Role of Heat and Electrical Stimulation in Oxford Back Pain Treatment
What seems more comforting – hot or cold? Bet you said ‘hot’! Satterwhite Chiropractic understands. Heat is comfortable and comforting to many Oxford back pain sufferers. Cold is great therapy and recommended in initial treatment phases, but heat plays a role in healing. When paired - heat and electrical stimulation - pain cannot refuse. Heat and electrical stimulation calm and ease pain. Satterwhite Chiropractic recommends that Oxford back pain and neck pain patients use heat, ice and electrical stimulation as proper for pain relief.
BENEFIT OF HEAT FOR PAIN RELIEF
Heat decreases the perception of pain for many. Heat and cold top the listing of options that low back pain patients believe reduced their pain most followed by medication, rest, exercise, talking with a health professional, stretching, not doing irritating activities, and psychological changes. (1) Doctors seek ways to elicit “offset analgesia,” a disproportionately large reduction in pain as a result of a small reduction in stimulation intensity. Heat is one well-known and documented manner to do this. Electrical stimulation is another. Perceived or actual, the pain reduction is good for a back pain sufferer. (2) If something decreases pain for a Oxford back pain patient, Satterwhite Chiropractic will consider its use.
BENEFIT OF HEAT AND ELECTRICAL STIMULATION FOR BACK PAIN RELIEF
Heat feels good. Electrical stimulation feels good. Back pain and neck pain sufferers seek feeling “good” when they don’t. For nonspecific low back pain sufferers, it’s a significant cause of disability, bigger than any other health condition around the world. Doctors and researchers are constantly looking for a better way manage it. One group of researchers theorized that electrical muscle stimulation and heat would produce better pain relief and enhance patients’ subjective view of pain. And their experimental trial proved them correct! They found a statistically significant reduction in pain after 18 treatments. The relief was even held at a 12 week follow up. Patients’ mood in addition to muscle strength and endurance also improved. (3) Satterwhite Chiropractic directs Oxford back pain and neck pain sufferers to pain relief with all sorts of modalities. Whatever it takes! The heat and stimulation combination enhance each other’s benefit.
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. David Homer on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson. For some conditions like spasmodic torticollis, heat can be particularly comforting and pain relieving. The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management incorporates heat, too, in in-office chiropractic care and at- home care.
Schedule your Oxford chiropractic appointment today! Satterwhite Chiropractic offers nonsurgical and nonpharmacological Oxford pain relief. If heat is soothing and relieving to a Oxford back pain sufferer, Satterwhite Chiropractic is prepared to try it!
