February 2022 Healthy News from Vancouver Disc Centers You and Your Spine Pain Practitioner Work Together with Manipulation & Exercise

The Vancouver spine pain practitioner guides treatment toward back and neck pain relief in an organized, collaborative fashion.

YOUR CHIROPRACTIC SPINE PAIN PRACTITIONER: Reduce Pain, Reduce Opioid Prescription Fills, Enhance Quality of Life

Chiropractic care is hands-on care appreciated by many for its non-pharmacologic and non-surgical foundation. In a healthcare system that is structured for the inclusion of non-pharmacologic treatment modalities including chiropractic – the Veteran’s Healthcare Administration – usual medical care plus chiropractic care for patients with low back pain was documented as being beneficial. There was a significant difference in the results of usual medical care versus usual medical care plus chiropractic care in higher quality of life scoring as well as pain-related disability with chiropractic care. (1) In the Medicare system, older beneficiaries with spinal pain who used chiropractic care were at significantly lower risk – 56% lower – of filling an opioid prescription. (2) Since 2011, a novel role to deal with spine-related pain, back pain, radiculopathy, etc., was proposed, the Primary Spine Practitioner. Incorporating such care into the healthcare system is aimed to enhance effectiveness and value of care because high costs and poor outcomes are familiar in spine care. (3) Your Vancouver chiropractor at Vancouver Disc Centers understands the spine, the conservative care of its pain, and the value of working with other healthcare practitioners to get you the pain relief we all want for you! Your Vancouver chiropractor is your hands-on spine pain practitioner!

Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Robert Borzone on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes back pain relieving care with the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management that prompted a patient to decrease her intake of pain medication as she felt less and less pain.

Vancouver Disc Centers shares a new study highlighting the benefit of adding at-home exercise to in-office treatment for neck pain relief.

Vancouver CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE MONTH: ADD AT-HOME EXERCISE

Blending efforts, be it between your healthcare providers or between your at-home care and your in-office treatment, is helpful. In looking for relief of back pain or neck pain, combining treatment at the office with exercise at home is helpful. The recent report of such a combination stated that four 20-minute sessions of manual therapy and exercise plus an at-home exercise program was more effective than without manual therapy for neck pain sufferers. The patients’ range of motion improved as did their neck disability and pain intensity. (4) Vancouver back pain and neck pain patients report additional benefit when they are involved in their care. Vancouver Disc Centers is here for support!

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Schedule your next Vancouver chiropractic appointment today. You and your spine pain practitioner at Vancouver Disc Centers work together as a team for pain relief.