Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office Sees the Spine in Many Ways to Diagnose and Relieve Back Pain

There are so many options to “see” the spine. Imaging, ultrasound, clinical testing. What is best? That depends. Your Groton chiropractic spinal pain doctor at Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office uses the test(s) that are necessary to “see’’ the spine best to create the best treatment plan for treatment and relief.

KNOWING WHAT MAY UNDERLIE PAIN: What Chiropractors Look For

Chiropractors in addition to general practitioners and other healthcare providers must be cognizant of all kinds of underlying triggers of back pain from fractures, infections, tumors, radiculopathy, axial spondylarthritis, and extravertebral causes. These may require imaging, lab tests, etc., to assist in the diagnosis. 20% of back pain bouts may have these kinds of underlying conditions that need to found in a timely manner. (1) Sometimes, knee osteoarthritis and lumbar spondylosis appear together in the same patient. Having one or the other condition significantly raised the risk of having the other. (2) Though they are not likely in your vocabulary, they are in your chiropractor’s! Schmorl’s nodes. Seen on imaging, these are seen in 33% of low back pain patients and in only 11.5% of subjects without symptoms. Body weight seems to influence the number of these seen on imaging. (3) Your Groton chiropractor is familiar with with and more issues.

WHAT ELSE DOES YOUR CHIROPRACTOR LOOK FOR

Reduced balance capability could potentially influence recovery from low back pain. (4) Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office looks for depressive signs as they tend to add to more primary care appointments in acute low back pain patients, higher pain intensity, more disability, and less recovery in acute and chronic back pain patients. (5) Each of our Groton patients is a whole person! Your chiropractic team sees you that way. So what else do we look for? All that may slow down your recovery.

WHAT DOES YOUR CHIROPRACTOR DO FOR SPINE-RELATED PAIN

Whether you have low back pain or neck pain or low back or neck related leg or arm pain, your Groton chiropractor will manage your care be it just for a diagnosis and referral to the appropriate healthcare colleague or for the establishment of an in-house treatment plan leading to pain relief. We’re here for you. We read the spine research to keep up with all the latest in diagnostic tips and tools. And we offer pain-relieving spinal manipulation with The Cox® Technic Flexion Distraction and Decompression System of Spinal Pain Mangement. Spinal manipulation has shown itself through research to be good at controlling low back pain as fast as immediately. Stiffness and tone were documented to increase right after treatment while elasticity decreased. (6)

CONTACT Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office

Listen to the PODCAST with Dr. Joseph D’Angiollilo on the Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes how he found a spinal tumor during his detailed clinical exam of a man with back pain. Infrequent, yes, but such a source of pain can be revealed by a well-trained and experienced chiropractor like your Groton chiropractor. You’re in good hands!

Make your next Groton chiropractic appointment with Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office. With so many ways available to “see” your spine, know that we will find what’s going on and a path to get you some pain relief. See you at your next chiropractic appointment!