Healthy News November 2022
“To Pop or Not to Pop” is understandably a twist on an age-old Shakespearean quote for an age-old chiropractic spinal manipulation discussion point. Today’s answer is that it is not a necessary indicator of back pain relief from spinal manipulation treatment (SMT), yet back pain and neck pain patients undergoing SMT want and need to know all they can. Current guidelines for handling low back pain stress patient education and exercise as important issues. Healthcare practitioners are pretty good (72% overall) at providing information. By profession, though, chiropractors lead in sharing patient education for 76% of patients with physical therapists at 74% and general practitioners at just 44%. The more emotionally distressed a patient seemed or the pain was below the knee, information was shared with 78% of patients. (1) An important topic for Sitka back pain and neck pain patients undergoing spinal manipulation treatment (SMT) is this sometimes-audible pop. A systematic review of published studies found that regardless of the spinal area or follow-up time after the SMT, nothing was found that showed evidence of improved pain outcomes or treatment success related to an audible pop. (2) This is good to know since some patients experience it, and some don’t. Patients whose practitioners told them about the audible pop - and those who weren’t spinal manipulation patients - reported curious theories of what caused that sound and had overemphasized ideas of its importance. (3) Instead of the question “To pop or not to pop?” the better question for you and your Sitka chiropractor may well be “Is there pain relief or not?” With our gentle chiropractic care, there is pain relief for many Sitka back pain and neck pain sufferers. We look forward to talking with you at your next chiropractic visit at Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka!
Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Kurt Olding on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes the gentle spinal manipulation treatment of spinal stenosis with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Vitamin D is in favor and abundantly researched beyond its earlier role of supporting phospho-calcium metabolism and skeletal bone disorders. Today, research has well-established vitamin D as a hormone and recounted vitamin D as influential for various diseases from cancer, inflammation, and autoimmunity (Hashimoto’s, Graves’, diabetes) to adrenal gland health and disease (Cushing’s, Addison’s). (4) The adrenal gland has two main parts: (A) The adrenal cortex produces cortisol which controls the sleep/wake cycle, body’s utilization of fats/proteins/carbs, inflammation, blood pressure as well as increases blood sugar and reduces bone formation. (B) The adrenal medulla produces “stress hormones” epinephrine (adrenaline) and norepinephrine (noradrenaline) in charge of the fight or flight response. (5) Adrenal gland issues keep people awake at night…for real! Although not yet conclusive, 800-2000IU a day was proposed in a recent study to support adrenal health. (6) Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka is ready to talk about vitamin D and any adrenal gland issues you may be having.
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