The spine. Its five sections make up
one spine, so it makes sense that treating one section
might affect another. So interesting. So recently
published! Vancouver Disc Centers enjoys new
research, and this new research describes how treating the thoracic spine beneficially affects
the status of the cervical spine. Vancouver Disc Centers is all for the two-for-one effect for spinal pain decrease! When conditions of
cervical spine myelopathy and disc herniation are involved,
Vancouver neck pain patients will be, too.
CERVICAL SPINE PAIN
Cervical spine pain may include neck pain as
well as radiculopathy or cervical radicular pain down the arm. Such diseases of the cervical spine may stimulate
other issues, too. For example, patients with cervical spine
spinal cord disease have 3 times more incidence of having
cardiovascular disease. Rapidly progressive cervical spine myelopathy patients tend to have a history of a cardiovascular event and show
C4/5 disc hyperintensity on T2-MRI images. (1) Another interesting
report of patients with degenerative cervical myelopathy - a
progressive spine disease involving cervical spinal cord compression
– discovered that patient evaluation of the quality of care they received comes down to satisfaction.
The research findings, therefore, emphasize the importance
of telling patients what to expect to enhance
satisfaction: At 12 months after surgery for neck degenerative
myelopathy, the relief of pain and function issues may be better
(37%), may remain the same (55%), or may decline
(7%). (2) Honesty is the best policy in life and in doctor-patient relationships.
Vancouver Disc Centers shares its proposed treatment’s expected
outcomes and the course of healing to be expected on day
one. (ex: “Some days will be nicer than others as you
heal. Healing comes when the good days begin
to exceed the poor ones.”) Vancouver chiropractic care incorporating gentle chiropractic adjusting – like with Cox® Technic – improves
the odds of good days and more good days!
THORACIC SPINE ADJUSTING HELPS CERVICAL SPINE PAIN
Chiropractic treatment of the thoracic spine can be very
gentle and pain-relieving not just for the thoracic spine but also the cervical
spine. Thoracic spine thrust adjusting has been shown to ease
cervical spine pain and enhance disability. A current
article tells of improvements in pain, disability, cervical
spine range of motion, and deep neck flexor endurance in patients who have cervical spine radiculopathy after just one treatment. These changes
were most stated by patients 48 to 72 hours after treatment. (3)
Adjacent cervical and thoracic spine sections feed off of
each other’s care! Wonderful! There is that beneficial
two-for-one effect again.
CONTACT Vancouver Disc Centers
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Chris Deveau on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson who using with Cox® Technic enhanced
the neck and arm pain – as well as sleep - for a patient. There are a lot of 2-for-1 benefits of chiropractic care!
Schedule a Vancouver chiropractic appointment at
Vancouver Disc Centers for a two-for-one benefit of pain reduction and spinal range of
motion improvement with
Vancouver chiropractic care! Your chiropractor delights
in caring for your spine and preserving the health of all
its 5 sections.
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