Where does chiropractic medicine
fit in your life, in the lives of other Murfreesboro folks? Let
us look at where it fits in the
lives of others for spine care, back pain relief, and neck pain relief at
Most Chiropractic Clinic
SPINAL MANIPULATION IS RECOMMENDED
Chiropractic spinal manipulation is recommended for at least
12 weeks before referral for spine surgery for lumbar disc herniation. (1) The
American Medical Association, the American Pain Society, the American College
of Physicians and Harvard Medical School all state spinal manipulation and
chiropractic are first line care for low back pain. (2) Is that news to you? Likely because it is
known to take many years for such innovative,
proven ideas to trickle down to common
knowledge. Some people (not our
Murfreesboro chiropractic clients!) deem chiropractors
are quacks when as a matter of fact chiropractors are
non-surgical back spine specialists. Your Murfreesboro chiropractor at Most Chiropractic Clinic surely
is the Murfreesboro back pain specialist!
Most Chiropractic Clinic welcomes back pain, neck pain
and spine pain patients to our Murfreesboro chiropractic office,
particularly the more difficult cases! For instance, patients who have recurrent lumbar
disc herniation reportedly respond to non-surgical care and avoid
the need for reoperation. (3) Reports state
that from 9 to 33% of people receive spinal manipulation for pain and
disability and 98% of those
people see chiropractors. (4)
DEMAND FOR CHIROPRACTIC GROWS
The call for chiropractic spine care is increasing.
A majority of neurosurgeons think
that a minimum time of 8 to 12 weeks of radicular arm
pain is the optimal timing before performing surgery for cervical
spine disc herniation. (5) What can such a Murfreesboro neck
pain patient do? Chiropractic care at Most Chiropractic Clinic is a
possibility for pain relief. Another
such study found that no conclusion is known
as to whether surgical or nonsurgical treatment is superior for
individuals with lumbar spine degeneration of discs triggering
the condition termed stenosis. To top it off, a high rate of
adverse effects is stated in three of five surgical groups while
no side effects were described for any of the conservative
treatment options. (6)
SECOND OPINION IS VALUABLE
A second opinion before spine surgery is a sound
idea. A study of 137 patients proposed to have lumbar spine
fusion at one institution found on second opinion at a multidisciplinary clinic
that 58% did not require surgery but rather non-surgical treatment.
Of those found to require surgery, the type of surgery was changed for
28% of the patients. (7) Chiropractic spinal manipulation as used at
Most Chiropractic Clinic has considerable success in relieving
low back and neck pain and leg and arm pain. Most Chiropractic Clinic utilizes
a spinal manipulation technique known as Cox Technic Flexion Distraction Decompression
which integrates placing the spine under distraction to
decompress nerves permitting normal spine motion to return. An
example is a paper describing how flexion–distraction spinal
manipulation used to relieve an L4-L5 disk extrusion causing L5 nerve root
radiculopathy in a 40 year old naval officer. (8)
MIND-BODY PRACTITIONERS (INCLUDING CHIROPRACTORS) HELP
A study of 674 emergency room adult visits revealed
that 500 (74.2%) patients had received care from at least
one mind body practitioner (MBP), defined as a chiropractor, acupuncturist,
yoga, or meditation practitioner. People seeking such care were significantly younger and more likely
to have private health insurance. 33% saw a chiropractor. Users were much more liable
to believe that MBP prevented illness, treated illness, and was
safe, more successful than prescription medicines, supportive
of prescription medications, and more holistic. (9)
CONTACT Most Chiropractic Clinic
Listen to one of these PODCASTS about how
Cox Technic spinal manipulation relieves back
pain patients after back surgery (and even multiple back surgeries), patients
who have had back pain for a long time,
and patients
with low back and leg pain (sciatica).
Schedule a Murfreesboro chiropractic appointment with
Most Chiropractic Clinic as you grow in the realization that
chiropractors - like your Murfreesboro chiropractor, a true
Murfreesboro back pain specialist – are recommended for
the non-surgical treatment of Murfreesboro spine pain and disability.
Medicine now recommends spinal manipulation, chiropractic’s specialty,
as first line treatment for spine pain.