What more fun is there on a hot, Sitka summer day than to delight in a cool-water water ride or water slide? Most all of us can all relate to that! Some Sitka folks will do the sliding and riding, and some will observe. Which is safer? Viewing from afar! Water slides and rides may go from fun to pain if the tailbone gets damaged. And it does! A new research report makes clear that water ride related tailbone pain is not stated in the medical literature before, but Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka knows it’s seen in this Sitka chiropractic practice’s patient group. The tailbone is properly named the coccyx, the lowest section of the spine, and tailbone injury may result in coccygeal instability and pain. (1) Just as with the rest of the spine, the coccyx has discs and dorsal root ganglia, too. DRG stimulation reduces pain and improves function without any additional problems for patients with chronic coccydynia (coccyx pain). (2) Usual care of coccyx pain is physical therapy and pharmacological treatment. Adding manipulation reduced pain and disability for chronic coccydynia patients (who sometimes experience low back pain and leg pain as well) in just 3 treatments. (3) If Sitka summer’s water fun hurts you, turn to your Sitka chiropractor! Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka’s gentle manipulation may soothe the coccyx’s discs and DRGs and lessen your Sitka tailbone pain.

The last thing a Sitka expectant mother wants to feel is pain, and the very last thing she wants to do is take a drug or undergo medical procedures! Sitka chiropractic spinal manipulation with Cox® Technic is described to help ease pregnancy-related back pain and leg pain. (4) For women who experience lumbopelvic pain during Sitka pregnancy, acupuncture seemingly helps. It is safe and beneficial for lessening pain and improving her quality of life while pregnant. 89% of women in one study reported clinically meaningful symptom reduction. (5) Your Sitka chiropractor is here to lessen pregnancy-related Sitka back pain and pelvic pain.

Listen in to this PODCAST with Dr. Amelia Pappas on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson about pregnancy-related Sitka back pain and pelvic pain and how Cox® Technic helps ease that pain.

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