Spinal imaging shows us much about a
Groton back pain and leg pain sufferers’ condition. Imaging must be
reviewed carefully, of course, for what it shows as well as the way various imaging methods compare to others. Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office welcomes all the
input you can bring with you, the Groton back pain
patient, as well as your imaging and examination testing findings to individualize
your Groton chiropractic treatment plan for pain relief.
DISC HERNIATION AND Groton BACK PAIN
Disc herniation and leg and/or back pain tend to
come together, too, but so much more may be involved:
disc degeneration, annulus
fibrosus rupture, irritation and compression of
nerve roots and cauda equina from the herniation itself. A newer
study tracked the effects of exercise on a disc herniation’s
neuromechanical compression, its inflammatory chemical stimulation, and its
autoimmune response. (1) Imaging demonstrates nice
pictures of the disc herniation…that Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office associates
with your symptomatology!
BACK PAIN AND IMAGING
Back pain and imaging seem to go together. When
someone experiences back pain, xrays, MRIs, and CTs
come to mind. Just what do these show? A study compared
images of symptomatic patients to asymptomatic persons. MR
imaging of those with back pain showed that various
measurements were different: anteroposterior diameter dimensions
of the vertebral canal varied, transverse diameter was lesser,
and thecal sac area was less. (2) Caution is necessary to
compare neuroforaminal measurements from CT scans
and plain film as a study found that in patients without
back pain plain film measurements were larger compared to those on
CT. (3) Another imaging finding your Groton chiropractor is quite
aware of is called Modic change. It’s another imaging finding that
is very revealing in that Modic change (mainly type II) is linked
with abdominal aortic calcification by way of a lower blood supply or
even poorer systemic vascularization owing to
atherosclerotic disease. (4) It’s another insight we can utilize to
determine what’s going on in your spine. Finally, a spinal
imaging finding that is quite common in back pain patients is fatty
infiltration of the paraspinal muscles, more so in patients with degenerative lumbar
spondylolisthesis. (5) We check the MRI images for that though it’s hard to miss! Another good reason to begin
a good spinal exercise program!
EXERCISE & SPINE PAIN RELIEF
Exercise may be quite helpful in dealing
with the lumbar disc herniation which is why Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office incorporates
some simple lumbar spine exercises to begin on day one. We inspire
our back pain patients to keep doing these simple
exercises and are happy to back anyone who wants to do more...after we talk!
CONTACT Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Lee Hazen on The Back Doctors Podcast with
Dr. Michael Johnson as he illustrates a case of
degenerative spondylolisthesis that responded well to treatment
with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Schedule your Groton chiropractic
appointment soon to visit us! Whether you have spinal
imaging currently or need it, your Groton chiropractor
can help make sense of its relevance in
your path to back pain relief.