March 2019 Healthy News: Tonawanda Chiropractic Care Helps Motor Strength Come Back

Tonawanda chiropractic assists in returning motor strength loss due to a disc herniation and sciatica return over time.

GIVE IT TIME…AND Tonawanda CHIROPRACTIC!

Leg pain (sciatic radiculopathy) and loss of motor strength obviously worry Tonawanda back pain patients. ”When will I get back to ‘normal’?” is a usual question. Keep in mind that published papers show that treatment results are quite alike for surgical and non-surgical care of disc herniation patients with sciatic radiculopathy. (1) One model study reported that loss of motor strength because of sciatic nerve damage came back over 3 years with 10% in 6 months, 30% at 1 year, 50% at 2 years and 75% at 3 years. (2) A recent article concurs: Improvement returns over time regardless of treatment (surgery or non-surgery). The majority of patients in this new study did not choose surgery. Almost all of them recovered full strength at 1 year with it typically occurring in the first 3 months while on-going recovery took a year. (3) Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation urges you to not hold back. Ask Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation the tough questions. We’ll share with you the research-based answers for you to ponder.

Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Howard Rosenberg on The Back Doctor’s Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson about helping an athletic, healthy patient who developed foot drop and decreased muscle strength as a result of a disc herniation with leg pain sciatica/radiculopathy. His chiropractic care using the Cox® Technic System allowed him to return not just back to walking but also to playing tennis!

Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation sees value in recommending back belts to back pain sufferers.

Tonawanda CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE MONTH: Back Belts Help

Tonawanda back pain patients fear moving, worried that they may cause pain. Back belts and braces decrease pain and fear of pain and foster a return to normal activities of life. (4) For back pain patients who suffer with spinal stenosis, back belts improved walking distance. (5) And for acute compression fractures, a back brace is typically implemented. A soft brace was just as effective as a rigid brace to prevent spinal deformity, improve quality of life, and lessen back pain. (6) Back belts aren’t needed forever, but for temporary and for certain conditions, they help!

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