Where does chiropractic medicine
fit in your life, in the lives of other Colorado Springs folks? Let’s look at where it fits in the
lives of others for spine care, back pain relief, and neck pain relief at
The Chiropractic TRUhealthDR
SPINAL MANIPULATION IS RECOMMENDED
Chiropractic spinal manipulation is recommended for at least
12 weeks before referral for spine surgery for lumbar disc herniation. (1) The
American Medical Association, the American Pain Society, the American College
of Physicians and Harvard Medical School all state spinal manipulation and
chiropractic are first line care for low back pain. (2) Is that news to you? Likely because it is
known to take many years for such innovative,
proven concepts to trickle down to general
knowledge. Some people (not our
Colorado Springs chiropractic clients!) think chiropractors
are quacks when in fact chiropractors are
non-surgical back spine specialists. Your Colorado Springs chiropractor at The Chiropractic TRUhealthDR surely
is the Colorado Springs back pain specialist!
The Chiropractic TRUhealthDR invites back pain, neck pain
and spine pain patients to our Colorado Springs chiropractic office,
especially the more difficult cases! For instance, patients who have recurrent lumbar
disc herniation reportedly respond to non-surgical care and evade
the need for reoperation. (3) Reports assert
that from 9 to 33% of people receive spinal manipulation for pain and
disability and 98% of those who do get spinal manipulation see chiropractors. (4)
DEMAND FOR CHIROPRACTIC GROWS
The demand for chiropractic spine care is increasing.
A majority of neurosurgeons think
that a minimum time of 8 to 12 weeks of radicular arm
pain is the best timing before performing surgery for cervical
spine disc herniation. (5) What does such a Colorado Springs neck
pain patient do? Chiropractic care at The Chiropractic TRUhealthDR is a
possibility for pain relief. Another
such study found that no conclusion is drawn
as to whether surgical or nonsurgical treatment is better for
individuals with lumbar spine degeneration of discs causing
the condition termed stenosis. Further, a high rate of
adverse effects is reported in three of five surgical groups while
no side effects were reported for any of the conservative
treatment options. (6)
SECOND OPINION IS VALUABLE
A second opinion before spine surgery is a good
idea. A study of 137 patients proposed to have lumbar spine
fusion at one institution found on second opinion at a multidisciplinary clinic
that 58% did not require surgery but rather non-surgical treatment.
Of those found to require surgery, the type of surgery was changed in
28% of the patients. (7) Chiropractic spinal manipulation as used at
The Chiropractic TRUhealthDR has substantial success in treating
low back and neck pain and leg and arm pain. The Chiropractic TRUhealthDR utilizes
a spinal manipulation technique known as Cox Technic Flexion Distraction Decompression
which integrates placing the spine under distraction to
decompress nerves permitting normal spine motion to return. An
example is a paper describing how flexion–distraction spinal
manipulation used to relieve an L4-L5 disk extrusion causing L5 nerve root
radiculopathy in a 40 year old naval officer. (8)
MIND-BODY PRACTITIONERS (INCLUDING CHIROPRACTORS) HELP
A study of 674 emergency room adult visits showed
that 500 (74.2%) patients had visited at least
one mind body practitioner (MBP), defined as a chiropractor, acupuncturist,
yoga, or meditation practitioner. People going to them were quite a bit younger and tended
to have private health insurance. 33% saw a chiropractor. Such healthcare
consumers were significantly more liable
to believe that MBP inhibited illness, treated illness, and was
safe, more successful than prescription medicines, supportive
of prescription medications, and more holistic. (9)
CONTACT The Chiropractic TRUhealthDR
Listen to one of these PODCASTS about how
Cox Technic spinal manipulation helps back
pain patients after back surgery (and even multiple back surgeries), patients
who have experienced back pain for a long time,
and patients
with low back and leg pain (sciatica).
Schedule a Colorado Springs chiropractic appointment with
The Chiropractic TRUhealthDR as you grow in the realization that
chiropractors - like your Colorado Springs chiropractor, a true
Colorado Springs back pain specialist – are appropriate for
the non-surgical treatment of Colorado Springs spine pain and disability.
Medicine now endorses spinal manipulation, chiropractic’s specialty,
as first line treatment for spine pain.