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Fort Wayne Chiropractic Help for Persistent Pain After Back Surgery: Auricular Acupressure and Manipulation

No longer the ‘preferred’ word for back pain that hangs around following a back surgery that was supposed to relieve it, failed back surgery syndrome has new names like ‘post-surgical continued pain’ and ‘persistent spinal pain syndrome’. Whatever its name, if you have had back surgery and still experience back pain, you know how the pain can cloud your life, day and night. For many, this means not being able to get a good night’s rest, which can lead to further tiredness and lack of productivity during the day. Fortunately, there is hope for those who have persistent spinal pain syndrome (PSPS) after back surgery. Recent studies have demonstrated that using chiropractic spinal manipulation and even auricular acupressure can effectively decrease back pain and improve the quality of sleep.

WHAT IS PSPS - Persistent Spinal Pain Syndrome?

PSPS is defined as persistent, new, or recurrent low back with or without lower extremity (radicular pain for 10%-40% of patients) pain after at least one or more back surgeries. It’s most common with lumbar spine surgery and considered ‘chronic’ at 3-months after spine surgery because of the speed at which neuropathic pain sets in. (1) Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc has gentle, safe, relieving treatment for post-back-surgery patients.

HOW DOES CHIROPRACTIC SPINAL MANIPULATION HELP?

Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc uses evidence-based, well-researched chiropractic technique, Cox® Technic. A chiropractic study related the outcomes of 32 cases of post-surgical continued lumbar spine pain after back surgery who were treated with (Cox®) flexion distraction spinal manipulation and mobilization. Relief was measured by numerical pain scale scores (0/no pain to 10/worst pain) and dropped 4.1 out of 10 in a mean number of 14 treatments. Patients who underwent back surgeries that blended surgical approaches (like discectomy with fusion or laminectory) reduced even more with 5.7 out of 10. (2) An additional study of 69 cases treated with (Cox®) flexion distraction documented that 81% of patients responded with more than 50% relief of pain at the end of care (mean: 49 days, 11 treatments). At 2-years’ follow-up, 78.6% continued with their pain relief. Mean relief of pain at the end of the treatment period was 71.6% and 70% at two-year follow-up. (3) Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Byron Folwell on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management for post-back-surgery-continued back pain patients.

A HELPFUL ADJUNCTIVE APPROACH: WHAT IS AURICULAR ACUPRESSURE? 

Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc appreciates effective non-surgical means to elevate the positive relief outcome. Auricular acupressure is such an approach in which pressure is used on specific points on the ear. It has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for a long time, but recently researchers have started evaluating its potential as a form of treatment for PSPS patients. A Korean study revealed that auricular acupressure lowered both pain and neurological symptoms associated with PSPS. Researchers said it was an effective, safe, cost-effective, non-invasive intervention that can improve pain, neuropathy, and sleep in PSPS patients. (1) Well, you can’t argue with those outcomes! Fort Wayne post back surgery continued pain patients would certainly welcome them. Another study showed that auricular acupressure was effective in lessening pain and improving the sleep of older osteoarthritic persons living in nursing homes. (4) Regardless of age, we all could use better sleep when having pain.

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Back pain after back surgery can be frustrating, but it does not have to keep you up all night or bother you as much. If you are dealing with post-surgical back pain or poor sleep quality due to PSPS, schedule your Fort Wayne chiropractic appointment with Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc soon to explore how chiropractic can help you!  

 
Fort Wayne chiropractic respite for back pain after back surgery 
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