Where does chiropractic medicine
fit in your life, in the lives of other Sitka folks? Let’s start with where it is in the
lives of others for spine care, back pain relief, and neck pain relief at
Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka
SPINAL MANIPULATION IS RECOMMENDED
Chiropractic spinal manipulation is recommended for at least
12 weeks before referral for spine surgery for lumbar disc herniation. (1) The
American Medical Association, the American Pain Society, the American College
of Physicians and Harvard Medical School all state spinal manipulation and
chiropractic are first line care for low back pain. (2) Did you know that? Probably not because it requires many years for such innovative,
proven models to trickle down to general
knowledge. There are even people who (not our
Sitka chiropractic clients!) deem chiropractors
are quacks when as a matter of fact chiropractors are
non-surgical back spine specialists. Your Sitka chiropractor at Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka surely
is the Sitka back pain specialist!
Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka welcomes back pain, neck pain
and spine pain patients to our Sitka chiropractic office,
particularly the painful cases! For instance, patients who have recurrent lumbar
disc herniation reportedly respond to non-surgical care and escape
the need for reoperation. (3) Reports state
that from 9 to 33% of people receive spinal manipulation for pain and
disability and 98% of those who do get spinal manipulation see chiropractors. (4)
DEMAND FOR CHIROPRACTIC GROWS
The demand for chiropractic spine care is growing.
A majority of neurosurgeons consider a minimum period of 8 to 12 weeks of radicular arm
pain is the optimal timing before performing surgery for cervical
spine disc herniation. (5) What can such a Sitka neck
pain patient do? Chiropractic care at Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka is an option for pain relief. Another
similar study reported that no conclusion is known
as to whether surgical or nonsurgical treatment is superior for
individuals with lumbar spine degeneration of discs triggering
the condition termed stenosis. To top it off, a high rate of
adverse effects is stated in three of five surgical groups while
no side effects were reported for any of the conservative
treatment options. (6)
SECOND OPINION IS VALUABLE
A second opinion before spine surgery is a good
idea. A study of 137 patients recommended to have lumbar spine
fusion at one institution found on second opinion at a multidisciplinary clinic
that 58% did not need surgery but rather non-surgical treatment.
Of those found to require surgery, the type of surgery was changed for
28% of the patients. (7) Chiropractic spinal manipulation as used at
Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka has vast success in treating
low back and neck pain and leg and arm pain. Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka utilizes
a spinal manipulation technique known as Cox Technic Flexion Distraction Decompression
which incorporates placing the spine under distraction to
decompress nerves permitting normal spine motion to return. An
example is a paper reporting flexion–distraction spinal
manipulation used to relieve an L4-L5 disk extrusion causing L5 nerve root
radiculopathy in a 40 year old naval officer. (8)
MIND-BODY PRACTITIONERS (INCLUDING CHIROPRACTORS) HELP
A study of 674 emergency room adult visits revealed
that 500 (74.2%) patients had visited at least
one mind body practitioner (MBP), defined as a chiropractor, acupuncturist,
yoga, or meditation practitioner. People choosing
this form of care were significantly younger and tended
to have private health insurance. 33% saw a chiropractor. Such healthcare
consumers were much more liable
to believe that MBP inhibited illness, treated illness, and was
safe, more effective than prescription medicines, supportive
of prescription medications, and more holistic. (9)
CONTACT Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka
Listen to a PODCAST about how
Cox Technic spinal manipulation benefits back
pain patients after back surgery (and even multiple back surgeries), patients
who have had back pain for a long time,
and patients
with low back and leg pain (sciatica).
Schedule a Sitka chiropractic appointment with
Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka as you grow in the realization that
chiropractors - like your Sitka chiropractor, a true
Sitka back pain specialist – are appropriate for
the non-surgical treatment of Sitka spine pain and disability.
Medicine now recommends spinal manipulation, chiropractic’s forte,
as first line treatment for spine pain.