Sitka Conservative Care Delivers Back Pain Reliefand MRI Images Show it

May 23, 2017

Back surgery. Non-surgical care. What’s best for back pain and leg pain?

Now, that is an age-old question for both doctors and back pain and leg pain sufferers. Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka mulls it over on occasion and often concludes that Sitka back pain and leg pain sufferers do well with Sitka chiropractic care. Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka knows the symptoms to look for that would send a patient to back surgery. Beyond those, Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka is skilled in the conservative care of back pain and leg pain to get the Sitka back pain patient’s desired pain relief.

Relief Possible Without Back Surgery

Medicine notes that back pain relief is feasible conservatively! Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka is enthusiastic to see this latest back pain treatment study. A group of medical doctors tracked patients with lumbar disc herniations (most at L4-5 and L5-S1). These patients were 38 years old on average, just the age that spinal research reports as average for back pain sufferers to have a bad case of back pain that’s been building for years. These patients suffered with low back pain and sciatica that extends into one or both legs. Several patients had already tried physiotherapy and other medical treatment unsuccessfully before this intervention. (1) That sounds quite familiar for Sitka back pain patients looking for relief at Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka! We find that so many of the Sitka back pain patients seeking care at this chiropractic office have tried many other approaches to get rid of their back pain. They just want relief now. Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka is ready to produce it.

Give Some Time to Treatment and Relief

These researchers report that conservative medical care (like bed rest and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, muscle relaxants, gels) granted enough time improved these back pain patients’ pain. They did not have to go through back surgery. Their MRI studies even demonstrate improvement as they improved symptomatically and felt relief of their back pain and sciatic leg pain. (1) Note that the size of the disc herniation on MRI does not influence clinical outcome. Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka says this a lot! Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka posted many articles about this very topic: the size of the disc herniation doesn’t matter! Neither early back surgery nor conservative care for back pain relief showed any significant difference in outcomes. (2) The average time for patients to recuperate from their back pain symptoms due to lumbar disc herniation was 13.6 months (give or take 5.4 months). (1) Lucky for our Sitka back pain patients, Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka looks for at least 50% relief of pain in the first 30 days and finds that 91% of our patients get relief in 3 months. (3) The authors caution their colleagues that such relief is conceivable and should be considered in the decision-making process about whether to do back surgery if there are no signs for immediate surgical intervention. (1) Yes! Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka helps Sitka back pain and leg pain patients when they desire non-surgical care for their pain. Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka offers evidence-based chiropractic care for back pain relief with Cox Technic.

Schedule your Sitka chiropractic visit today. You’ll find the answer to your question - back surgery or conservative care – and the back pain relief that ensues.

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