Healthy News November 2022
“To Pop or Not to Pop” is understandably a twist on an age-old Shakespearean quote for an age-old chiropractic spinal manipulation question. The answer today is that it is not a necessary gauge of back pain relief via spinal manipulation treatment (SMT), yet back pain and neck pain patients undergoing SMT want and need to know more. Current guidelines for managing low back pain stress patient education and exercise as important issues. Healthcare practitioners are fairly good (72% overall) at providing information. By profession, though, chiropractors lead in delivering patient education for 76% of patients with physical therapists at 74% and general practitioners at just 44%. The more emotional distress a patient exhibited or pain described as below the knee, information was shared with 78% of patients. (1) An important topic for Fort Wayne back pain and neck pain patients undergoing spinal manipulation treatment (SMT) is this sometimes-audible pop. A systematic review of published studies found that regardless of the spinal area or follow-up time after the SMT, there was no research evidence of improved pain outcomes or success of the treatment linked to an audible pop. (2) This is good to know since some patients have it, and some don’t. Patients whose practitioners explained the audible pop to them - and those who weren’t spinal manipulation patients - reported curious theories of what caused that sound and had overemphasized ideas of its importance. (3) Instead of the question “To pop or not to pop?” the more appropriate question for you and your Fort Wayne chiropractor may well be “Is there pain relief or not?” With our gentle chiropractic care, there is pain relief for many Fort Wayne back pain and neck pain sufferers. We look forward to talking with you at your next chiropractic visit at Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc!
Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Kurt Olding on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he details the gentle spinal manipulation treatment of spinal stenosis with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Vitamin D enjoys a favored reputation and is abundantly researched beyond its earlier role of supporting phospho-calcium metabolism and skeletal bone disorders. Today, research has well-established vitamin D as a hormone and described vitamin D as influential in a variety of diseases from cancer, inflammation, and autoimmunity (Hashimoto’s, Graves’, diabetes) to adrenal gland health and disease (Cushing’s, Addison’s). (4) The adrenal gland has two main parts: (A) The adrenal cortex makes cortisol which controls the sleep/wake cycle, body’s utilization of fats/proteins/carbs, inflammation, blood pressure as well as increases blood sugar and reduces bone formation. (B) The adrenal medulla makes “stress hormones” epinephrine (adrenaline) and norepinephrine (noradrenaline) in charge of the fight or flight response. (5) Adrenal gland issues keep people awake at night…literally! Although not yet conclusive, 800-2000IU a day was suggested in a recent study to support adrenal health. (6) Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc is ready to talk about vitamin D and any adrenal gland issues you may be experiencing.
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