Back Pain Imaging and Exercise
Spinal imaging shows us much about a Groton back pain and leg pain sufferers’ condition. Imaging must be carefully considered, of course, for what it reveals in addition to how 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: degenerative disc disease, ruptured annulus fibrosus, irritated and compressed nerve roots and cauda equina from the herniation itself. A recent study traced the effects of exercise on a disc herniation’s neuromechanical compression, its inflammatory chemical stimulation, and its autoimmune response. (1) Imaging visualizes nice pictures of the disc herniation…that Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office correlates with your symptoms!
BACK PAIN AND IMAGING
Back pain and imaging seem to go together. When someone has back pain, xrays, CTs, and MRIs come to mind. Just what do these display? A study analyzed images of back pain patients to asymptomatic persons. MR imaging of those with back pain revealed 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 bigger 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 associated with abdominal aortic calcification by way of a lower blood supply or even poorer systemic vascularization due 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 look for that on MRI images 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 includes some simple lumbar spine exercises to begin on day one. We inspire our back pain patients to continue performing these easy exercises and are happy to support anyone who wants to do more...after we talk!
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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 reacted well to treatment with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Schedule your Groton chiropractic appointment now to see us! Whether you have spinal imaging already or need it, your Groton chiropractor can assist in making sense of its significance in your journey to back pain relief.
