Role of Heat and Electrical Stimulation in Sitka Back Pain Treatment
What seems more comforting – heat or ice? Bet you said ‘heat’! Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka gets it. Heat is comfortable and comforting to many Sitka back pain sufferers. Cold is great therapy and recommended in early treatment phases, but heat plays a part in healing. When put together - heat with electrical stimulation - pain can’t refuse. Heat and electrical stimulation calm and soothe pain. Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka advises that Sitka back pain and neck pain patients use heat, ice and electrical stimulation as appropriate for pain relief.
BENEFIT OF HEAT FOR PAIN RELIEF
Heat decreases the perception of pain for many. Heat and cold top the list of things that low back pain patients believe decreased their pain most followed by medication, rest, exercise, talking with a health professional, stretching, not doing irritating activities, and psychological changes. (1) Doctors look for ways to produce “offset analgesia,” a overly large decrease in pain as a result of a slight decrease in stimulation intensity. Heat is one familiar and documented way to do this. Electrical stimulation is another. Perceived or actual, the pain reduction is good for a back pain sufferer. (2) If something reduces pain for a Sitka back pain patient, Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka will consider using it.
BENEFIT OF HEAT AND ELECTRICAL STIMULATION FOR BACK PAIN RELIEF
Heat feels good. Electrical stimulation feels good. Back pain and neck pain sufferers seek feeling “good” when they don’t. For nonspecific low back pain sufferers, it is a significant cause of disability, bigger than any other health condition around the world. Doctors and researchers are constantly on the lookout for a way to better manage it. One group of researchers theorized that electrical muscle stimulation and heat would provide better pain relief and improve patients’ subjective view of pain. And their experimental trial demonstrated that they were right! They found a statistically significant reduction in pain after 18 treatments. The relief was even recorded at 3 months’ follow up. Patients’ mood in addition to muscle strength and endurance also got better. (3) Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka directs Sitka back pain and neck pain sufferers to pain relief with all types of modalities. Whatever it takes! The heat and stimulation combination boost each other’s benefit.
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. David Homer on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson. For some conditions like spasmodic torticollis, heat can be especially comforting and pain relieving. The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management incorporates heat, too, in in-office chiropractic care and at- home care.
Schedule your Sitka chiropractic appointment today! Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka offers nonsurgical and nonpharmacological Sitka pain relief. If heat is comforting and relieving to a Sitka back pain sufferer, Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka is ready to use it!
