Vancouver Disc Centers Cares for Veterans and Locals Alike with Back Pain and Stress
Stress of life and stress of military life are taxing. Chiropractic care extends relieving care to both military and non-military folks alike. Current studies focused on the benefits of chiropractic for military veterans revealed benefits of chiropractic care to which Vancouver chiropractic care patients can relate: improvement in pain, strength, and coping with pain. Vancouver Disc Centers is the Vancouver chiropractic pain and stress relief center!
STRESS AND PAIN
Veterans struggle with stress and pain. The VA System is at work to address veterans’ needs. Medicine is at the front in the VA care system while many veterans are going outside that system for additional care. A national survey of veterans found that 52% employed complementary and integrated health options to manage their issues with pain and stress reduction/relaxation on top of the list: 44% massage, 37% chiropractic, 34% mindfulness, 24% other meditation, and 25% yoga. 84% reported they are interested in undertaking at least one of these options: massage, chiropractic, acupressure, reflexology, progressive relaxation, acupressure. They were far more likely to use these outside the VA System. (1) Veterans are like you! They seek Vancouver chiropractic care outside the usual system at times, too!
HELPING VETERANS REGAIN THEIR STRENGTH
Veterans with back pain like other back pain sufferers lose their strength and quality of life. Chiropractic care can frequently help. Veterans notably suffer with post-traumatic stress disorder which causes difficulties with their pain management care. Chiropractic care within the VA system accounts for such overlying issues. Chiropractors in the VA System will want to carefully diagnose and coordinate care of PTSD veterans to ensure they are receiving all the necessary care. (2) Your Vancouver chiropractor thinks each of our Vancouver back pain patients’ other issues in the same way to optimize positive clinical outcomes.
IMPROVING STRENGTH IN LOW BACK PAIN SUFFERING VETERANS
One positive clinical outcome wanted by all back pain sufferers is to be able to do activities of daily living as they need and want. Back pain is known to reduce ability to daily activities. For veterans, lifting, endurance and balance are key daily activities. Back pain suffering veterans were assigned to chiropractic care or a wait list for four weeks. The chiropractic patients improved their pulling strength by 5.08 kgs while the wait list group’s pull strength decreased by 7.43 kgs. Trunk muscle endurance, disability, pain intensity and fear avoidance behavior all improved with chiropractic care of active military personnel with low back pain. (3) Plus, after back surgery, some veterans will still hurt and want some help. 90.3% of VA chiropractors reported seeing at least 1 post-back surgery fusion patient in the last 30 days. (4) Chiropractic care for post-surgical continued pain is showing itself to be beneficial. Vancouver Disc Centers offers such pain decrasing, strength growing care for Vancouver back pain sufferers, too!
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. C. Michael Dupriest on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes beneficial and relieving chiropractic care integrating the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management as a chiropractor working in the VA System.
Schedule a Vancouver chiropractic visit with Vancouver Disc Centers for your low back pain and any associated stress that it brings with it. Together, we will set up a treatment plan just for you.
