Oxford Chiropractic Newsletter for February 2017
Combined DC/MD Care is Beneficial
Patient benefit when doctors work together. Satterwhite Chiropractic is always ready to work with Oxford healthcare colleagues to help a Oxford chiropractic patient! A new study shows that when family medicine residents and chiropractors cooperatively care for older patients with back pain, everyone benefits. Patients liked it. Both types of doctors liked getting to know each other’s treatment approaches. (1) While another study reveals that multidisciplinary conferences involving many types of doctors lessen the use of spinal fusion for low back and improve the matching of surgical type to the proper patient type. (2) It is all good! Satterwhite Chiropractic is ready to help!
When Would Back Surgery Be Appropriate?
It’s found that 88% of cervical radiculopathy patients and 70% of lumbar radiculopathy patients improve within 4 weeks of symptom onset. Therefore, prime timing for surgery for cervical radiculopathy (arm/upper extremity pain) is within 8 weeks of symptoms though 4 weeks may be considered and between 4 and 8 weeks for lumbar radiculopathy (leg/lower extremity pain). (3) Naturally, Satterwhite Chiropractic works toward surgery necessity but knows when to refer appropriate patients for surgical care. There are times when it is. Count on Satterwhite Chiropractic for your non-surgical back pain and neck pain care.
Eat Healthy!
It’s not just a slogan! Eating healthily reduces the risk of osteoporosis and improves bone mineral density. Those who consume more vegetables and fruits have less osteoposis and higher bone mineral density in middle and older age. And to cheer those Oxford chiropractic patients who don’t like veggies as much, fruit seems to contribute more positively than vegetables. (4) Less osteoporosis can potentially mean less back pain later in life, so enjoy some veggies and fruit today!
Back Pain’s Relationship to Vitamin D
Oxford chronic low back pain sufferers who also have low vitamin D levels benefit from vitamin D supplementation. An better vitamin D level aids to reduce pain intensity and improve function in chronic low back pain patients. (5) Satterwhite Chiropractic loves that such a simple task as a nutritional supplement may help our Oxford chiropractic patients so much!
Our body is one big linked system! Satterwhite Chiropractic knows this to be true! Researchers suggest that tinnitus may be improved when cervical spine disorders are helped. There is a link between the dorsal cochlear nucleus in the auditory pathway and the cervical spine. (6) If tinnitus along with a cervical spine condition concerns you or a friend, let’s see what Satterwhite Chiropractic can do to help! Oxford chiropractic may help.
Osteoporosis and Obesity – The Link
When we think about osteoporosis, we used to think of thin people as being the ones at risk. Satterwhite Chiropractic often thought that. But not now! New research reports that obesity is a big risk factor for osteoporosis since inflammatory cytokines are used by fat to negatively control bone metabolism. (7) Now, that’s new news. All of us Oxford folks – thin and overweight – must be mindful of osteoporosis risk and how to prevent it.
So did any of these issues catch your attention? Yes? Schedule a Oxford chiropractic appointment today with Satterwhite Chiropractic. It’s the first step toward relief!