Aurora Chiropractic Center Knows Anatomy Well, Knows Your Spine Well
Your Juneau chiropractor knows your spine! Aurora Chiropractic Center knows anatomy. Back in chiropractic school, your chiropractor learned much about anatomy of the spine and utilizes that knowledge every day. Knowing the anatomy of the spine is continually at the forefront of your chiropractor’s mind as you and each spine pain, neck pain, back pain patient walks through the door! It is so exciting! (Are you not you delighted someone finds it exciting?)
LEARNING ANATOMY IN SCHOOL
Going through school, we’re all guilty of learning only to pass a test. Going to professional school, such learning is more important than ever since it will influence everyday work. (How much do you remember from your high school or college days?) An international survey of chiropractors and anatomists described that chiropractors felt that a higher level of anatomy teaching during chiropractic school was beneficial for clinical practice, allowing better understanding, application, and analysis of anatomical information to justify a clinical decision in their daily clinical practice. (1) An Australian study of chiropractors compared their knowledge of anatomy to that of chiropractic students. The chiropractic practitioners reported that they knew their anatomy and demonstrated it in a test showing their knowledge. This was contrasted to the equivalent in their chiropractic student counterparts. The chiropractors showed that they kept their knowledge of anatomy - and knew they did! – breaking the hypothesis that chiropractic practitioners may not keep it after a period of time. Knowledge of anatomy is used every day in chiropractic practice, and chiropractors understand their anatomy. (2) Your Juneau chiropractor does! We’ll be happy to talk about it!
SPINAL ANATOMY KNOWLEDGE PUT TO USE IN CHIROPRACTIC CLINICAL PRACTICE
Performing spinal manipulation daily utilizes knowledge of the spine’s anatomy every day. The most ordinary reasons people said they sought chiropractic care were low back pain (49.7%), neck pain (22.5%), and extremity issues (10.0%). The typical treatment they experienced were spinal manipulation (79.3%), soft tissue therapy (35.1%), and formal patient education (31.3%). (3) Spinal conditions get a lot of attention from chiropractic patients and their chiropractors, of course! But fortunate side effects of chiropractic care materialize in the medical literature as well like potential cardiovascular benefit. In a placebo-controlled, assessor-blinded, randomized trial, researchers described the immediate effects of upper thoracic spine manual therapy on cardiovascular autonomic control of musculoskeletal pain patients (ie, back pain, spine pain, neck pain, etc.). The researchers explained that musculoskeletal pain intensified the risk of cardiovascular events. (4) Come experience these benefits of chiropractic treatment based on spinal anatomy knowledge.
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Kurt Olding on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes thoracic spine treatment in this case for pain relief of a disc herniation performing the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Schedule your Juneau appointment with Aurora Chiropractic Center. Knowledge of the spine’s anatomy is put to good use to ease spine, back, neck, and musculoskeletal pain. We’re excited to share our knowledge of anatomy and spinal care with you!
