Medical Spine and Sports Injury and Rehab Centers 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 Medical Spine and Sports Injury and Rehab Centers implements the test(s) that are most useful to “see’’ the spine most optimally to make the best treatment plan for treatment and relief.

KNOWING WHAT MAY UNDERLIE PAIN: What Chiropractors Look For

Chiropractors in addition to general practitioners and other healthcare providers must be on the look out for all types of underlying triggers of back pain from fractures, infections, tumors, radiculopathy, axial spondylarthritis, and extravertebral causes. These may call for imaging, lab tests, etc., to assist in the diagnosis. 20% of back pain episodes may have these types of underlying conditions that need to found in a timely manner. (1) Sometimes, knee osteoarthritis and lumbar spondylosis occur together in a patient. Having one or the other issue significantly increased the odds of having the other. (2) Though they’re 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 familiar with with and more issues.

WHAT ELSE DOES YOUR CHIROPRACTOR LOOK FOR

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

WHAT DOES YOUR CHIROPRACTOR DO FOR SPINE-RELATED PAIN

Whether you have low back pain or neck pain or low back or neck related leg or arm pain, your Baton Rouge chiropractor will manage 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’re here for you. We gather the spine research to keep up with all the latest in diagnostic tips and tools. And we offer pain-relieving spinal manipulation with The Cox® Technic Flexion Distraction and Decompression System of Spinal Pain Mangement. Spinal manipulation has demonstrated itself through research to be effective in controlling 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 found a spinal tumor via his detailed clinical exam of a man with back pain. Uncommon, yes, but such a source of pain can be revealed by a well-trained and experienced chiropractor like your Baton Rouge chiropractor. You’re in good hands!

Schedule your next Baton Rouge chiropractic appointment with Medical Spine and Sports Injury and Rehab Centers. 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. See you at your next chiropractic appointment!