Vancouver Disc Centerss Healthy News for March 2017
In a new report, researchers report on treatment outcomes of patients who have implanted spinal stimulators for pain management after back surgery. Patients with these devices have “failed back surgery syndrome” with continued back pain after back surgery. After being treated with chiropractic spinal manipulation or mobilization, the patients in the study reported no adverse side effects. (1) The first rule of being a physician is “Do no harm”. Spinal manipulation and mobilization meet that rule in this study’s findings. Vancouver Disc Centers offers Vancouver chiropractic care that does not harm. Schedule a visit today!
Chronic Neck Pain Patients Walk More Stiffly
Patients with chronic neck pain have a shorter stride and less thoracic spinal rotation when walking. This will likely have long term effects on the spine. (2) What to do? Vancouver Disc Centers’s recommendation: Don’t let neck pain become chronic. Seek Vancouver chiropractic care relief sooner than later, and walk less stiffly.
Post-Back Surgery or Not, Exercise 150 minutes a Week!
National guidelines recommend that we all get 150 minutes of exercise a week. Only 52% of us Vancouver non-back pain folks do this! Sadly, even fewer - just 26% - post-back surgery patients do this. It is shown that 150 minutes prevents more back surgery and helps post-surgical back pain patients going. These post-surgical patients also feel less back pain after surgery. (3) Physical exercise is so effective. Vancouver Disc Centers urges all of our Vancouver chiropractic patients to do something every day like take a little walk.
Placebo and Pain Meds for Back and Leg Pain Similar
A meta-analysis, the highest form of research reporting, shares that NSAIDSeven though they are one of the most frequently prescribed drugs for sciatic leg pain offer similar pain relief and overall improvement to placebo with a higher risk of adverse side-effects. (4) NSAIDs are reported as effective for spine pain in a different study, but the difference is not clinically relevant between NSAIDs and placebo. It further says that there are no simple analgesics that give clinically important relief over placebo. (5) Well, Vancouver Disc Centers is here to help with Vancouver chiropractic non-drug pain-relieving care! Contact Vancouver Disc Centers today for an appointment.
March may be the month of luck and green-leafed clovers, but luck is also being prepared for the opportunity/issue/problem before us. When it comes to back pain, neck pain, arm pain and leg pain, Vancouver Disc Centers is. Our Vancouver chiropractic care practice is pleased to share these new advances and findings with our Vancouver chiropractic friends and family!
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