Category: Back Pain & Sciatica
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Can I Get Adjusted After Back Surgery?
In an article published in the journal Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, the authors stated that pain and disability may persist following back surgery, and these patients may seek treatment by people trained in manipulative and manual therapy. They reviewed the medical literature and found that there is low-level literature suggestive of manual and manipulative…
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Pro-inflammatory diet associated with low back pain prevalence in U.S. adults
Can what you eat be making your back hurt? A paper put out by the Association of Academic Physiatrists at their Annual Meeting reports that eating foods that promote inflammation is associated with lower back pain. Similarly, foods that reduce inflammation may help your lower back pain. If you look around, there are apps that…
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Why is Chiropractic Sought Out by Millions of Americans?
Millions of patients each year experience pain relief and improved mobility from the care delivered by doctors of chiropractic. Chiropractic has been a healthcare profession for 125 years 1, helping people with back and neck pain, headaches and other types of “neuro-musculoskeletal” pain — while also improving mobility and performance. Today, doctors of chiropractic (DC)…
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VA Shows the Way to Treat Low Back Pain
Practical Pain Management November 5, 2020 The VA has been increasingly and successfully applying chiropractic to low back pain care – it’s time for other specialties to take notice. By Sherry McAllister, DC An estimated 65% of Veterans suffer from chronic pain, more than three times the rate of the general population.1 At the same…
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Back Pain Heals Easier When Able to Sleep
Many times my patients ask me what’s the best position to sleep in for lower back pain. I tell them that the most comfortable position is the best. I always tell them, “if you can’t sleep, you can’t heal.” If you have to sleep upside down in the closet, that’s the best position to sleep…
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Surgery: The Ultimate Placebo
January 1, 2021 BY RONALD FEISE, DC A patient tells you his father has had low back pain for several years and has tried many treatments, but nothing has helped. Spinal fusion has been recommended. Complicating matters, his father lives on the other side of the country. How do you respond? What does the current…
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Does Chiropractic Treatment Reduce Inflammation?
In an article published in the journal Chiropractic & Manual Therapies, the authors drew blood before chiropractic treatments and 2 weeks after. They measured different inflammatory blood markers, and they found that the patients that were treated with chiropractic treatments had less of the inflammatory markers than those that did not receive chiropractic treatments. The…
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What’s The Best Visit Frequency for Chronic Back Pain?
An article published in the journal Pain Physician took a look at the relationship of visit frequency and how well patients with back and neck pain did. The authors found that people with chronic back pain showed the best results when they were treated twice per week. ~ Dr. Broussard Visit Frequency and Outcomes for…
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Pain: Considering Complementary Approaches (eBook)
US Department of Health and Human Services National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health Pain is the most common reason for seeking medical care. It is also a common reason why people turn to complementary health approaches. This 47-page eBook provides an overview of complementary health approaches for pain, including acupuncture, massage therapy, meditation, spinal…
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Does Traction Help Pinched Nerves in the Lower Back?
In an article published in the journal Physical Therapy, the authors searched the medical literature trying to find out if traction helped a condition called “lumbar radiculopathy” which is like a pinched nerve in the lower back or like sciatica symptoms. They found that traction, used in conjunction with something like physical therapy was helpful…