Smoking. We know it’s bad. Smoking is
bad. The body doesn’t like it. Your spine dislikes it! Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka likes
your spine and offers Sitka chiropractic care for your spine. You love
your spine or at least need it! Be good
to your spine and keep it healthy!
Let Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka care for your spine when it requires
some special attention to get back to its
healthy state. Step one toward health for a
Sitka smoker suffering with back pain may require
a chiropractic treatment plan that includes a plan to stop
smoking.
WHO SMOKES?
Researchers are curious about factors
linked to smoking. In a review of 7547 patients who underwent back surgery, they found
that 18% were smokers. The researchers observed that compared to the non-smokers, the smokers were younger, male,
nondiabetic, and nonobese. Patients in this group who have coronary artery disease were more likely to be
smokers. Smokers who underwent lumbar spine back surgery came to their healthcare provider more with leg pain than
back pain and disability. Their employment, insurance/uninsured, and education
status were also linked to smoking status. Fascinatingly
though, smoking status did not influence the
disability status at a year after back surgery. (1) Modifying
such risk factors work just as well for smokers and nonsmokers
luckily. Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka would help a Sitka
smoker dealing with Sitka back pain to stop smoking.
SMOKING’S EFFECTS ON THE BODY
The body knows what’s good for it…and what’s not. Smoking isn’t. Studying 2307
smokers and non-smokers, researchers found that smoking is most
strongly associated with spine pain. Headache,
trunk pain and limb pain ensued. Active smoking is associated
with pain in every part of the body. The spine and head take
the brunt of the painful influence though. If a smoker
does not like pain, you’ll want to consider stop smoking! (2) Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka is with you to back
your attempt to quit smoking when you’re
ready.
CONTACT Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Silke Laub of chiropractic’s contribution to palliative care of a cancer patient with neuropathic pain related
to chemotherapy. Dr. Michael
Johnson of The Back Doctors Podcast highlighted the supportive
side of chiropractic care and Cox® Technic for patients with spine
related pain.
Schedule your next Sitka chiropractic visit
with Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka. Smoking is a risk factor for more pain. Smoking is very
troublesome to the spine. Being the Sitka back
pain specialist, your Sitka chiropractor is here to ease
back pain and help any efforts you choose
to reduce your back pain.