January 2020 Healthy News from Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc: Chiropractic for Failed Back Surgery Syndrome Pain Relief and Glucosamine for Back and Joint Cartilage

Fort Wayne chiropractic care offers a treatment plan for relieving post-back surgery continued pain (FBSS or failed back surgery syndrome).

BACK SURGERY? DID IT RELIEVE YOUR PAIN?

For many Fort Wayne back pain patients, back surgery appears like it is the answer…unless it is not. Statistics show that upwards of 50% of patients who choose back surgery have the same or worse pain at some point in the future...a year, 10 years, etc. (1,2,3) What’s next? Another surgery? For some Fort Wayne failed back surgical syndrome (FBSS) patients, yes. For others, no. Occasionally a second surgery is by necessity, sometimes by choice. There’re other choices though. Even back spine surgeons are questioning the next step for such patients. The multidisciplinary approach is highly respected to make post-surgical continued pain (PSCP) care more uniform among surgical practices and enhance patient outcomes. Researchers are just now working to establish what the “uniform care” should be. (4) Other researchers concede that evidence is weak for the use of medications and reoperations to contend with failed back surgical syndrome patients. Active exercise has solid evidence. For some of the worst FBSS chronic pain patients, spinal cord stimulators are being tried. (5) Chronic back pain patients who are proactive in dealing with their pain by exercising and checking out other self-care coping strategies offered by their chiropractors - like your Fort Wayne chiropractor may do – discover that they cope with their pain better. (6) A particular study of 69 post-surgical continued pain patients (aka FBSS) cared for with the chiropractic Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management revealed that 81% of FBSS/PSCP patients undergoing a mean of 11 treatment visits over a 49 day period of active care stated that they got more than 50% pain relief at the end of 3 months’ active care. At 24 months, only 16% had another surgery while 82% reported pain relief of more than 50%. (7) Chiropractic spinal manipulation is a viable, evidence-based option before back surgery (and recommended prior to back surgery by organizations like the American Pain Society and the American College of Family Physicians (11)) and after back surgery. Your Fort Wayne chiropractor has just the treatment plan to relieve and control your and a loved one’s back pain. Make an appointment today!

Listen to the PODCAST with Dr. Lee Hazen on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he discusses treatment of post-surgical continued pain/failed back surgical syndrome patients using The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management. There is hope!

Fort Wayne chiropractic nutritional support urges glucosamine for joint and spine cartilage health and potential regeneration.

TIP OF THE MONTH: Glucosamine for Back Pain and Joint Pain Relief

Glucosamine sulfate benefits cartilage and joints found all over the body like the spine and knee. It is physiologically part of the body. Glucosamine sulfate halts the destruction of cartilage and reduces symptoms of osteoarthritis. It reduces destruction of cartilage by halting the enzymes that do that. It inhibits damage of corticosteroids on chondrocytes and NSAIDS on glycosaminoglycan synthesis required for cartilage health. It’s even documented to be a “stimulator of tissue regeneration.” (8) For those suffering with osteoarthritis – the most prevalent joint disease and common cause of joint pain, functional loss and disability – taking glucosamine along with NSAID treatment like meloxicam deterred the inflammatory issue accompanying osteoarthritis by reducing the levels of interleukin 1ß. (9) Glucosamine sulfate taken orally reduced lower back pain as effectively as NSAIDs and didn’t push glucose levels out of their normal limit. (10) Let’s talk about how glucosamine sulfate may help you control your Fort Wayne back pain and joint pain.

CONTACT Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc

Schedule your next Fort Wayne chiropractic appointment today with Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc. Fort Wayne back pain whether it has been surgically managed or not is invited to Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc where chiropractic care with spinal manipulation and glucosamine help sufferers find relief and a sense of control.

May 2020 be your year of back pain relief solutions with Fort Wayne chiropractic care at Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc!