Healthy News from Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office for March 2017
In a new report, authors report on treatment outcomes of patients who have implanted spinal stimulators for pain management after back surgery. Patients with these devices have “failed back surgery syndrome” with continued back pain after back surgery. After being treated with chiropractic spinal manipulation or mobilization, the patients in the study reported no adverse side effects. (1) The first rule of being a physician is “Do no harm”. This study shows how spinal manipulation and mobilization do just that. Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office offers Groton chiropractic care that does not harm. Schedule a visit today!
Chronic Neck Pain Patients Walk More Stiffly
Patients with chronic neck pain have a shorter stride and less thoracic spinal rotation when walking. Walking like this will affect the spine well into the future. (2) What to do? Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office’s recommendation: Don’t let neck pain turn chronic. Get Groton chiropractic care relief sooner than later, and walk less stiffly.
Post-Back Surgery or Not, Exercise 150 minutes a Week!
National guidelines recommend that we all get 150 minutes of exercise weekly. How many of us Groton folks do? Just 52%! Sadly, even fewer - just 26% - post-back surgery patients do this. It’s shown that 150 minutes prevents more back surgery and helps post-surgical back pain patients going. These post-surgical patients also feel less back pain after surgery. (3) Physical exercise is so effective. Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office encourages a simple walk a day to all Groton chiropractic patients.
Placebo and Pain Meds for Back and Leg Pain Similar
A meta-analysis, the highest form of research reporting, shares that NSAIDSeven though they are one of the most frequently prescribed drugs for sciatic leg pain offer similar pain relief and overall improvement to placebo with a higher risk of adverse side-effects. (4) Another study shares that NSAIDS are effective for spinal pain but the difference between NSAID relief and placebo relief is not clinically relevant. It further states that there are no simple analgesics that give clinically important relief over placebo. (5) Well, Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office’s non-drug Groton chiropractic care is pain-relieving! Contact Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office today for an appointment.
It may be the month of luck and green-leafed clovers, but luck may also be defined as being prepared for the opportunity/issue/problem before us. When it comes to back pain, neck pain, arm pain and leg pain, Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office is. Our Groton chiropractic care practice is so glad to share these new advances and findings with our Groton chiropractic friends and family!
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