August 2022 Healthy News from Layden Chiropractic Effective Treatment of Disc Herniation and Balance Improvement

Often, the Plainville disc herniation treatment at Layden Chiropractic effectively reduces back pain for those with disc herniation. (Veterinarians treat dachshunds’ discs conservatively, too!)
 

NON-SURGICAL DISC HERNIATION RELIEF

Back pain sufferers with disc herniations report benefit from non-surgical treatment. One study of Medicare patients with chronic low back pain related higher quality of life scores and more satisfaction with their spinal manipulative therapy care than those treated with prescription drug therapy. (1) Low back pain sufferers in a randomized control trial who were treated with chiropractic (Cox® Technic) flexion distraction management for their low back pain had significantly greater pain relief than those who went through physical therapy’s active trunk exercise protocol. The patients who also experienced radiculopathy - spine-related extremity sciatica - were significantly better being treated with flexion distraction decompression manipulation. (2) Humans - and dachshunds - can be so well-cared for with the right treatment plan! An interesting side-story that appeared while doing research for this blog: 34 of 40 long-spined dachshunds with T3-L3 myelopathy supposedly linked to disc herniation did quite well with non-surgical treatment, especially those who started care with motor function intact. They had minimal recurrence rates at 1 year (5%) and 2 years (11%), too. (3) Conservative care for spine pain, disc herniation, back pain, and leg pain is successful for many! 

 
Layden Chiropractic delivers spinal manipulation among other services to improve balance in older patients at risk of falling and those with spinal stenosis. 
 

Plainville CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE MONTH:

Keep Your Balance: Stenosis, Fall Risk, Manipulation

In older people, a higher risk of fracture over the following year was associated with a fresh fall within the past 4 months. (4) Risk of a recurrent fall for men and women or an injury from a fall in women was higher in those with severe low back pain or extremity leg pain. (5) Suggested physical, psychological, and environmental objectives in handling fall-risk in the elderly included muscle function improvement, decreased fear of falling, and better balance. (6) With balance improvement in mind, a new study analyzed a treatment protocol including (Cox® Technic) flexion distraction spinal manipulation for older patients with lumbar spinal stenosis. Balance test outcomes got better. Subjective score outcomes were statistically and clinically meaningful. (7) Plainville balance is so significant. Together, Layden Chiropractic and you can work to improve yours and/or that of a loved one.

Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Nate McKee on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he presents his treatment plan with the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management for a patient with spinal stenosis, back pain, and balance issues.

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