The spine. Its five sections form
one spine, so it’s logical that treating one area
might affect another. So interesting. So recently
published! Spine & Sports Rehab Center loves new
research, and this new research describes how treating the thoracic spine beneficially affects
the status of the cervical spine. Spine & Sports Rehab Center is all for the two-for-one effect for spinal pain decrease! When problems of
cervical spine myelopathy and disc herniation are concerned,
Baton Rouge neck pain patients will be, too.
CERVICAL SPINE PAIN
Cervical spine pain may involve neck pain as
well as radiculopathy or cervical radicular pain down the arm. Cervical spine
related diseases like this may stimulate
other issues, too. For example, patients with cervical spine
spinal cord disease have 3 times more likelihood of having
cardiovascular disease. Rapidly progressive cervical spine myelopathy patients are likely to have a history of a cardiovascular event and exhibit
C4/5 disc hyperintensity on T2-MRI images. (1) Another interesting
study of patients with degenerative cervical myelopathy - a
progressive spine disease involving cervical spinal cord compression
– discovered that patients evaluated the quality of their care based
on satisfaction.
The research findings, therefore, reiterate the importance
of telling patients what to expect to boost
satisfaction: At 12 months following surgery for neck degenerative
myelopathy, the relief of pain and function issues may be improved
(37%), may remain the same (55%), or may decline
(7%). (2) Honesty is the best policy in life and in doctor-patient relationships.
Spine & Sports Rehab Center shares its proposed treatment’s expected
outcomes as well as the course of healing to be expected on day
one. (ex: “Some days will be nicer than others as you
heal. Healing happens when the good days start
to exceed the poor ones.”) Baton Rouge chiropractic care including gentle chiropractic adjusting – like with Cox® Technic – improves
the odds of good days and more good days!
THORACIC SPINE ADJUSTING HELPS CERVICAL SPINE PAIN
Chiropractic treatment of the thoracic spine can be quite
gentle and pain-relieving not just for the thoracic spine but also the cervical
spine. Thoracic spine thrust adjusting has been demonstrated to improve
cervical spine pain and enhance disability. A recent
article tells of improvements in pain, disability, cervical
spine range of motion, and deep neck flexor endurance in patients who have cervical spine radiculopathy after just one treatment. These changes
were most stated by patients 48 to 72 hours after treatment. (3)
Adjacent cervical and thoracic spine sections feed off of
each other’s care! Amazing! There is that positive
two-for-one effect again.
CONTACT Spine & Sports Rehab Center
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Chris Deveau on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson who using with Cox® Technic improved
the neck and arm pain – as well as sleep - for a patient. There are a lot of 2-for-1 benefits of chiropractic care!
Schedule a Baton Rouge chiropractic appointment at
Spine & Sports Rehab Center for a two-for-one benefit of pain reduction and spinal range of
motion improvement with
Baton Rouge chiropractic care! Your chiropractor delights
in caring for your spine and preserving the health of all
its 5 sections.
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