Arctic Chiropractic, Sitkas Sitka Chiropractic Care Eases Chronic Back and Neck Pain
Chronic pain. Opioid use. Life change. Adding chiropractic care helps these issues for many Sitka low back pain and Sitka neck pain patients. Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka offers pain-relieving and opioid-use risk-reducing care that may return a neck pain or back pain patient to an enjoyable life with less pain.
Sitka CHRONIC PAIN
Sitka chronic pain suffered by an individual makes him/her part of a group s/he did not necessarily want to join. Chronic pain, pain that lasts for over three months, affects a Sitka pain sufferers’ quality of life and that of those around him/her. This is where chiropractic comes into play. Chiropractors like your Sitka chiropractor at Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka see Sitka patients with chronic neck pain and low back pain daily. A recent study of 2,024 chiropractic patients in the US documented that, as a group, these chronic pain patients found significant improvement in their health-related quality of life over time, especially for pain. The study concluded that chiropractic does good for the functioning and well-being of chronic low back pain and neck pain patients. (1)
ADDING Sitka CHIROPRACTIC CARE
At one health center that incorporated chiropractic care into their services, a chronic pain patient with an extensive history of pain reported relief when chiropractic care was added to her overall care approach. Most recently, she suffered with neck and back pain after a car accident 3 years earlier. Additionally, she had knee pain and pain due to over 20 surgeries in her lifetime, depression, opioid dependence, and minimal quality of life. At 6 months of chiropractic care which incorporated manipulation for neck and back pain and nutrition and exercise suggestions, she stated improvement in pain and quality of life along with discontinuation of opioid pain medications. (2) Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka uses the Cox Technic system of spine pain management with its comprehensive treatment plan inclusive of nutrition and exercise to enhance the odds of our Sitka chiropractic patients' recovery. Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka enjoys being a part of Sitka chiropractic patients’ joy when this occurs.
GETTING Sitka CHIROPRACTIC CARE REGULARLY
Though third-party payers like to limit coverage for chiropractic care, visiting a chiropractor on an on-going basis for “maintenance care” is effective. A new study compared patients who got chiropractic care for bothersome low back pain on a consistent basis to those who received chiropractic care just when symptoms appeared. Chiropractic care on a consistent basis was more effective in reducing the total number of days annually that patients suffered bothersome low back pain. Yes, these patients made more chiropractic visits, but they reported less back pain. The researchers concluded that maintenance care be taken into consideration a low back pain prevention option. (3) Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka is here to partner with any Sitka back pain or neck pain patient desiring reduced pain and enhanced quality of life.
CONTACT Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka
Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Marc Baker on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson about successful chiropractic care of chronic back pain patients using Cox® Technic spinal manipulation.
Schedule a Sitka chiropractic appointment today. Relief from Sitka chronic pain, a potential reduction in reliance on opioid medication, and a more pleasant life may be yours with Sitka chiropractic care at Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka!
