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’s not a required measure of back pain relief via spinal manipulation treatment (SMT), but back pain and neck pain patients undergoing SMT want and need to know more. Current guidelines for managing low back pain highlight patient education and exercise as important topics of discussion. Healthcare practitioners are pretty good (72% overall) at delivering information. By profession, though, chiropractors lead in sharing patient education for 76% of patients with physical therapists at 74% and general practitioners at only 44%. The more emotionally distressed a patient seemed or the pain was below the knee, information was shared with 78% of patients. (1) A valuable 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 associated with an audible pop. (2) This is good to know since some patients have it, and some don’t. Patients whose practitioners told them about the audible pop - and others who weren’t spinal manipulation patients - reported curious theories of what made that sound and had overemphasized ideas of its importance. (3) Rather than the question “To pop or not to pop?” the better question for you and your Fort Wayne chiropractor might “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 Aaron Chiropractic Clinic!
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 recounted vitamin D as influential for various 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 produces cortisol which regulates the sleep/wake cycle, body’s use of fats/proteins/carbs, inflammation, blood pressure as well as raises blood sugar and reduces bone formation. (B) The adrenal medulla manufactures “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 definitive, 800-2000IU a day was proposed in a new study to support adrenal health. (6) Aaron Chiropractic Clinic is excited to talk about vitamin D and any adrenal gland issues you may be having.
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