Benefits of Pre-Back Surgery Elgin Chiropractic Care and Exercise
Before undergoing back surgery, Elgin back pain sufferers can benefit from pre-back surgery chiropractic care and exercise. Research continues to share the benefit of non-surgical treatment for back pain relief. Connected Chiropractic is the chiropractic care office in Elgin for both!
CHIROPRACTIC SPINAL MANIPULATION BEFORE BACK SURGERY
Self-care is often proposed as first-line treatment for back pain patients. If that doesn’t produce the desired results, adding non-drug therapy for acute low back pain – spinal manipulation – and for chronic or subacute back pain – spinal manipulation, intensive interdisciplinary rehab, exercise, acupuncture, massage, yoga, cognitive behavioral therapy - is recommended by medical physician organizations like the American College of Physicians and American Pain Society. (1) Connected Chiropractic uses a gentle, evidence-based spinal manipulation treatment called Cox® Technic to relieve back pain that may well help Elgin back pain sufferers avoid back surgery and control their back pain more self-sufficiently.
EXERCISE FOR BACK PAIN RELIEF
Back pain sufferers want to help themselves as much as possible. Connected Chiropractic realizes this. Exercise is documented to be useful for non-surgical pain relief for patients with spinal stenosis. (2) The proper form of exercise is important, so we will discuss what is proper for you! Maybe Pilates would be your exercise of choice. A study of chronic musculoskeletal pain patients who tried a Pilates-based exercise program found that the pain patients better functioned and coped with their pain condition more independently and efficiently. They did better at work, took pleasure in hobbies more, were motivated to keep exercising, did more to manage their own pain conditions without outside help. These, in turn, helped them enjoy a healthier lifestyle. (3) These benefits arose without back surgery.
EXERCISE BEFORE BACK SURGERY
Researchers established a trial of exercise for back pain patients scheduled for back surgery. They described the back pain condition to the patients thoroughly. They set up exercise programs for each patient to perform. They discovered that back pain patients who experienced this pre-surgery program of description and exercise benefitted in several ways: The back pain sufferers felt better exercising than being inactive while waiting for surgery. The back pain sufferers’ mental state got better as they exercised. They had time to mull over their treatment and lifestyle options. Even patients who didn’t describe symptom improvement responded well to this program as they felt more confident in being able to do some self-management of their pain. (4) These are all positive outcomes Elgin back pain patients discover in their chiropractic care at Connected Chiropractic. Control not cure is a reasonable goal when coping with back pain.
CONTACT Connected Chiropractic
Listen to this PODCAST by Dr. Keith Bartley on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson about helping a patient find pain relief with the Cox® Technic System of Spine Pain Management as he wanted to avoid back surgery.
Schedule your Elgin chiropractic appointment today. You will find an individualized chiropractic treatment plan that consists of Cox® Technic and exercise you find physically possible may well deliver the Elgin back pain relief you desire without back surgery.
