Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation Sees the Spine in Many Ways to Diagnose and Relieve Back Pain
There are so many options to “see” the spine. Imaging, ultrasound, clinical testing. What’s best? That depends. Your Tonawanda chiropractic spinal pain doctor at Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation uses the test(s) that are necessary to “see’’ the spine most optimally to create 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 cognizant of all sorts of underlying causes of back pain from fractures, infections, tumors, radiculopathy, axial spondylarthritis, and extravertebral causes. These may require imaging, lab tests, etc., to help identify. 20% of back pain episodes may have these kinds of underlying issues that need to found in a timely manner. (1) Occasionally, knee osteoarthritis and lumbar spondylosis come together in a patient. Having one or the other condition significantly raised 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 seen in 33% of low back pain patients and in just 11.5% of subjects without symptoms. Body weight seems to influence the number of these viewed on imaging. (3) Your Tonawanda chiropractor is well-versed in looking for all of these and more issues.
WHAT ELSE DOES YOUR CHIROPRACTOR LOOK FOR
Reduced balance capability could possibly influence recovery from low back pain. (4) Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation looks for depressive symptoms as they tend to add to more primary care visits in acute low back pain patients, greater pain intensity, more disability, and diminished recovery in acute and chronic back pain patients. (5) Each of our Tonawanda patients is a whole person! [[companyame]] sees you that way. So what else do we look for? Anything and everything that may reduce 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 Tonawanda chiropractor will manage your care be it just for a diagnosis and referral to the proper 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 with The Cox® Technic Flexion Distraction and Decompression System of Spinal Pain Mangement. Spinal manipulation has demonstrated itself through research to be good at controlling low back pain as quickly as immediately. Stiffness and tone were seen to increase 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 shares how he found a spinal tumor during his detailed clinical exam of a man with back pain. Uncommon, yes, but such a cause of pain can be found by a well-trained and experienced chiropractor like your Tonawanda chiropractor. You’re in good hands!
Schedule your next Tonawanda chiropractic appointment with Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation. With so many ways available to “see” your spine, know that we will find what’s going on and a way to get you some pain relief. We look forward to seeing you at your up-coming chiropractic appointment!
