Where is chiropractic medicine in your life, in the lives of other Groton folks? Let
us start with where it is in others’ lives for spine care, back pain relief, and neck pain relief at
Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office
SPINAL MANIPULATION IS RECOMMENDED
Chiropractic spinal manipulation is recommended for at least
12 weeks before referral for spine surgery for lumbar disc herniation. (1) The
American Medical Association, the American Pain Society, the American College
of Physicians and Harvard Medical School all state spinal manipulation and
chiropractic are first line care for low back pain. (2) Did you know that? Not likely because it requires numerous years for such up-to-date,
proven models to filter to common
knowledge. There are even people who (not our
Groton chiropractic clients!) think chiropractors
are quacks when actually chiropractors are
non-surgical back spine specialists. Your Groton chiropractor at Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office certainly
is the Groton back pain specialist!
Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office invites back pain, neck pain
and spine pain patients to our Groton chiropractic practice,
particularly the more difficult cases! For
example, patients who experience recurrent lumbar
disc herniation reportedly respond to non-surgical care and escape
the need for reoperation. (3) Reports state
that from 9 to 33% of people get spinal manipulation for pain and
disability and 98% of those
people see chiropractors. (4)
DEMAND FOR CHIROPRACTIC GROWS
The call for chiropractic spine care is increasing.
A majority of neurosurgeons think
that a minimum duration of 8 to 12 weeks of radicular arm
pain is the optimal timing before performing surgery for cervical
spine disc herniation. (5) What does such a Groton neck
pain patient do? Chiropractic care at Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office is a
possibility for pain relief. Another
such study found that no conclusion is drawn
as to whether surgical or nonsurgical treatment is superior for
individuals with lumbar spine degeneration of discs triggering
the condition termed stenosis. Further, a high rate of
adverse effects is reported in three of five surgical groups while
no side effects were described for any of the conservative
treatment options. (6)
SECOND OPINION IS VALUABLE
A second opinion before spine surgery is a good
idea. A study of 137 patients recommended to have lumbar spine
fusion at one institution found on second opinion at a multidisciplinary clinic
that 58% did not require surgery but rather non-surgical treatment.
Of those found to require surgery, the type of surgery was changed in
28% of the patients. (7) Chiropractic spinal manipulation as used at
Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office has considerable success in relieving
low back and neck pain and leg and arm pain. Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office utilizes
a spinal manipulation technique known as Cox Technic Flexion Distraction Decompression
which incorporates placing the spine under distraction to
decompress nerves allowing normal spine motion to return. An
example is a paper reporting flexion–distraction spinal
manipulation used to relieve an L4-L5 disk extrusion causing L5 nerve root
radiculopathy in a 40 year old naval officer. (8)
MIND-BODY PRACTITIONERS (INCLUDING CHIROPRACTORS) HELP
A study of 674 emergency room adult visits showed
that 500 (74.2%) patients had used at least
one mind body practitioner (MBP), defined as a chiropractor, acupuncturist,
yoga, or meditation practitioner. People seeking such care were quite a bit younger and more probable
to have private health insurance. 33% saw a chiropractor. Users were much more likely
to believe that MBP inhibited illness, treated illness, and was
safe, more successful than prescription medicines, supportive
of prescription medications, and more holistic. (9)
CONTACT Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office
Listen to one of these PODCASTS about how
Cox Technic spinal manipulation helps back
pain patients after back surgery (and even multiple back surgeries), patients
who have struggled with back pain for a long time,
and patients
with low back and leg pain (sciatica).
Schedule a Groton chiropractic appointment with
Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office as you come to realize that
chiropractors - like your Groton chiropractor, a true
Groton back pain specialist – are recommended for
the non-surgical treatment of Groton spine pain and disability.
Medicine now recommends spinal manipulation, chiropractic’s forte,
as first line treatment for spine pain.