March 2019 Healthy News: McHenry Chiropractic Care Helps Motor Strength Come Back

McHenry chiropractic helps return motor strength loss due to a disc herniation and sciatica return over time.

GIVE IT TIME…AND McHenry CHIROPRACTIC!

Leg pain (lumbosacral radiculopathy or sciatica) and loss of motor strength obviously bother McHenry back pain patients. “When will it come back?” is a standard question. Keep in mind that research finds that treatment results are quite similar for surgical and non-surgical care of disc herniation patients with sciatic radiculopathy. (1) One classic study related that loss of motor strength because of sciatic nerve damage returned over 3 years with 10% in 6 months, 30% at 1 year, 50% at 2 years and 75% at 3 years. (2) A brand-new article agrees: Improvement happens over time regardless of treatment (surgery or non-surgery). Most patients in this latest study did not choose surgery. Nearly all of them regained full strength at 1 year with it characteristically occurring in the first 3 months while on-going recovery lasted a year. (3) OrthoIllinois Chiropractic says “Do not hold back!” Ask OrthoIllinois Chiropractic the concerning questions. We’ll present the research-documented facts for you to consider.

Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Howard Rosenberg on The Back Doctor’s Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson about helping an athletic, healthy patient who found himself foot drop and decreased muscle strength as a result of a disc herniation with leg pain sciatica/radiculopathy. His chiropractic care utilizing the Cox® Technic System helped him resume walking and playing tennis!

OrthoIllinois Chiropractic sees benefit in recommending back belts to back pain sufferers.

McHenry CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE MONTH: Back Belts Help

McHenry back pain patients fear moving, concerned that they may cause pain. Back belts and braces decrease pain and fear of pain and allow a return to usual activities of life. (4) For back pain patients who suffer with spinal stenosis, back belts improved walking distance. (5) And for acute compression fractures, a back brace is typically used. A soft brace was equally effective as a rigid brace to prevent spinal deformity, enhance quality of life, and lessen back pain. (6) Back belts aren’t needed forever, but for temporary and for certain conditions, they help!

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