Back pain patients come to Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc with
all different types issues. Some walk better than
others. Some have better muscles than others. Some are more susceptible
to depression than others. Your Fort Wayne
chiropractor knows
this and meets each back pain patient where s/he is and assesses
each patient to find the difference(s) that make all the
difference when designing a relieving
chiropractic treatment plan. Tests like the 6-minute walk
test that evaluates the distance walked in 6 minutes and
the TUG (‘time up to go’ from a seated position) test can be quite informative of cardiovascular and musculoskeletal health in degenerative lumbar spine patients. Both may
be triggered by
back pain.
(1) Back muscles that weaken
and turn fatty (like the multifidus muscle tends to do) indicate
issues with inflammatory and regeneration processes. (Back surgeons don’t
like this as a poorer surgical outcome is likely.)
(2) Chiropractors know this and encourage
gentle
exercise for these back muscles as a component of the treatment plan
to prevent recurrent back pain that a few low back
disc degeneration patients endure.
A new
study explained that those who tend to experience
recurrent back pain were found to move in a different way,
more causiously, likely to avoid pain. Recurrent
back pain patients also experienced higher levels of
anxiety, depression, and disability as well as a lower
quality of life. (3) Your Fort Wayne chiropractor welcomes
all back pain sufferers with all their issues. Your
chiropractor teams up with with each one during
the current back pain event and beyond to control the back pain (physical, mental, and emotional aspects),
so it does not control them.
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Nike Taylor on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson on how she helps a chronic back pain patient dealing with a
recurrent episode of back pain with the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain
Management to find relief and a sense of control over back
pain to lessen recurrent back pain episodes as much as possible.

Fort Wayne CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE MONTH:
SNIFFING SCENTS TO LESSEN PAIN!
An interesting study of chronic low back
pain patients found that odor-training helped decrease
their pain thresholds. Regular exposure (every two hours in the research
project) to scents like rose, vanilla, peach and chocolate –
olfactory training! - helped lessen pain. The researchers hinted
that it may help ease pain chronification and quite possibly
control general pain via desensitization. (4) What an enjoyable
adjunct this could be to the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain
Management! You may want to try smelling some good
scents yourself!
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