Role of Heat and Electrical Stimulation in Elgin Back Pain Treatment

What seems more comforting – heat or ice? Bet you said ‘heat’! Connected Chiropractic gets it. Heat is comfortable and comforting to many Elgin back pain sufferers. Cold is great therapy and suggested in early treatment phases, but heat has a role in healing. When paired - heat and electrical stimulation - pain cannot refuse. Heat and electrical stimulation calm and ease pain. Connected Chiropractic advises that Elgin back pain and neck pain patients use heat, ice and electrical stimulation as appropriate for pain relief.

BENEFIT OF HEAT FOR PAIN RELIEF

Heat decreases the perception of pain for many. Heat and cold top the listing of things that low back pain patients believe decreased their pain most followed by medication, rest, exercise, speaking with a health professional, stretching, not doing aggravating activities, and psychological changes. (1) Doctors look for ways to elicit “offset analgesia,” a disproportionally large decrease in pain as a result of a slight decrease in stimulation intensity. Heat is a familiar and documented manner to do this. Electrical stimulation is another. Perceived or actual, the pain reduction is positive for a back pain sufferer. (2) If something reduces pain for a Elgin back pain patient, Connected Chiropractic will consider its use.

BENEFIT OF HEAT AND ELECTRICAL STIMULATION FOR BACK PAIN RELIEF

Heat feels good. Electrical stimulation feels good. Back pain and neck pain patients seek feeling “good” when they hurt. For nonspecific low back pain sufferers, it is a significant cause of disability, larger than any other health condition globally. Doctors and researchers are always looking for a better way manage it. One group of researchers hypothesized that electrical muscle stimulation and heat would provide better pain relief and improve patients’ subjective view of pain. And their experimental trial proved them correct! They found a statistically significant reduction in pain after 18 treatments. The relief was even recorded at 3 months’ follow up. Patients’ mood as well as muscle strength and endurance also got better. (3) Connected Chiropractic guides Elgin back pain and neck pain sufferers to pain relief with all sorts of modalities. Whatever it takes! The heat and stimulation combination improve each other’s benefit.

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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. David Homer on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson. For some conditions like spasmodic torticollis, heat can be particularly comforting and pain relieving. The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management integrates heat, too, in in-office chiropractic care and at- home care.

Schedule your Elgin chiropractic appointment today! Connected Chiropractic is all about nonsurgical and nonpharmacological Elgin pain relief. If heat is soothing and relieving to a Elgin back pain sufferer, Connected Chiropractic is ready to use it!