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.