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Chiropractic for Sitka Back Surgery Prevention and Pain Relief

Living life as desired is all Sitka folks want, right? Back pain disturbs that longing for 80% of Sitka people at some point in our lives. Subject to whom the Sitka back pain sufferer visits first, back surgery with or without fusion may be suggested. Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka is primed to help manage and shorten that interruption with its Sitka chiropractic treatment plan.

THE FIRST DOCTOR SEEN AFFECTS THE CARE ROUTE

Choice induces the route and price of Sitka back pain care. The cost of chiropractic care for the treatment of lumbar intervertebral disc herniation patients is just 2% of total money spent on back pain. A trial of conservative non-operative care is recommended prior to surgery for patients with lumbar disc herniation. (1) About 42.7% of workers who first saw a surgeon had surgery in contrast to only 1.5% of those who saw a chiropractor originally. (2)

MULTIDISCIPLINARY OVERVIEW COMMITTEES REDUCE SURGERY

First-time disc surgeries decreased by about two thirds for patients cared for in a multidisciplinary facility. (3) When cases of patients suggested for a fusion back surgery were evaluated by a multidisciplinary committee, non-surgical care was recommended for only 58%. The fusion surgical approach suggested  for 28% of the cases was modified. (4) Another multidisciplinary overview resulted in changed approaches|was modified to care for back pain without lumbar spinal fusion. Exercise, psychological therapy, rehabilitation, spinal manipulation, massage and acupuncture for chronic low back pain continues to be well-supported in the spine research. Pain reduction is superior than functional improvement. (5) Sitka back pain patients are seeking less pain, so this is great!

SEEING THE MIND’S ROLE IN BACK PAIN

In handling Sitka back pain, care givers – including surgeons – are seeing the role the mind plays in the care of chronic pain patients who have multiple contributing factors. Their pain is not as simple as stating that he or she has a disc herniation. Various factors come together to cause pain and struggle in overcoming that pain. The body and mind react via the sympathetic nervous system. Doctors who can recognize and help empower a patient to foresee a good response to care, to imagine a reduction of symptoms rather than focus on them may help improve back pain patients’ attitude and future. (6) Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka knows that dealing with pain, especially pain that has been a bother for some time that other care hasn’t helped, is disconcerting. Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka also has been a part of changing such pain for patients. Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka explains the source of pain, the plan to relieve, control and/or resolve the pain, and the hope to avoid future pain. Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka helps Sitka back pain patients with its Sitka chiropractic treatment plan with the Cox Technic system of spine pain management.

GET MORE INFORMATION TODAY

Listen in to this PODCAST with Dr. James Cox for more about Back Surgery and the Cox Technic as the non-surgical way to Sitka back pain relief. Listen in to a PODCAST as a patient facing back surgery chose Cox Technic and found relief.

Then schedule your Sitka chiropractic appointment today to handle your Sitka back pain, avoid back surgery as possible, and get back to living.

 
 
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