Touch is Part of Connected Chiropractics Relieving Back Pain Care
For all the news of artificial intelligence and the future of robots and computers in our lives, the benefit of human touch cannot be supplanted. Chiropractic is a hands-on profession. Connected Chiropractic delivers hands-on Elgin chiropractic care. Chiropractic has an extensive history of effective manual manipulation and treatment for back pain, neck pain and related extremity pain. Touch can’t be ignored in its influence on healing and is not ignored by your Elgin chiropractor as your pain-relieving treatment plan is established starting with the first day’s exam and extending through the whole treatment process.
TOUCH IN THE DOCTOR PATIENT REALM
Touch in the relationship between doctor and patient is fundamental. A new study shares that touch can produce neuromodulatory effects to reduce pain and reduce}decrease patient anxiety about the pain. Researchers stated that the effect of touch starts with the confident handshake and extends through the physical examination, particularly when the examining physician touches the area the patient says is painful. This lets the patient know that the doctor understands the patient’s pain. Touch also influences treatment for manual and manipulative treating physicians. (1) The impact of touch cannot be denied. Your Elgin chiropractor at Connected Chiropractic recognizes that this is true and witnesses its effect daily and is pleased to see its importance discussed in the medical literature for manual therapy’s beneficial role in the health care system for conditions like Elgin back pain, neck pain, arm pain, and sciatic leg pain.
EFFECT OF TOUCH
A researcher commented on an influential study’s outcomes about the effect of spinal manipulation and exercise for back pain relief: “the data are compatible with a non-specific effect caused by touch.” (2) Human touch has an effect that science tries to quantify. Until then, chiropractic physicians like your Elgin chiropractor will embrace the effect of touch as they deliver spinal manipulation with their hands.
Elgin CHIROPRACTIC TOUCH
Chiropractors depend on their sense of touch in providing the proper forces to the spine, forces that provide pain relief for the back pain and neck pain patient. It takes experience to really refine the appropriate force application. Today, though, technology may help with this as force-feedback systems are assisting doctors acquire that key experience. With the chiropractic technique system used at Connected Chiropractic, research has reported just what those proper, pain-relieving forces are. (3,4) Force-measuring equipment has been created and integrated into teaching and daily-use chiropractic tables. (As an extra, in doing the research study to test forces with patients, no serious adverse effects were documented. “First, do no harm.”) (5,6) The Cox® Technic flexion distraction procedures used at Connected Chiropractic are documented, gentle, and effective for relieving pain and decreasing intradiscal pressures (7,8). That is a chiropractic treatment outcome arrangement our Elgin chiropractic patients want.
CONTACT Connected Chiropractic
Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. James Cox on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he explained how Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management and chiropractic treatment may influence via senses like touch.
Set your next Elgin chiropractic visit today. Connected Chiropractic is committed to hands-on treatment for pain relief. No computer or AI system will substitute for your Elgin chiropractor’s hands! See you soon!
