Back Pain Imaging and Exercise
Spinal imaging reveals much about a Sitka back pain and leg pain sufferers’ condition. Imaging must be reviewed carefully, of course, for what it shows in addition to how various imaging methods compare to others. Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka welcomes all the input you can bring with you, the Sitka back pain patient, as well as your imaging and examination testing findings to individualize your Sitka chiropractic treatment plan for pain relief.
DISC HERNIATION AND Sitka BACK PAIN
Disc herniation and leg and/or back pain seem to go together, too, but so much more may be incorporated: disc degeneration, ruptured annulus fibrosus, irritated and compressed nerve roots and cauda equina from the herniation itself. A newer study traced the effects of exercise on a disc herniation’s neuromechanical compression, its inflammatory chemical stimulation, and its autoimmune response. (1) Imaging demonstrates pretty pictures of the disc herniation…that Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka links with your symptoms!
BACK PAIN AND IMAGING
Back pain and imaging seem to go together. When someone has back pain, xrays, MRIs, and CTs come to mind. Just what do these demonstrate? A study analyzed images of back pain patients to asymptomatic persons. MR imaging of those with back pain showed that various measurements were different: anteroposterior diameter dimensions of the vertebral canal varied, transverse diameter was smaller, and thecal sac area was less. (2) Caution is warranted in comparing neuroforaminal measurements from CT scans and plain film as a study found that in patients who didn’t have back pain plain film measurements were bigger compared to those on CT. (3) Another imaging finding your Sitka chiropractor is quite aware of is called Modic change. It’s another imaging finding that is quite revealing in that Modic change (mainly type II) is associated with abdominal aortic calcification by way of a lower blood supply or even poorer systemic vascularization due to atherosclerotic disease. (4) It’s another insight we can utilize to determine what is going on in your spine. Finally, a spinal imaging finding that is quite usual in back pain patients is fatty infiltration of the paraspinal muscles, more so in patients with degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis. (5) We check the MRI images for that though it’s hard to miss! Another good reason to begin a good spinal exercise program!
EXERCISE & SPINE PAIN RELIEF
Exercise may be quite effective in managing the lumbar disc herniation which is why Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka includes some simple lumbar spine exercises to begin on day one. We inspire our back pain patients to continue performing these easy exercises and are happy to back anyone who wants to do more...after we talk!
CONTACT Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka
Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Lee Hazen on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he illustrates a case of degenerative spondylolisthesis that reacted well to treatment with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Make your Sitka chiropractic appointment soon to see us! Whether you have spinal imaging currently or need it, your Sitka chiropractor can assist in making sense of its relevance to your journey to back pain relief.
