OrthoIllinois Chiropractic Knows Anatomy Well, Knows Your Spine Well
Your McHenry chiropractor knows
your spine! OrthoIllinois Chiropractic knows anatomy. Back in
chiropractic school, your chiropractor learned much
about anatomy of the spine and applies that knowledge daily. Knowledge of the spine’s anatomy is continually
at the forefront of your chiropractor’s mind as you and each spine pain, neck
pain, back pain patient walks through the door!
It’s so exciting! (Are you not you delighted
someone finds it exciting?)
LEARNING ANATOMY IN SCHOOL
When we were in school, we were
all guilty of learning just to pass a test. Going
to professional school, such learning is more important
than ever since it will affect everyday work. (How much
do you remember from your high school or college days?) An
international survey of chiropractors and anatomists described
that chiropractors thought that a higher level of anatomy instruction
during chiropractic education was beneficial
for clinical practice, permitting better understanding,
application, and analysis of anatomical material to justify
a clinical decision in their daily clinical practice. (1) An Australian report
of chiropractors compared their knowledge of anatomy to that of chiropractic
students. The chiropractic practitioners reported
that they knew their anatomy and demonstrated it in a test
showing their knowledge. This was contrasted
to the equivalent in their chiropractic student counterparts. The
chiropractors demonstrated that they retained their
knowledge of anatomy - and knew they did! – breaking the hypothesis
that practicing chiropractors may not keep
it after a period of time. Knowledge of anatomy is utilized
daily in chiropractic practice, and chiropractors know
their anatomy. (2) Your McHenry chiropractor does! We’ll be happy to talk about it!
SPINAL ANATOMY KNOWLEDGE PUT TO USE IN CHIROPRACTIC CLINICAL
PRACTICE
Performing spinal manipulation every
day applies knowledge of the spine’s anatomy every day.
The most common reasons people said they
sought chiropractic care were low back pain (49.7%), neck pain (22.5%), and
extremity issues (10.0%). The typical treatment they received
were spinal manipulation (79.3%), soft tissue therapy (35.1%), and formal
patient education (31.3%). (3) Spinal conditions get plenty of attention from chiropractic patients and their
chiropractors, of course! But positive side effects of
chiropractic care emerge in the medical literature as well
like potential cardiovascular benefit. In a placebo-controlled, assessor-blinded,
randomized trial, researchers reported on the immediate effects
of upper thoracic spine manual therapy on cardiovascular autonomic control of patients with musculoskeletal pain (ie, back pain, spine pain,
neck pain, etc.). The researchers explained that musculoskeletal
pain increased the risk of cardiovascular events. (4) Come experience
these benefits of chiropractic treatment based on spinal anatomy knowledge.
CONTACT OrthoIllinois Chiropractic
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Kurt Olding on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he shares the case
of thoracic spine treatment in this case for pain relief of a
disc herniation using the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain
Management.
Schedule
your McHenry appointment with OrthoIllinois Chiropractic. Knowledge of
the spine’s anatomy is put to good use to ease
spine, back, neck, and musculoskeletal pain. We’re excited to
share our knowledge of anatomy and spinal care with you!
