Oxford Chiropractic Spinal Manipulation and Exercise Relieve Pain
If you have back pain, you want a quick fix. One treatment. Someone else to cure it. Done. Like most things in life, it is not that easy. Each of us must participate in our lives and our recoveries. Your Oxford chiropractor has a partnering chiropractic treatment plan that can lead to back pain and/or neck pain relief. Are you ready?
LOW BACK PAIN CHIROPRACTIC CARE: NON-INVASIVE, PAIN RELIEVING
First of all, Satterwhite Chiropractic recognizes that there are many options available. In an attempt to figure out what treatment works in taking care of acute and chronic low back pain, researchers reviewed randomized control trials, systematic reviews and well-written clinical guidelines to try to make some sense of all the options: general behavior, pharmacological therapy, psychological therapy, specfic exercise, active rehab and education, manual therapy, physical modalities, and invasive procedures. There are lots of options! In the end, manual therapy, spinal manipulation, and massage for acute and chronic low back pain were strongly to marginally recommended, earning scores of A to C. Further, spinal manipulation was backed by three high-quality trials, one systemic review (SR), in addition to two clinical guidelines for acute low back pain. For chronic LBP, four higher quality trials, two SRs, as well as four clinical guidelines reported evidence to show pain improvement with spinal manipulation. Additionally, three moderate quality trials corroborated pain improvement with chiropractic approaches for treating chronic LBP. Among many other findings, this one particularly stood out though: Of the many clinical trials with a variety of invasive treatments, there was insufficient evidence for surgery as a treatment of chronic low back pain. (1) There are conditions for which back surgery is necessary, and your chiropractor knows the signs and works toegether with spinal surgeons. For many, Oxford chiropractic care at Satterwhite Chiropractic features non-invasive care of acute and chronic low back pain. A great place to start!
Oxford BACK PAIN: SMT + EXERCISE
A combined effort for back pain relief produces results. 241 low back pain patients were randomized to three combinations of care: spinal manipulation (SMT) two times a week for 3 weeks with multifidus activating exercise or spinal mobilizing exercise or additional SMT sessions. Significant differences were noted for those patients in the SMT plus multifidus activating exercise group. Low back pain and its management is multi-factorial. This one study was able to document positive effects with SMT plus multifidus strengthening exercises. (2) Let’s talk about at-home exercise to boost your relief.
Oxford NECK PAIN: SMT + EXERCISE
What about neck pain? A blended approach works with it also. Regarding neck pain and upper cervical rotation restriction, patients who got manual therapy and performed cervical exercises at home had significantly better outcomes in disability, pain, and function. Four 20-minute manual therapy sessions plus exercise and an at-home exercise routine demonstrated superior to exercise alone and a home-exercise program. Neck disability indices, flexion-rotation tests, pain intensities, and more improved. (3) So do your exercises we recommend! They really do help. Layering treatment with personal care works.
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Umar Ellahie on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he discusses treatment of cervical spine and arm pain relief with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management that includes SMT and exercise.
Schedule your Oxford chiropractic appointment with Satterwhite Chiropractic today. Are you ready for back and neck pain relief? We’ll do our part. You do yours, and relief may be yours!
