April 2020 Healthy News from Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka

Sitka chiropractic care at Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka is prepared for the pandemic of low back pain.

THE PANDEMIC OF LOW BACK PAIN

Here’s a pandemic chiropractic is built for: low back pain! A new study in Healthcare journal presents that “Low back pain is a pandemic and costly musculoskeletal condition in the United States.” This report compared the cost-effectiveness of chiropractic and physical therapy for low back pain. Curiously, their next study is set to determine if they reduce the use of expensive health services like surgery, injections, and ER visits. For the moment, though, they discovered that the total average cost was $48.56 less for chiropractic care than PT and the daily adjusted life years was 0.0043 higher for chiropractic than PT patients. They determined that chiropractic was shown to be a cost-effective way to help adults with at least 3 weeks of low back pain over 6 months. (1) Come to Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka to find out for yourself! Bring your Sitka low back pain to Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka. Chiropractic care and your Sitka chiropractor are prepared to fight and overcome the pandemic of low back pain.

Sitka diabetic patients with neuropathy may benefit from addressing their B vitamin deficiency.

Sitka CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE MONTH:

B Vitamins for Diabetic Neuropathy

Chronic diabetic neuropathic pain is challenging. Inflammation has a role. Spinal proinflammatory cytokines play a part. A new study using rats demonstrated that B vitamins not only suppress but significantly overpower this pain by curbing the proinflammatory cytokines. (2) Unfortunately, vitamin B12 deficiency is very common in type II diabetic patients who are prescribed metformin, a common diabetic drug. (3) Researchers found links to anemia and neuropathy with metformin use in diabetic patients. (4) Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka recommends that our diabetic patients are encouraged to check their vitamin B levels! B vitamins are very important for health!

Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. James Cox, developer of the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management, on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he shares research on how the immune system works as well as how spinal manipulation influences neuropathic pain pathways.

CONTACT Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka

Arrange your next Sitka chiropractic appointment now with Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka for your low back pain, neuropathy and spinal health! We are looking forward to your visit soon!