Oxford Non-Surgical Care Delivers Back Pain Reliefand MRI Images Show it

May 23, 2017

Back surgery. Non-surgical care. What is the best solution for back pain and leg pain?

Now, there is an age-old question for back pain and leg pain sufferers and doctors alike. Satterwhite Chiropractic ponders it from time to time and often concludes that Oxford back pain and leg pain sufferers find relief with Oxford chiropractic care. Satterwhite Chiropractic knows the symptoms to be alert to that would indicate necessity for back surgery. Beyond those, Satterwhite Chiropractic is skilled in the conservative care of back pain and leg pain to get the Oxford back pain patient’s desired pain relief.

Relief Possible Without Back Surgery

Medicine notes that back pain relief is feasible non—surgicall! Satterwhite Chiropractic is excited to see this latest back pain treatment study. Researchers monitored patients with lumbar disc herniations (most at L4-5 and L5-S1). These patients were 38 years old on average, just the age that spinal research reports as average for back pain sufferers to have a bad case of back pain that’s been building for years. These patients hurt with low back pain and sciatica that went into one or both legs. Several patients had previously tried physiotherapy and other medical treatment to no avail before this intervention. (1) Oxford back pain patients at Satterwhite Chiropractic have read this story before…or lived it! We find that so many of the Oxford back pain patients seeking care at this chiropractic office have tried many other tactics to alleviate their back pain. All they want is relief now. Satterwhite Chiropractic is prepared to give it.

Give Some Time to Treatment and Relief

These researchers found that conservative medical care (like bed rest and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, muscle relaxants, gels) granted enough time improved these back pain patients’ pain. They didn’t have to undergo back surgery. Their MRI studies even demonstrate improvement as they improved symptomatically and experienced back pain and sciatica relief. (1) Note that the size of the disc herniation on MRI does not affect clinical outcome. Satterwhite Chiropractic says this continuously! Satterwhite Chiropractic posted many articles about this very topic: the size of the disc herniation does not matter! Neither early back surgery nor conservative care for back pain relief showed any significant outcome differences. (2) The average time for patients to recover from their back pain symptoms due to lumbar disc herniation was 13.6 months (give or take 5.4 months). (1) Lucky for our Oxford back pain patients, Satterwhite Chiropractic looks for at least 50% relief of pain in the first 30 days and discovers that 91% of our patients get relief in 3 months. (3) The authors caution their colleagues that such relief is possible and should be considered in the decision-making process about whether to do back surgery if there are no indications for immediate surgical intervention. (1) Yes! Satterwhite Chiropractic helps Oxford back pain and leg pain patients when they want non-surgical care for their pain. Satterwhite Chiropractic offers evidence-based chiropractic care for back pain relief with Cox Technic.

Schedule your Oxford chiropractic visit today. You’ll discover the answer to your question - back surgery or conservative care – and the back pain relief that follows.

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