What better fun is there on a hot, Groton summer day than to delight in a cool-water water ride or water slide? Most all of us can all relate to that! Some Groton folks will do the sliding and riding, and some will observe. Which is safer? Observing! Water slides and rides may turn from fun to pain if the tailbone gets injured. And it does! A new research study explains that water ride related tailbone pain isn’t reported in the medical literature before, but Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office knows it’s found in this Groton chiropractic practice’s patient group. The tailbone is properly called the coccyx, the lowest section of the spine, and tailbone injury may result in coccygeal instability and pain. (1) Like the rest of the spine, the coccyx has discs and dorsal root ganglia, too. DRG stimulation reduces pain and improves function without any additional problems for patients with chronic coccydynia (coccyx pain). (2) Usual care of coccyx pain is physical therapy and medication treatment. Adding manipulation decreased pain and disability for chronic coccydynia patients (who sometimes have low back pain and leg pain, too) in just three treatments. (3) If Groton summer’s water fun harms you, go to your Groton chiropractor! Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office’s gentle manipulation may soothe the coccyx’s discs and DRGs and lessen your Groton tailbone pain.

The last thing a Groton expectant mother desires experiencing is pain, and the very last thing she wants to do is take a drug or go through medical procedures! Groton chiropractic spinal manipulation with Cox® Technic is described to help relieve pregnancy-related back pain and leg pain. (4) For women who find themselves with lumbopelvic pain during Groton pregnancy, acupuncture reportedly helps. It is safe and beneficial for lessening pain and increasing her quality of life while pregnant. 89% of women in one study stated clinically meaningful symptom reduction. (5) Your Groton chiropractor is here to lessen pregnancy-related Groton back pain and pelvic pain.

Listen in to this PODCAST with Dr. Amelia Pappas on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson about pregnancy-related Groton back pain and pelvic pain and how Cox® Technic helps ease that pain.

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