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August 2024 Healthy News from Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka Back Pain and Sciatica Patients Satisfied with Chiropractic Care and Exercise

picture of Sitka chiropractic care of sciatica 
PATIENTS SATISFIED WITH CHIROPRACTIC CARE

A recent study documented that 80-90% of patients who visit chiropractors and suffer with sciatic leg pain reported themselves to be “very satisfied” with their care, especially with the thorough examination, clear communication and information about the symptoms and diagnosis as well as clear expectations about the treatment and its helpfulness. (1) We are here to satisfy and exceed your expectations of care! We have published papers to verify our treatment like this one that described how patients suffering with leg pain in addition to back pain improved to the same degree that low back pain alone patients did with an exercise and education program. (2) We encourage our sciatic leg pain patients to not despair! There is hope for relief of pain with our chiropractic treatment plan that offers the best of nutrition, exercise and spinal manipulation with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management. In fact, a new case report was just published and available on PubMed and in the Frontiers of Integrative Medicine journal for you to read that detailed a case of a patient with left leg pain that extended into the foot who was recommended to have spinal surgery yet chose carefully monitored, gentle force-applied, chiropractic Cox® Technic spinal manipulation and exercise to get relief of his discogenic sciatica. (3) If you or someone you know is suffering with back pain with (and without!) sciatic leg pain, seek information and check into care at our Sitka chiropractic office!

 Sitka sciatica exercise: hamstring stretch 

TIP OF THE MONTH: Stretch Hamstrings to Ease Sciatic Leg Pain

Lumbar radiculopathy (pain that radiates down the leg via a spinal nerve root) really disrupts its sufferers’ quality of life. Also known as sciatica, lumbar radiculopathy challenges its sufferers to really get to know their condition so that they can contain it best, not fear doing everyday motions, and better take care of themselves. (4) Often this begins with just an easy exercise like hamstring stretching. A review of 344 randomized control trials that tested the effectiveness of hamstring stretching exercise revealed that it lessens pain intensity for low back pain, enhances straight leg raise ability in patients with low back pain and radicular leg pain (sciatica), and improved function for back pain patients of all sorts. (5) Let’s talk at your next Sitka chiropractic visit to Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka about the proper way to do hamstring stretching for the best results for you!

Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Timothy Gagan on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson about the use of The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management treatment and exercise protocols that assist back pain and sciatic leg pain sufferers in finding relief, managing their pain, and getting back to life!

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