“An apple a day…” Everyone can finish that saying!
Access to chiropractic and spinal manipulation for Baton Rouge back pain
and neck pain sufferers is said to do the same. Access
just needs to be as easy as access to apples! According
to research, chiropractic and spinal manipulation ease pain and diminish
the need for escalated treatments and tests when they are clearly accessible
to neck and back pain sufferers. (Even dogs were helped by veterinary chiropractic spinal manipulation!) Spine & Sports Rehab Center presents
gentle spinal manipulation via a well-informed chiropractic treatment
plan.
CHIROPRACTIC CARE AND SPINAL MANIPULATION AND BACK PAIN
MANAGEMENT
Spinal manipulation is a primary treatment at
Spine & Sports Rehab Center for good reason! A rat study of the
effect of manipulation and mobilization and sham treatment on reducing
neuroinflammation in acute lumbar radiculopathy (leg pain) showed
that manipulation and mobilization resulted in more pain relief. Manipulation was a little faster
in delivering relief and halting severe
radiculopathy. (1) Spinal manipulation and mobilization are prominent
treatments at Spine & Sports Rehab Center for back pain and radiculopathy. We are
here for you as soon as you bring your back pain and/or leg pain to us!
Spine & Sports Rehab Center also understands
that our Baton Rouge chiropractic patients are eager
to receive in-office care but not always as motivated to do
their at-home care. They are not alone! 89% of chiropractic
patients told researcher they went to their
appointments. That is the easier part! 82% said their chiropractor’s
recommendations for treatment and at-home care (stretching and exercise) were
understandable, but only 44% of them actually did the at-home care. (2) We know it’s tough to make
time at home, and we’ll keep doing our best at
every visit to treat your spinal condition…and encourage you to do yours!
SPINAL MANIPULATION AND ACCESS TO CHIROPRACTIC REDUCED
NEED FOR MORE ADVANCED CARE
Researchers wondered just how access
to chiropractic affected medically-directed spinal pain care
in older adults. In an analysis
of Medicare claims for 39,278 older adult chiropractic users, less
access to chiropractic care expanded the use of medical
services (primary care physician visits and spine surgeries) for spine pain conditions.
The researchers likened this to an additional cost of $114,967
per 1000 beneficiaries ($391 million nationally). (3) That is a
lot of money and suffering. Spine & Sports Rehab Center makes itself accessible
to our Baton Rouge spine pain sufferers! Additionally, 42%
of neck pain patients go on to escalated
treatments like imaging, injection, emergency room, surgery. Neck pain patients
treated with spinal manipulation – 90% of which is performed
by chiropractors in the US – were less likely to require escalated care. Only 26% of spinal manipulation patients underwent escalated care whereas 46% of neck pain sufferers who sought
other types of care did. Their risk of treatment escalation was double. (4) Spine & Sports Rehab Center offers
spinal manipulation. Your Baton Rouge chiropractor is experienced
in performing safe, gentle, relieving spinal manipulation.
EVEN DOGS BENEFIT FROM CHIROPRACTIC TREATMENT
There are chiropractic colleagues who also are skilled at performing spinal manipulation on animals! Interesting!
Certain dog breeds like boxers tend to acquire
spondylosis deformans, a spinal disease distinguished by disc
degeneration and bone spurs. A study of boxer puppies aged 8 weeks
to one year compared puppies treated with
veterinary chiropractic each month to same aged boxers not
treated with chiropractic. At a year old, the treated
puppies had spondylosis significantly
less (only 25% were found to have it on imaging) versus the
control puppies (46.5% had it on imaging). This implies that
veterinary chiropractic treatment may beneficially lessen
the probably of young boxers acquiring spondylosis. (5)
Our Baton Rouge furry companions benefit with chiropractic
treatment, too!
CONTACT Spine & Sports Rehab Center
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Tom Menendez on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he
discusses his use of Cox® Technic Flexion Distraction to gently
reduce back pain in
elderly patients.
Schedule your Baton Rouge
chiropractic appointment now. Keep eating your apples and
visiting your chiropractor to manage your health and ease your
back pain and risk of back pain!