Spine & Sports Rehab Center Sees the Spine in Many Ways to Diagnose and Relieve Back Pain

There are so many ways to “see” the spine. Imaging, ultrasound, clinical testing. What’s best? That depends. Your Baton Rouge chiropractic spinal pain doctor at Spine & Sports Rehab Center implements the test(s) that are necessary to “see’’ the spine best to make the best treatment plan for treatment and relief.

KNOWING WHAT MAY UNDERLIE PAIN: What Chiropractors Look For

Chiropractors as well as general practitioners and other healthcare providers must be cognizant of all types of underlying causes of back pain from fractures, infections, tumors, radiculopathy, axial spondylarthritis, and extravertebral causes. These may call for imaging, lab tests, etc., to help identify. 20% of back pain episodes may have these types of underlying issues that really should be found in a timely manner. (1) Sometimes, knee osteoarthritis and lumbar spondylosis come together in a patient. Having one or the other condition significantly increased the risk of having the other. (2) Though they are not likely in your vocabulary, they are in your chiropractor’s! Schmorl’s nodes. Seen on imaging, these are noted in 33% of low back pain patients and in only 11.5% of subjects without symptoms. Body weight seems to influence the number of these seen on imaging. (3) Your Baton Rouge chiropractor is informed of these and more issues.

WHAT ELSE DOES YOUR CHIROPRACTOR LOOK FOR

Reduced balance capability could potentially impact recovery from low back pain. (4) Spine & Sports Rehab Center looks for depressive symptoms as they tend to contribute to more primary care visits in acute low back pain patients, higher pain intensity, more disability, and less recovery in acute and chronic back pain patients. (5) Each of our Baton Rouge patients is a whole person! Your chiropractic team sees you that way. So what else do we look for? Anything and everything that may slow down your recovery.

WHAT DOES YOUR CHIROPRACTOR DO FOR SPINE-RELATED PAIN

Whether you have low back pain or neck pain or back-related leg or arm pain, your Baton Rouge chiropractor will guide your care be it just for a diagnosis and referral to the appropriate healthcare colleague or for the establishment of an in-house treatment plan leading to pain relief. We are here for you. We gather the spine research to keep abreast of all the latest in diagnostic tips and tools. And we offer pain-relieving spinal manipulation via The Cox® Technic Flexion Distraction and Decompression System of Spinal Pain Mangement. Spinal manipulation has shown itself through research to be good at managing low back pain as quickly as immediately. Stiffness and tone were reported to improve right after treatment while elasticity decreased. (6)

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Listen to the PODCAST with Dr. Joseph D’Angiollilo on the Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he explains how he uncovered a spinal tumor via his detailed clinical exam of a man with back pain. Unusual, yes, but such a source of pain can be revealed by a well-trained and experienced chiropractor like your Baton Rouge chiropractor. You are in good hands!

Schedule your next Baton Rouge chiropractic appointment with Spine & Sports Rehab Center. With so many ways available to “see” your spine, know that we will find what’s going on and a path to get you some pain relief. We look forward to seeing you at your up-coming chiropractic visit! 

 
Spine & Sports Rehab Center will utilize any combination of a variety of means to see the spine and diagnose its underlying pain issue to set a course for pain relief. 
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