August 2022 Healthy News from Layden Chiropractic Effective Treatment of Disc Herniation and Balance Improvement

NON-SURGICAL DISC HERNIATION RELIEF
Back pain sufferers with disc herniations state benefit from non-surgical treatment. One study of Medicare patients with chronic low back pain reported higher quality of life scores and greater satisfaction with their spinal manipulative therapy care than those treated with prescription drug therapy. (1) Low back pain sufferers in a randomized control trial who were cared for using chiropractic (Cox® Technic) flexion distraction management for their low back pain had significantly greater pain relief than those who underwent physical therapy’s active trunk exercise protocol. The patients who had radiculopathy - spine-related extremity sciatica - were significantly better being treated with flexion distraction decompression manipulation. (2) Humans - and dachshunds - can be so well-cared for with the right treatment plan! An interesting side-story that came up while doing research for this article: 34 of 40 long-spined dachshunds with T3-L3 myelopathy supposedly linked to disc herniation responded well to non-surgical treatment, particularly those who started care with motor function intact. They had minimal recurrence rates at 1 year (5%) and 2 years (11%), too. (3) Conservative care for spine pain, disc herniation, back pain, and leg pain is successful for many!

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Keep Your Balance: Stenosis, Fall Risk, Manipulation
In older folks, a higher risk of fracture over the following year was associated with a fresh fall within the past 4 months. (4) Risk of a recurrent fall for men and women or an injury from a fall in women was higher in those with severe low back pain or extremity leg pain. (5) Suggested physical, psychological, and environmental goals in managing fall-risk in the elderly involved muscle function improvement, decreased fear of falling, and better balance. (6) With balance improvement in mind, a new study tested a treatment protocol incorporating (Cox® Technic) flexion distraction spinal manipulation for older patients with lumbar spinal stenosis. Balance test outcomes got better. Subjective score outcomes were statistically and clinically meaningful. (7) Plainville balance is so significant. Together, Layden Chiropractic and you can work to improve yours and/or that of a loved one.
Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Nate McKee on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he shares his care using the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management for a patient with spinal stenosis, back pain, and balance issues.
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