Role of Heat and Electrical Stimulation in Tonawanda Back Pain Treatment
What is more comforting – heat or ice? Bet you said ‘heat’! Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation gets it. Heat is comfortable and comforting to many Tonawanda back pain sufferers. Cold is great therapy and suggested in early treatment phases, but heat plays a role in healing. When paired - heat and electrical stimulation - pain can’t refuse. Heat and electrical stimulation calm and soothe pain. Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation advises that Tonawanda back pain and neck pain patients use heat, ice and electrical stimulation as proper for pain relief.
BENEFIT OF HEAT FOR PAIN RELIEF
Heat decreases the perception of pain for many. Heat and cold lead the list of options that low back pain patients believe decreased their pain most followed by medication, rest, exercise, speaking with a health professional, stretching, not doing aggravating activities, and psychological changes. (1) Doctors look for ways to produce “offset analgesia,” a disproportionately large decrease in pain as a result of a slight decrease in stimulation intensity. Heat is one well-known and documented way to do this. Electrical stimulation is another. Perceived or actual, the pain reduction is positive for a back pain sufferer. (2) If something decreases pain for a Tonawanda back pain patient, Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation will consider its use.
BENEFIT OF HEAT AND ELECTRICAL STIMULATION FOR BACK PAIN RELIEF
Heat feels good. Electrical stimulation feels good. Back pain and neck pain patients seek feeling “good” when they are in pain. For nonspecific low back pain sufferers, it is a significant cause of disability, bigger than any other health condition globally. Doctors and researchers are constantly looking for a way to better manage it. One group of researchers hypothesized that electrical muscle stimulation and heat would provide better pain relief and enhance patients’ subjective view of pain. And their experimental trial showed that they were right! They found a statistically significant reduction in pain after 18 treatments. The relief was even noted at a 12 week follow up. Patients’ mood in addition to muscle strength and endurance also improved. (3) Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation directs Tonawanda back pain and neck pain sufferers to pain relief with all types of modalities. Whatever it takes! The heat and stimulation combination enhance each other’s benefit.
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. David Homer on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson. For some conditions like spasmodic torticollis, heat can be particularly comforting and pain relieving. The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management integrates heat, too, in in-office chiropractic care and at- home care.
Schedule your Tonawanda chiropractic appointment today! Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation offers nonsurgical and nonpharmacological Tonawanda pain relief. If heat is soothing and relieving to a Tonawanda back pain sufferer, Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation is prepared to try it!
