OrthoIllinois Chiropractics Healthy News for March 2017
In a new report, researchers share treatment outcomes of patients who have implanted spinal stimulators for pain management after back surgery. Patients with these devices have “failed back surgery syndrome” with continued back pain post surgically. After being treated with chiropractic spinal manipulation or mobilization, patients with these stimulators reported no adverse side effects. (1) The first rule of being a physician is “Do no harm”. Spinal manipulation and mobilization meet that rule in this study’s findings. OrthoIllinois Chiropractic offers McHenry chiropractic care that does not harm. Schedule a visit today!
Chronic Neck Pain Patients Walk More Stiffly
Patients with chronic neck pain have a shorter stride and less thoracic spinal rotation when walking. Walking like this will affect the spine well into the future. (2) What to do? OrthoIllinois Chiropractic’s recommendation: Don’t let neck pain turn chronic. Get McHenry chiropractic care relief sooner than later, and walk less stiffly.
Post-Back Surgery or Not, Exercise 150 minutes a Week!
National guidelines recommend that we all get 150 minutes of exercise weekly. Only 52% of us McHenry non-back pain folks do this! Sadly, even fewer - just 26% - post-back surgery patients do this. It is shown that 150 minutes keeps post-surgical back pain patients moving and away from another surgery. They also have less back pain after surgery. (3) Physical exercise is so effective. Our McHenry chiropractic practice urges all of our McHenry chiropractic patients to do something every day like take a little walk.
Pain Medications for Back and Leg Pain – Not Effective Over Placebo
A meta-analysis, the highest form of research reporting, reports that NSAIDSdespite their being. one of the most frequently prescribed drugs for sciatic leg pain offer similar pain relief and overall improvement to placebo with a higher risk of adverse side-effects. (4) NSAIDs are reported as effective for spine pain in a different study, but the difference is not clinically relevant between NSAIDs and placebo. It further states that there are no simple analgesics that give clinically important relief over placebo. (5) Well, OrthoIllinois Chiropractic is here to help with McHenry chiropractic non-drug pain-relieving care! Contact OrthoIllinois Chiropractic today for an appointment.
It may be the month of luck and green-leafed clovers, but luck is also being prepared for the opportunity/issue/problem before us. When it comes to back pain, neck pain, arm pain and leg pain, OrthoIllinois Chiropractic is. Our McHenry chiropractic care practice is pleased to share these new advances and findings with our McHenry chiropractic friends and family!
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