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Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka Cares for Veterans and Locals Alike with Back Pain and Stress

Stress of life and stress of military life are taxing. Chiropractic care offers relieving care to both military and non-military folks alike. Recent studies centered on the benefits of chiropractic for military veterans uncovered benefits of chiropractic care to which Sitka chiropractic care patients can relate: improvement in pain, strength, and dealing with pain. Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka is the Sitka chiropractic pain and stress relieving center!

STRESS AND PAIN

Veterans struggle with stress and pain. The VA System is working on addressing veterans’ needs. Medicine is forefront in the VA care system while many veterans are going outside that system for other care. A national survey of veterans found that 52% employed complementary and integrated health options to address their issues with pain and stress reduction/relaxation on top of the list: 44% massage, 37% chiropractic, 34% mindfulness, 24% other meditation, and 25% yoga. 84% said they are interested in undertaking at least one of these approaches: massage, chiropractic, acupressure, reflexology, progressive relaxation, acupressure. They were much more likely to try these outside the VA System. (1) Veterans are not unlike you! They seek Sitka chiropractic care outside the routine system at times, too!

HELPING VETERANS REGAIN THEIR STRENGTH

Veterans with back pain like other back pain sufferers find that their strength and quality of life decrease. Chiropractic care can oftentimes help. Veterans particularly suffer with post-traumatic stress disorder which complicates their pain management care. Chiropractic care within the VA system accounts for these overlying issues. Chiropractors in the VA System would want to carefully diagnose and manage PTSD veterans to be sure they are getting all the necessary care. (2) Your Sitka chiropractor considers each of our Sitka back pain patients’ other issues in the same way to optimize positive clinical outcomes.  

IMPROVING STRENGTH IN LOW BACK PAIN SUFFERING VETERANS

One positive clinical outcome wanted by all back pain sufferers is to be able to do activities of daily living as they need and want. Back pain is known to reduce ability to daily activities. For veterans, lifting, endurance and balance are crucial daily activities. Back pain suffering veterans were allocated to chiropractic care or a wait list for four weeks. The chiropractic patients improved their pulling strength by 5.08 kgs while the wait list group’s pull strength dropped by 7.43 kgs. Trunk muscle endurance, disability, pain intensity and fear avoidance behavior all improved with chiropractic care of active military personnel with low back pain. (3) Plus, after back surgery, some veterans will still hurt and want some help.  90.3% of VA chiropractors reported seeing at least 1 post-back surgery fusion patient in the past month. (4) Chiropractic care for post-surgical continued pain is showing itself to be beneficial.  Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka uses such pain reducing, strength growing care for Sitka back pain sufferers, too!

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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. C. Michael Dupriest on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes beneficial and relieving chiropractic care integrating the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management as a chiropractor working in the VA System.

Schedule a Sitka chiropractic appointment with Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka for your low back pain and any associated stress that it brings with it. Together, we’ll set up a treatment plan just for you.

 
 Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka cares for veterans with back pain and PTSD and stress.
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