“An apple a day…” Everyone can finish that saying!
Access to chiropractic and spinal manipulation for Pensacola back pain
and neck pain sufferers is documented to do the same. Access
needs to be just as simple as access to apples! According
to research, chiropractic and spinal manipulation relieve pain and lessen
the need for escalated treatments and tests when they are clearly accessible
to neck and back pain sufferers. (Even dogs benefited
from veterinary chiropractic spinal manipulation!) Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center presents
gentle spinal manipulation via a well-informed chiropractic treatment
plan.
CHIROPRACTIC CARE AND SPINAL MANIPULATION AND BACK PAIN
MANAGEMENT
Spinal manipulation is a staple treatment at
Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center for good reason! A rat study of the
effect of manipulation and mobilization and sham treatment on reducing
neuroinflammation in acute lumbar radiculopathy (leg pain) demonstrated
that manipulation and mobilization did a better
job of relieving pain. Manipulation was a little faster
in delivering relief and easing severe
radiculopathy. (1) Spinal manipulation and mobilization are prominent
treatments at Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center for back pain and radiculopathy. We’re
here for you as soon as you bring your back pain and/or leg pain to us!
Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center also understands
that our Pensacola chiropractic patients are motivated
to receive in-office care but not always as motivated to do
their at-home care. They are not alone! 89% of chiropractic
patients reported making their
appointments. That’s the easier part! 82% said their chiropractor’s
recommendations for treatment and at-home care (stretching and exercise) were
understandable, but only 44% of them actually followed through
in doing the at-home care. (2) We know it is tough to make
time at home, and we’ll continue doing our best at
every visit to manage your spinal condition…and encourage you to do yours!
SPINAL MANIPULATION AND ACCESS TO CHIROPRACTIC REDUCED
NEED FOR MORE ADVANCED CARE
Researchers wondered just how access
to chiropractic influenced medical care for older adults with spinal pain. In an analysis
of Medicare claims for 39,278 older adult chiropractic users, less
access to chiropractic care expanded the use of medical
services (primary care physician visits and spine surgeries) for spine pain conditions.
The researchers likened this to an additional cost of $114,967
per 1000 beneficiaries ($391 million nationally). (3) That is a
lot of money and pain. Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center makes itself accessible
to our Pensacola spine pain sufferers! Additionally, 42%
of neck pain patients get escalated
treatments like imaging, injection, emergency room, surgery. Neck pain patients
treated with spinal manipulation – 90% of which is performed
by chiropractors in the US – were less likely to go
onto escalated care. Only 26% of spinal manipulation patients went
on to escalated care whereas 46% of neck pain sufferers who pursued
other types of care did. They
were at twice the risk of treatment escalation. (4) Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center offers
spinal manipulation. Your Pensacola chiropractor is skilled
in performing safe, gentle, relieving spinal manipulation.
EVEN DOGS BENEFIT FROM CHIROPRACTIC TREATMENT
There are chiropractic colleagues who also are quite
good at doing spinal manipulation on animals! Interesting!
Some dog breeds like boxers tend to acquire
spondylosis deformans, a spinal disease distinguished by disc
degeneration and bone spurs. A study of boxer puppies aged 8 weeks
to one year compared puppies treated with
veterinary chiropractic monthly to same aged boxers not
treated with chiropractic. At a year old, the treated
puppies were found to experience spondylosis significantly
less (only 25% were found to have it on imaging) than the the
control puppies (46.5% had it on imaging). This suggests that
veterinary chiropractic treatment may successfully reduce
the probably of young boxers acquiring spondylosis. (5)
Our Pensacola furry companions benefit with chiropractic
treatment, too!
CONTACT Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Tom Menendez on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he
discusses his use of Cox® Technic Flexion Distraction to gently
reduce back pain in
elderly patients.
Set up your Pensacola
chiropractic appointment soon. Keep eating your apples and
visiting your chiropractor to manage your health and ease your
back pain and risk of back pain!