Sitka Chiropractic Healthy News from Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka July 2017

Manual therapy spinal mobilization is preferred over physiotherapy by chronic back pain patients with disc degeneration for back pain intensity reduction and disability. (1) Not surprising to Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka at all! The hands-on effect of mobilization is comforting; the motion elicited is healing. That’s just what chiropractic presents – comfort and healing! Chiropractic care strives to initially calm and lessen pain then incorporate exercise for continued pain relief and healing via strengthening to curb future back pain. Back pain relief is a team effort!  Taking advantage of the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management offers the best of both worlds: gentle stretching treatment to painful segments that reduces intradiscal pressures and at-home care like exercise, hot/cold therapy and nutrition to enhance the pain relief and recovery. Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka is excited to share the Sitka back pain relief via Cox Technic with our Sitka chiropractic patients!

TIP of the Month: Vitamin D for the Degenerated Disc

Nutritionally, Vitamin D is such a good vitamin! Vitamin D reportedly helps bone and mood and overall health. In researching the disc of diabetic rats, researchers find a new benefit: Vitamin D may well prevent and treat degenerative changes in the degenerated disc by improving the disc’s content of transforming growth factor-β and insulin-like growth factor-1. (2) What is your Vitamin D level? Let us find out together, you and Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka! If it’s low, your Sitka chiropractic treatment plan will include Vitamin D recommendations from your Sitka chiropractor!

Don’t forget to schedule your July Sitka chiropractic appointment today! Your Sitka degenerated discs will thank you!