Chiropractic Care for Oxford Back Pain Advised by Harvard

December 17, 2017

As the saying goes: “When Harvard talks, people listen.” Yes, that’s an adaptation of the motto, but Harvard’s reputation does catch people’s attention. In the November 2017 edition of the Harvard Health Letter, a central article titled “Where to turn for low back pain relief. In most cases, a primary care doctor or chiropractor can help you resolve the problem.” presents back pain and whom back pain sufferers ought to seek for help. The Harvard recommendation is a chiropractor (like your Oxford chiropractor at Satterwhite Chiropractic or primary care doctor. Dr. Matthew Kowalski, a chiropractor on staff at Harvard’s Osher Clinical Center for Integrative Medicine at the Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women’s Hospital, remarks that 35% to 42% of back pain sufferers go to a chiropractor for their first attack of back pain. (1) Satterwhite Chiropractic agrees that many of the Oxford back pain sufferers coming for Oxford chiropractic care do so with a first attack of Oxford back pain.

CONTROL OF BACK PAIN

That first episode of Oxford back pain care is important as to how the first Oxford back pain episode goes as well as how future back pain incidents may be controlled. The goal, certainly, would be to avert all future Oxford back pain episodes, but that may not always be realistic. And that is ok, too. There is control. Control of body motions like bending, lifting and twisting. Control of body muscle like exercising what there is (or is not of muscle!) to make it strong and flexible. Control of diet to decrease inflammatory intake and increase the intake of joint supporting nutrients. Control is key. Satterwhite Chiropractic designs a well-rounded Oxford treatment plan that incorporates these control factors once the current pain eases as Harvard’s newsletter points out, chiropractors like your Oxford chiropractor uses hands-on spinal manipulation (particularly Cox Technic at Satterwhite Chiropractic) and exercise, diet and stretching programs to relieve back pain. It’s a whole-body approach!

CHIROPRACTIC MANAGEMENT OF CARE OPTIONS

The chiropractor as the first episode specialist understands back pain and the options appropriate to help. As Harvard’s Dr. Kowalski describes, the experienced chiropractor (and your Oxford chiropractor at Satterwhite Chiropractic is!) will manage your case. If the back pain sufferer should need a different form of care, the chiropractor will arrange that care and appointment should it be with a neurologist, physiatrist, physical therapist, pain management doctor, or spinal surgeon. Chiropractors work together with all these of healthcare specialists. For back sprains/strains and herniated discs, Harvard’s health newsletter says that “a visit to your primary care physician or chiropractor may be all it takes to feel better.”

A PATIENT’S STORY

With that recommendation, you may be interested in to this PODCAST about a patient whose care included medical and chiropractic physicians with tests, medications, and even a surgical consultation ordered by the medical doctors as well as chiropractic spinal manipulation (Cox Technic) to the patient’s advantage and back pain relief helping him avoid back surgery. Your Oxford chiropractor is your Oxford back pain specialist.

CONTACT Satterwhite Chiropractic TODAY

Schedule a Oxford chiropractic visit for yourself or a friend or family member when back pain is an issue. Satterwhite Chiropractic like many Oxford back pain sufferers listens when Harvard talks and agrees with Harvard on a way to relieve back pain – see your Oxford chiropractor!

Oxford chiropractic for back pain relief urged by Harvard

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