Aurora Chiropractic Center Sees the Spine in Many Ways to Diagnose and Relieve Back Pain
There are so many ways to “see” the spine. Imaging, ultrasound, clinical testing. What’s best? That depends. Your Juneau chiropractic spinal pain doctor at Aurora Chiropractic Center implements the test(s) that are necessary to “see’’ the spine best to make 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 types of underlying causes of back pain from fractures, infections, tumors, radiculopathy, axial spondylarthritis, and extravertebral causes. These may call for imaging, lab tests, etc., to help identify. 20% of back pain episodes may have these types of underlying conditions that need to discovered in a timely manner. (1) Occasionally, knee osteoarthritis and lumbar spondylosis occur together in a patient. Having one or the other issue significantly raised the odds of having the other. (2) Though they’re not likely in your vocabulary, they are in your chiropractor’s! Schmorl’s nodes. Seen on imaging, these are noted in 33% of low back pain patients and in just 11.5% of asymptomatic subjects. Body weight seems to influence the number of these seen on imaging. (3) Your Juneau chiropractor is well-versed in looking for all of these and more issues.
WHAT ELSE DOES YOUR CHIROPRACTOR LOOK FOR
Reduced balance capability could possibly impact recovery from low back pain. (4) Aurora Chiropractic Center looks for depressive symptoms 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) You are a whole person! [[companyame]] 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 Juneau chiropractor will manage your care be it just for a diagnosis and referral to the appropriate healthcare colleague or for the formation of an in-house treatment plan leading to pain relief. We’re here for you. We analyze the spine research to keep abreast of 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 demonstrated itself through research to be effective in controlling low back pain as quickly as immediately. Stiffness and tone were documented to improve right after treatment while elasticity decreased. (6)
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Listen to the PODCAST with Dr. Joseph D’Angiollilo on the Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes how he discovered a spinal tumor in his careful clinical exam of a man with back pain. Unusual, yes, but such a cause of pain can be found by a well-trained and experienced chiropractor like your Juneau chiropractor. You are in good hands!
Make your next Juneau chiropractic appointment with Aurora Chiropractic Center. 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!
