Back Pain Imaging and Exercise
Spinal imaging reveals much about a Fernandina Beach back pain and leg pain sufferers’ condition. Imaging must be carefully considered, of course, for what it shows in addition to the way various imaging methods contrast with others. Amelia Chiropractic Clinic appreciates all the input you can bring with you, the Fernandina Beach back pain patient, as well as your imaging and exam findings to personalize your Fernandina Beach chiropractic treatment plan for pain relief.
DISC HERNIATION AND Fernandina Beach BACK PAIN
Disc herniation and leg and/or back pain seem to come together, too, but so much more may be incorporated: disc degeneration, annulus fibrosus rupture, irritation and compression of nerve roots and cauda equina from the herniation itself. A newer study traced the effects of exercise on a disc herniation’s neuromechanical compression, its inflammatory chemical stimulation, and its autoimmune response. (1) Imaging shows pretty pictures of the disc herniation…that Amelia Chiropractic Clinic associates with your symptoms!
BACK PAIN AND IMAGING
Back pain and imaging seem to go together. When someone experiences back pain, xrays, CTs, and MRIs come to mind. Just what do these show? A study compared images of symptomatic patients to asymptomatic persons. MR imaging of those with back pain showed that a variety of measurements were different: anteroposterior diameter measures of the vertebral canal varied, transverse diameter was lesser, and thecal sac area was smaller. (2) Caution is necessary to compare neuroforaminal measurements from CT scans and plain film as a study found that in patients who didn’t have back pain plain film measurements were bigger compared to those on CT. (3) Another imaging finding your Fernandina Beach chiropractor is quite aware of is termed Modic change. It’s another imaging finding that is quite revealing in that Modic change (mainly type II) is associated with abdominal aortic calcification by way of a lower blood supply or even poorer systemic vascularization owing to atherosclerotic disease. (4) It’s another insight we can utilize to determine what is going on in your spine. Finally, a spinal imaging finding that is quite usual in back pain patients is fatty infiltration of the paraspinal muscles, more so in patients with degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis. (5) We look for that on MRI images though it’s hard to not see! Another good reason to start a good spinal exercise program!
EXERCISE & SPINE PAIN RELIEF
Exercise may be quite valuable in managing the lumbar disc herniation which is why Amelia Chiropractic Clinic includes some simple lumbar spine exercises to begin on day one. We inspire our back pain patients to keep doing these simple exercises and are happy to back anyone who wants to do more...after we talk!
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Lee Hazen on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he illustrates a case of degenerative spondylolisthesis that responded well to treatment with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Make your Fernandina Beach chiropractic appointment today to visit us! Whether you have spinal imaging currently or need it, your Fernandina Beach chiropractor can assist in making sense of its relevance to your journey to back pain relief.
