Back pain patients visit Amelia Chiropractic Clinic with
all sorts of different issues. Some walk better than
others. Some have better muscles than others. Some are more prone
to depression than others. Your Fernandina Beach
chiropractor understands
this and meets each back pain patient where s/he is and assesses
each patient to discover the difference(s) that make all the
difference when putting together a relieving
chiropractic treatment plan. Assessments like the 6-minute walk
test that measures the distance walked in 6 minutes and
the TUG (‘time up to go’ from a seated position) test can be quite educational
about cardiovascular and musculoskeletal health in degenerative lumbar spine patients. Both may
be influenced by
back pain.
(1) Back muscles that turn weak and fatty (like the multifidus muscle tends to do) signify
issues with inflammatory and regeneration processes. (Back surgeons don’t
like this as a poorer surgical outcome is likely.)
(2) Chiropractors get this and encourage
gentle
exercise for these back muscles as part of the treatment plan
to avert recurrent back pain that some lumbar
disc degeneration sufferers experience.
A recent
study explained that those who tend to get
recurrent back pain were found to move in a different way,
more causiously, likely to avoid pain. Recurrent
back pain patients also experienced higher levels of
anxiety, depression, and disability along with a lower
quality of life. (3) Your Fernandina Beach chiropractor embraces
all back pain sufferers with all their peculiarities. Your
chiropractor teams up with with each one throughout
the current back pain event and beyond to control the back pain (physical, mental, and emotional features),
so it doesn’t control them.
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Nike Taylor on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson on how she helps a chronic back pain patient in the middle of a
recurrent episode of back pain via the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain
Management to find relief and a sense of control over back
pain to minimize recurrent back pain episodes as much as possible.
Fernandina Beach CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE MONTH:
SNIFFING SCENTS TO LESSEN PAIN!
An interesting study of chronic low back
pain patients found that odor-training helped reduce
their pain thresholds. Regular exposure (every 2 hours in the study) to scents like rose, vanilla, peach and chocolate –
olfactory training! - helped reduce pain. The researchers hinted
that it may help ease pain chronification and quite possibly
control general pain via desensitization. (4) What an enjoyable
addition this could be to the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain
Management! You may want to try smelling some pleasurable
scents yourself!
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Thank you for choosing Amelia Chiropractic Clinic for your spine issues. We look forward to seeing you at your next visit! Schedule it now!