITH RELIEF…AND IN WHAT TIMEFRAME
McHenry chiropractic care of back and neck pain cares
for a multitude of spinal conditions in patients
of all sizes and shapes. Published studies about Cox® Technic have shown
how spinal stiffness may play a role in positive outcomes. Spinal
manipulation via Cox® Technic may be applied in the gentlest manner
in several doctor-controlled situations that are comfortable
for the patient. Exercise and nutrition round out the
treatment plan. (For wine lovers, new nutritional research stated
the benefits of reservatrol and its anti-oxidant effects in reducing
the progression of intervertebral disc degeneration at the mitochondrial cell
level by getting rid of reactive oxygen species! (4)) OrthoIllinois Chiropractic
has a way to help our patients get what they want:
results.
CONTACT OrthoIllinois Chiropractic
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Robert Patterson on The Back Doctors Podcast with
Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes the realistic expectations
regarding the treatment outcomes of The Cox® Technic System of
Spinal Pain Management.
Schedule your McHenry chiropractic
appointment soon. We’re anxious to
hear what you want to do, what you miss doing, and what you expect from
chiropractic care so that we may meet those goals together realistically. Set
up your visit soon!