“An apple a day…” Everyone can finish that saying!
Access to chiropractic and spinal manipulation for Vancouver back pain
and neck pain sufferers is said to do the same. Access
just needs to be as easy as access to apples! According
to research, chiropractic and spinal manipulation ease pain and diminish
the need for escalated treatments and tests when they are clearly accessible
to neck and back pain sufferers. (Even dogs were helped by veterinary chiropractic spinal manipulation!) Vancouver Disc Centers presents
gentle spinal manipulation via a well-explained chiropractic treatment
plan.
CHIROPRACTIC CARE AND SPINAL MANIPULATION AND BACK PAIN
MANAGEMENT
Spinal manipulation is a staple treatment at
Vancouver Disc Centers with good reason! A rat study of the
effect of manipulation and mobilization and sham treatment on reducing
neuroinflammation in acute lumbar radiculopathy (leg pain) showed
that manipulation and mobilization resulted in more pain relief. Manipulation was a bit quicker
in providing relief and halting severe
radiculopathy. (1) Spinal manipulation and mobilization are prominent
treatments at Vancouver Disc Centers for back pain and radiculopathy. We are
here for you as soon as you bring your back pain and/or leg pain to us!
Vancouver Disc Centers also understands
that our Vancouver chiropractic patients are excited
to receive in-office care but not always as excited to do
their at-home care. They’re not alone! 89% of chiropractic
patients reported making their
appointments. That is the easier part! 82% said their chiropractor’s
recommendations for treatment and at-home care (stretching and exercise) made sense, but only 44% of them actually followed through
in doing the at-home care. (2) We know it’s tough to make
time at home, and we’ll continue doing our best at
every visit to manage your spinal condition…and supportively
remind you to do yours!
SPINAL MANIPULATION AND ACCESS TO CHIROPRACTIC REDUCED
NEED FOR MORE ADVANCED CARE
Researchers questioned 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’s a
lot of money and pain. Vancouver Disc Centers makes itself accessible
to our Vancouver spine pain sufferers! Additionally, 42%
of neck pain patients receive escalated
treatments like imaging, injection, emergency room, surgery. Neck pain patients
treated with spinal manipulation – 90% of which is done
by chiropractors in the US – were less likely to require escalated care. Only 26% of spinal manipulation patients underwent escalated care whereas 46% of neck pain sufferers who sought
other types of care did. Their risk of treatment escalation was double. (4) Vancouver Disc Centers offers
spinal manipulation. Your Vancouver chiropractor is experienced
in performing safe, gentle, relieving spinal manipulation.
EVEN DOGS BENEFIT FROM CHIROPRACTIC TREATMENT
There are chiropractic colleagues who also are skilled at doing spinal manipulation on animals! Interesting!
Certain dog breeds like boxers have a tendency to acquire
spondylosis deformans, a spinal disease noted 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 had spondylosis significantly
less (only 25% were found to have it on imaging) than the the
control puppies (46.5% had it on imaging). This implies that
veterinary chiropractic treatment may beneficially reduce
the probably of young boxers acquiring spondylosis. (5)
Our Vancouver furry companions are helped with chiropractic
treatment, too!
CONTACT Vancouver Disc Centers
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.
Schedule your Vancouver
chiropractic appointment now. Keep eating your apples and
visiting your chiropractor to manage your health and lessen your
back pain and risk of back pain!