McHenry Smoking Increases Body Pain Particularly Spine Pain
Smoking. We know it’s bad. Smoking is bad. The body doesn’t like it. Your spine dislikes it! OrthoIllinois Chiropractic loves your spine and offers McHenry chiropractic care for your spine. You like your spine or at least need it! Be good to your spine and keep it healthy! Let OrthoIllinois Chiropractic take care of your spine when it needs some special attention to re-discover its healthy state. The first step toward health for a McHenry smoker suffering with back pain may necessitate a chiropractic treatment plan that incorporates a plan to quit smoking.
WHO SMOKES?
Researchers are inquisitive about issues linked to smoking. In a review of 7547 patients who experienced back surgery, they found that 18% were smokers. The researchers stated that compared to the non-smokers, the smokers were younger, male, nondiabetic, and nonobese. These patients who have coronary artery disease were more apt to be smokers. Smokers who underwent lumbar spine back surgery came to their healthcare provider more with leg pain than back pain and disability. Their employment, insurance/uninsured, and education status were also related to smoking status. Interestingly though, smoking status did not influence the disability status at a year after back surgery. (1) Altering such risk factors work just as well for smokers and nonsmokers luckily. OrthoIllinois Chiropractic would encourage a McHenry smoker who has McHenry back pain establish a plan to stop smoking.
SMOKING’S EFFECTS ON THE BODY
The body knows what’s good for it…and what is not. Smoking isn’t. Examining 2307 smokers and non-smokers, researchers discovered that smoking is most strongly connected to spine pain. Headache, trunk pain and limb pain ensued. Active smoking is linked to pain in every part of the body. The spine and head withstand the brunt of the painful effect though. If a smoker does not like pain, you’ll want to consider stop smoking! (2) OrthoIllinois Chiropractic is with you to support your attempt to stop smoking when you are ready.
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Silke Laub of chiropractic’s contribution to palliative care of a patient with cancer who has neuropathic pain related to chemotherapy. Dr. Michael Johnson of The Back Doctors Podcast highlighted the supportive side of chiropractic care and Cox® Technic for patients with spine related pain.
Schedule your next McHenry chiropractic visit with OrthoIllinois Chiropractic. Smoking is a risk factor for more pain. Smoking is really bothersome to the spine. Being the McHenry back pain specialist, your McHenry chiropractor is here to relieve back pain and help any efforts you decide to try to reduce your back pain.
