Your Vancouver chiropractor knows
your spine! Vancouver Disc Centers knows anatomy. Back in
chiropractic school, your chiropractor studied much
about anatomy of the spine and applies 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 into the practice!
It’s so exciting! (Are you not you glad
someone finds it exciting?)
LEARNING ANATOMY IN SCHOOL
When we were in school, we’re
all guilty of learning just to pass an exam. When in professional school, such learning is more important
than ever since it will impact everyday work. (How much
do you remember from your school days?) An
international survey of chiropractors and anatomists discovered
that chiropractors felt that a higher level of anatomy teaching
during chiropractic education was advantageous
for clinical practice, permitting better understanding,
application, and analysis of anatomical information to support
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 by taking a test of their knowledge. This was compared
to the equivalent in their chiropractic student counterparts. The
chiropractors demonstrated that they retained their
knowledge of anatomy - and knew they did! – contradicting the thought
that chiropractic practitioners may not retain
it after a period of time. Knowledge of anatomy is utilized
daily in chiropractic practice, and chiropractors understand
their anatomy. (2) Your Vancouver chiropractor does! We
will be happy to talk about it!
SPINAL ANATOMY KNOWLEDGE PUT TO USE IN CHIROPRACTIC CLINICAL
PRACTICE
Applying spinal manipulation every
day applies 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 received
were spinal manipulation (79.3%), soft tissue therapy (35.1%), and formal
patient education (31.3%). (3) Spinal conditions get a great
deal 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 reported on 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.
CONTACT Vancouver Disc Centers
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 Vancouver appointment with Vancouver Disc Centers. Knowledge of
the spine’s anatomy is put to good use to relieve
spine, back, neck, and musculoskeletal pain. We are excited to
share our knowledge of anatomy and spinal care with you!