Have been asked why you see a chiropractor? Have you asked a
McHenry chiropractic patient friend why he or she visits
OrthoIllinois Chiropractic? It’s a logical inquiry. Well, OrthoIllinois Chiropractic shares here some valid points of recent research outcomes to help answer those questions of why see a
chiropractor for spine pain.
First, a study of patients going to the hospital for acute
low back pain had severe pain, disability and difficulty in communicating their
illness experience. These patients found that they were required to navigate a
system they did not understand, interacting with healthcare workers who seemed
to operate independently rather than as a team. Suggestions for acute
low back pain management guidelines were made: develop summaries for
patients that include how to communicate with the hospital structure and
explain who does what and ensure that all members of treating teams are educated in these guidelines so that they are
consistently implemented. (1) McHenry back pain patients can avoid
this confused treatment approach by seeing the trained chiropractor at
OrthoIllinois Chiropractic, the doctor who is the McHenry back pain specialist
in understanding the mechanism of back pain, how to diagnose the cause, and
most importantly how to treat it without surgery. The McHenry doctor
of chiropractic is trained for spine pain treatment. Go to the best McHenry
back pain specialist and avoid the confusion of hospital protocols.
Next, realize that over 80% of us will have spine pain in
our lives and some of us throughout life. Realize that the intervertebral disc
in your spine is the most pain producing structure in the spine and that disc
degeneration starts in the second decade of life. That’s surprising to many McHenry
back pain sufferers. It stresses the importance of humans to start spine care in their teens so as
to avoid or diminish spine pain later in life. That involves proper use of the
spine to avoid injury, nutrition to maintain the nutrients for disc health, and
spinal manipulation for some spine conditions. This may well help minimize
and even possibly avoid spine pain later
in life. Always remember that as the discs in the spine lose height due to
degeneration, there is impaction of load forces on other spine structures that
start the pain process of degeneration. Avoid this with sound chiropractic
advice and treatment. (2) Start at OrthoIllinois Chiropractic.
Now, concerning nutrition of the intervertebral disc,
remember also that intervertebral disc degeneration includes death of disc
cells in response to nutrient deprivation and multiple stresses. (3) Your McHenry
chiropractor will coach and instruct you in the nutrition benefits of avoiding
disc degeneration.
Regarding back surgery, like it or not, surgical outcomes
are influenced by your body weight. Greater body mass index (BMI) (overweight) is
an independent risk factor for undergoing a revision procedure following spine
surgery. Patients with greater BMI undergoing
spine surgery should be informed they could have an elevated risk for revision
procedures. (4) Think about this - chiropractors including yours at OrthoIllinois Chiropractic are
trained to condition the body, that is strengthen body muscle and lose weight
in addition to providing necessary spinal manipulation and advice on nutrition.
Keep in mind that while under McHenry chiropractic care, your BMI may reduce. McHenry chiropractic care can give you
relief without surgery by treating you as a whole person.
Finally, it will amaze you to learn that a study comparing
conservative, non-surgical treatment of spinal stenosis (which causes often
severe low back and leg pain) shows no difference in pain relief between
surgery versus bracing and exercise. It also showed that spinal injections gave
better physical function than surgery while better pain relief was with surgery
at six weeks. In the conclusion of this study, a high rate of adverse side
effects ranging from 10% to 24% was reported following surgery. No side effects
were reported for any of the conservative treatment options. In the end, no
conclusion could be made as to whether surgery or non-surgical care was best. (5)
Your McHenry chiropractor thinks non-surgical and no side effects
are big deals though! Our gentle care with Cox Technic protocols is non-surgical and comforting.
So be informed. Be ready to answer the question “why do you
go to OrthoIllinois Chiropractic for back pain care?” For streamlined professional care of
your spine pain, consult the doctor specialized in the problem, your
McHenry chiropractor at OrthoIllinois Chiropractic. Make your McHenry
chiropractor the leader in your spine care. Contact OrthoIllinois Chiropractic today.
