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August 2022 Healthy News from Connected Chiropractic Effective Treatment of Disc Herniation and Balance Improvement

Often, the Elgin disc herniation treatment at Connected Chiropractic effectively relieves back pain for those with disc herniation. (Veterinarians treat dachshunds’ discs conservatively, too!)
 

NON-SURGICAL DISC HERNIATION RELIEF

Back pain sufferers with disc herniations describe benefit from non-surgical treatment. One study of Medicare patients with chronic low back pain related higher quality of life scores and greater satisfaction with their spinal manipulative therapy care than those treated with prescription drug therapy. (1) Low back pain sufferers in a randomized control trial who were treated with chiropractic (Cox® Technic) flexion distraction management for their low back pain experienced significantly greater pain relief than those who underwent physical therapy’s active trunk exercise protocol. The back pain sufferers who also experienced radiculopathy - spine-related extremity leg pain - were significantly better being treated with flexion distraction decompression manipulation. (2) Humans - and dachshunds - can be so lucky with the proper care! An interesting side-story that came up while doing research for this article: 34 of 40 long-spined dachshunds with T3-L3 myelopathy supposedly linked to disc herniation responded well to non-surgical treatment, particularly those who began care with motor function undamaged. They had low recurrence rates at 1 year (5%) and 2 years (11%), too. (3) Conservative care for spine pain, disc herniation, back pain, and leg pain is successful for many! 

 
Connected Chiropractic uses spinal manipulation among other services to improve balance in older patients at risk of falling and those with spinal stenosis. 
 

Elgin CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE MONTH:

Keep Your Balance: Stenosis, Fall Risk, Manipulation

In older people, a higher risk of fracture over the following year was associated with a recent fall within the past 4 months. (4) Risk of a recurrent fall for men and women or an injury from a fall in women was higher in those with severe low back pain or extremity leg pain. (5) Suggested physical, psychological, and environmental objectives in managing fall-risk in the elderly involved improved muscle function, lowered fear of falling, and improved balance. (6) With balance improvement in mind, a recent study tested a treatment protocol incorporating (Cox® Technic) flexion distraction spinal manipulation for older persons with lumbar spinal stenosis. Balance test outcomes got better. Subjective score outcomes were statistically and clinically meaningful. (7) Elgin balance is so crucial. Together, Connected Chiropractic and you can work to improve yours and/or that of a loved one.

Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Nate McKee on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he shares his care using the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management for a patient with spinal stenosis, back pain, and balance issues.

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