“What’s this, doc?” Such a
question is always welcome at The Chiropractic TRUhealthDR. Sometimes there is a clear
answer, and sometimes there is not. It is a great starting point though. These questions typically
surface in the course of
the exam but sometimes occur
during a chiropractic treatment visit. They always
disclose something helpful toward pain relief
that both your Colorado Springs chiropractor wants for you and you want for
yourself. Curious conditions may reveal
themselves via interesting symptoms like this case of cervical
spine neck pain and a case of shingles.
CHIROPRACTIC EXAM AND TREATMENT
The Chiropractic TRUhealthDR depends on the clinical
exam above anything else. Your Colorado Springs chiropractor
listens first, tests second, and considers imaging in light
of the first two. Each adds a piece of info
to the diagnostic puzzle. In a newly published chiropractic case
report, a piece of the puzzle came from a strange
rash on a patient’s arm during his care for neck and arm pain.
His story encompasses coughing, fatigue, and congestion
that led him to his primary care doctor. He got an
influenza and pneumococcal vaccine. The coughing triggered
some neck pain that led this 43 year old male to his
chiropractor for the neck pain that was explained as constant,
sharp neck pain on the left with an aching, tingling sensation down his left arm (radiculopathy) particularly into
his left lateral arm, forearm, thumb and index finger. Clinical symptoms indicated a diagnosis of a C5-6 disc herniation, a very common
cervical disc herniation level. Later on, he saw
a rash on his left arm that his medical consultant identified
as herpes zoster shingles. It
was too late for an antiviral, so he took ibuprofen for the shingles pain. He underwent 5 cervical spine
treatments following the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain
Management cervical spine protocols in 5 weeks to resolve
the arm pain, decrease the arm rash, and lessen
the neck pain by 50%. Another 4 treatments over 12 weeks brought
about 80% reduced neck pain, complete
resolution of left arm pain, and faint shingles rash. The patient expressed
that he was back to normal. (1) Talk about unusual! Your Colorado Springs
chiropractor is always on the lookout for
the unusual and ready to respond with an exam-based diagnosis
and a relieving treatment plan for Colorado Springs neck
pain and back pain!
CONTACT The Chiropractic TRUhealthDR
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Steven Baroody on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he described
how his patient who presented to the office with severe,
long-standing shoulder pain was doctored for shoulder pain with
no relief. Dr. Baroody’s exam found a cervical disc herniation as
a cause for his pain. No wonder
the other treatments gave him no relief! Dr. Baroody treated
the patient with the pain-relieving Cox®
Technic System of Spinal Pain Management. Relieving care always
starts with the proper diagnosis!
Make your next Colorado Springs
chiropractic visit today. The Chiropractic TRUhealthDR will do
the appropriate examination to suitable the
proper diagnosis to deliver the best clinical outcome possible for
usual and unusual causes of back pain and neck pain. See you
soon!