Benefits of Pre-Back Surgery Groton Chiropractic Care and Exercise
Before undergoing back surgery, Groton back pain sufferers will do well to undergo chiropractic care and exercise. Research keeps documenting the benefit of non-surgical treatment for back pain relief. InGroton Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office is the chiropractic care clinic for both!
CHIROPRACTIC SPINAL MANIPULATION BEFORE BACK SURGERY
Self-care is often proposed as initial 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 groups like the American College of Physicians and American Pain Society. (1) Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office delivers a gentle, evidence-based spinal manipulation treatment known as Cox® Technic for relief of back pain that may well assist Groton back pain sufferers refrain from 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. Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office knows this. Exercise is documented to be beneficial for non-surgical pain relief for patients with spinal stenosis. (2) The proper type of exercise is important, so we’ll talk about what is suitable for you! Maybe Pilates would be your “thing”. A study of chronic musculoskeletal pain patients who undertook a Pilates-based exercise program revealed that the pain patients better functioned and managed their pain condition more independently and efficiently. They performed better at work, enjoyed hobbies more, were inspired to keep exercising, did more to manage their own pain conditions without outside help. These, in turn, helped them discover a healthier way of life. (3) These benefits resulted without back surgery.
EXERCISE BEFORE BACK SURGERY
Researchers established a trial of exercise for back pain patients headed to back surgery. They described the back pain condition to the patients thoroughly. They established exercise programs for each patient to perform. They found that back pain patients who underwent this pre-surgery program of explanation and exercise benefitted in several ways: The back pain sufferers felt better exercising than being inactive while waiting for surgery. The back pain sufferers’ frame of mind improved as they exercised. They had time to contemplate their treatment and lifestyle options. Even patients who did not 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 beneficial outcomes Groton back pain patients find in their chiropractic care at Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office. Control not cure is a reasonable objective when dealing with back pain.
CONTACT Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office
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 Groton chiropractic appointment today. You will find an individualized chiropractic treatment plan that consists of Cox® Technic and exercise you find doable may well deliver the Groton back pain relief you desire without back surgery.
