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Healthy News - May 2021

 
 Sitka chiropractic care encourages back pain patients to resist the urge to avoid normal spine motion once they are through their pain.
 

DON’T FEAR!  BE CONFIDENT WITH YOUR SPINE.

Chiropractors see it every day. Sitka back pain sufferers stay away from lifting or worry about using their spines for things like lifting due to fear of (re)injury and pain.  Researchers report that chronic low back pain patients tend to protect their spines by lifting utilizing a reduced lumbar spine range of motion. Doing this for a long stretch of time may end up hurting more than helping. The lumbar spine tissues may experience more loading due to altered spine motion. (1) Fear-avoidance is a natural reaction in back pain patients. Don’t feel weird if you do this for a while! Within our Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management, we encourage our back pain patients to get back to normal spinal motions slowly as their pain lowers and their exercise routine strengthens their spines via Sitka chiropractic  treatment, exercise, and nutrition. Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka and you will get there together! Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka is your partner in controlling back pain, so it doesn’t control you.

Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Clint Dickason on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he explains his care of a nurse with back pain and sciatic leg pain using the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management to help her get back to doing normal motions of daily life and her job, including bending, lifting and twisting.

Sitka chiropractic nutrition integration is important, particularly when curcumin is shown to be an anti-inflammatory benefit. 

Sitka CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE MONTH: CURCUMIN FOR CHRONIC PAIN RELIEF AND IMPROVED COGNITION

Cognitive impairment is seen in patients with chronic neuropathic pain. A recent study on the effects of curcumin reports improvement in cognitive impairment and reduction of chronic pain as a result of compressed sciatic nerves in rats. Curcumin is said to alleviate chronic constriction injury related behaviors and memory deficits by lowering inflammatory cytokines. (2) The sciatic nerve is irritated in sciatica resulting in leg pain. If you have sciatica, do you note issues with cognition? Curcumin’s anti-inflammatory properties are something to be considered in the nutritional approach to chronic pain and Sitka sciatic leg pain. Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka does!

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Thank you for confiding in Sitka chiropractic care for your healthcare needs. Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka is here to not only reduce your pain but also your fear of pain. With our comprehensive Sitka chiropractic treatment plan, Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka and you will navigate this journey to pain relief together! We look forward to visiting with you at Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka for your up-coming appointment! Schedule today!

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