March 2017 Healthy News for Juneau Chiropractic Patients
In a new report, researchers share 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 post surgically. 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”. Spinal manipulation and mobilization meet that rule in this study’s findings. Aurora Chiropractic Center offers Juneau 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? Aurora Chiropractic Center’s recommendation: Don’t let neck pain become chronic. Seek Juneau chiropractic care relief sooner than later, and walk more easily.
150 minutes of Exercise a Week – For All of Us Especially After Back Surgery
National guidelines recommend that we all get 150 minutes of exercise weekly. Only 52% of us Juneau non-back pain folks do this! Sadly, even fewer - just 26% - post-back surgery patients do this. It is shown that 150 minutes keeps post-surgical back pain patients moving and away from another surgery. They also feel less back pain after surgery. (3) Physical exercise is so important. Aurora Chiropractic Center urges all of our Juneau chiropractic patients to do something every day like take a little walk.
Placebo and Pain Meds for Back and Leg Pain Similar
NSAIDs offer similar pain relief and overall improvement as placebo but with higher risk of adverse side-effects says a new meta-analysis, a high form of research reporting. And NSAIDs continue to be one of the most frequently prescribed meds for sciatica! (4) NSAIDs are reported as effective for spine pain in a different study, but the difference is not clinically relevant between NSAIDs and placebo. It further says that there are no simple analgesics that give clinically important relief over placebo. (5) Well, Aurora Chiropractic Center’s non-drug Juneau chiropractic care is pain-relieving! Contact Aurora Chiropractic Center today for an appointment.
It may be the month of luck and green-leafed clovers, but luck is also being prepared for the opportunity/issue/problem before us. When it comes to back pain, neck pain, arm pain and leg pain, Aurora Chiropractic Center is. Our Juneau chiropractic care practice is pleased to share these new advances and findings with our Juneau chiropractic friends and family!
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