Aaron Chiropractic Clinic Sees the Spine in Many Ways to Diagnose and Relieve Back Pain

There are so many options to “see” the spine. Imaging, ultrasound, clinical testing. What is best? That depends. Your Fort Wayne chiropractic spinal pain doctor at Aaron Chiropractic Clinic implements the test(s) that are necessary to “see’’ the spine most optimally to make the best treatment plan for treatment and relief.

KNOWING WHAT MAY UNDERLIE PAIN: What Chiropractors Look For

Chiropractors in addition to general practitioners and other healthcare providers must be cognizant of all sorts of underlying triggers of back pain from fractures, infections, tumors, radiculopathy, axial spondylarthritis, and extravertebral causes. These may require imaging, lab tests, etc., to assist in the diagnosis. 20% of back pain bouts may have these types of underlying conditions that really should be found in a timely manner. (1) Occasionally, knee osteoarthritis and lumbar spondylosis come together in a patient. Having one or the other condition significantly increased the risk of having the other. (2) Though they’re not likely in your vocabulary, they are in your chiropractor’s! Schmorl’s nodes. Seen on imaging, these are seen in 33% of low back pain patients and in only 11.5% of subjects without symptoms. Body weight seems to influence the number of these viewed on imaging. (3) Your Fort Wayne chiropractor is familiar with with and more issues.

WHAT ELSE DOES YOUR CHIROPRACTOR LOOK FOR

Reduced balance capability could possibly influence recovery from low back pain. (4) Aaron Chiropractic Clinic looks for depressive signs as they tend to contribute to more primary care appointments in acute low back pain patients, higher pain intensity, more disability, and less recovery in acute and chronic back pain patients. (5) You are a whole person! [[companyame]] sees you that way. So what else do we look for? Anything and everything that may reduce your recovery.

WHAT DOES YOUR CHIROPRACTOR DO FOR SPINE-RELATED PAIN

Whether you have low back pain or neck pain or low back or neck related leg or arm pain, your Fort Wayne chiropractor will guide your care be it just for a diagnosis and referral to the proper healthcare colleague or for the establishment of an in-house treatment plan leading to pain relief. We are here for you. We gather the spine research to keep abreast of all the latest in diagnostic tips and tools. And we offer pain-relieving spinal manipulation with The Cox® Technic Flexion Distraction and Decompression System of Spinal Pain Mangement. Spinal manipulation has demonstrated itself through research to be good at controlling low back pain as quickly as immediately. Stiffness and tone were documented to improve right after treatment while elasticity decreased. (6)

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Listen to the PODCAST with Dr. Joseph D’Angiollilo on the Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes how he discovered a spinal tumor during his detailed clinical exam of a man with back pain. Infrequent, yes, but such a cause of pain can be revealed by a well-trained and experienced chiropractor like your Fort Wayne chiropractor. You are in good hands!

Schedule your next Fort Wayne chiropractic appointment with Aaron Chiropractic Clinic. With so many ways available to “see” your spine, know that we’ll find what’s going on and a path to get you some pain relief. We look forward to seeing you at your next chiropractic appointment! 

 
Aaron Chiropractic Clinic will use any combination of a variety of means to see the spine and diagnose its underlying pain issue to set a course for pain relief. 
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