Back Pain Imaging and Exercise
Spinal imaging reveals much about a Oxford back pain and leg pain sufferers’ condition. Imaging must be carefully considered, of course, for what it reveals as well as the way various imaging methods compare to others. Satterwhite Chiropractic welcomes all the input from you, the Oxford back pain patient, as well as your imaging and exam findings to individualize your Oxford chiropractic treatment plan for pain relief.
DISC HERNIATION AND Oxford BACK PAIN
Disc herniation and leg and/or back pain seem to go together, too, but so much more may be involved: disc degeneration, annulus fibrosus rupture, irritated and compressed nerve roots and cauda equina from the herniation itself. A recent study traced the effects of exercise on a disc herniation’s neuromechanical compression, its inflammatory chemical stimulation, and its autoimmune response. (1) Imaging shows pretty pictures of the disc herniation…that Satterwhite Chiropractic associates with your symptoms!
BACK PAIN AND IMAGING
Back pain and imaging tend to go together. When someone has back pain, xrays, MRIs, and CTs come to mind. Just what do these display? A study compared images of symptomatic patients to asymptomatic persons. MR imaging of those with back pain revealed that a variety of measurements were different: anteroposterior diameter measures of the vertebral canal varied, transverse diameter was lesser, and thecal sac area was less. (2) Caution is warranted in comparing neuroforaminal measurements from CT scans and plain film as a study found that in patients who didn’t have back pain plain film measurements were larger compared to those on CT. (3) Another imaging finding your Oxford chiropractor is very aware of is termed Modic change. It’s another imaging finding that is very revealing in that Modic change (mainly type II) is linked with abdominal aortic calcification by way of a lower blood supply or even poorer systemic vascularization owing to atherosclerotic disease. (4) It’s another insight we can use to determine what is going on in your spine. Finally, a spinal imaging finding that is quite usual in back pain patients is fatty infiltration of the paraspinal muscles, more so in patients with degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis. (5) We look for that on MRI images though it’s hard to not see! Another good reason to begin a good spinal exercise program!
EXERCISE & SPINE PAIN RELIEF
Exercise may be quite valuable in managing the lumbar disc herniation which is why Satterwhite Chiropractic incorporates some simple lumbar spine exercises to start on day one. We inspire our back pain patients to continue performing these simple exercises and are happy to back anyone who wants to do more...after we talk!
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Lee Hazen on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes a case of degenerative spondylolisthesis that reacted well to treatment with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Schedule your Oxford chiropractic appointment now to visit us! Whether you have spinal imaging already or need it, your Oxford chiropractor can help make sense of its relevance to your path to back pain relief.
