Role of Heat and Electrical Stimulation in Manchester Back Pain Treatment
What seems more comforting – hot or cold? Bet you said ‘hot’! Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries gets it. Heat is comfortable and comforting to many Manchester back pain sufferers. Cold is great therapy and suggested in early treatment phases, but heat has a part in healing. When put together - heat with electrical stimulation - pain cannot help but subside. Heat and electrical stimulation calm and alleviate pain. Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries recommends that Manchester back pain and neck pain patients use heat, ice and electrical stimulation as proper for pain relief.
BENEFIT OF HEAT FOR PAIN RELIEF
Heat decreases the perception of pain for many. Heat and cold lead the listing of things that low back pain patients believe decreased their pain most followed by medication, rest, exercise, talking with a health professional, stretching, not doing aggravating activities, and psychological changes. (1) Doctors seek ways to elicit “offset analgesia,” a disproportionally large reduction in pain due to a slight decrease in stimulation intensity. Heat is a familiar and documented manner to do this. Electrical stimulation is another. Perceived or actual, the pain reduction is positive for a back pain sufferer. (2) If something decreases pain for a Manchester back pain patient, Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries will consider using it.
BENEFIT OF HEAT AND ELECTRICAL STIMULATION FOR BACK PAIN RELIEF
Heat feels good. Electrical stimulation feels good. Back pain and neck pain patients seek feeling “good” when they are in pain. For nonspecific low back pain sufferers, it’s a significant cause of disability, larger than any other health condition around the world. Doctors and researchers are always on the lookout for a way to better control it. One group of researchers theorized that electrical muscle stimulation and heat would provide better pain relief and improve patients’ subjective view of pain. And their experimental trial showed that they were right! They discovered a statistically significant reduction in pain after 18 treatments. The relief was even held at a 12 week follow up. Patients’ mood in addition to muscle strength and endurance also improved. (3) Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries directs Manchester back pain and neck pain sufferers to pain relief with all types of modalities. Whatever it takes! The heat and stimulation combination improve each other’s benefit.
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. David Homer on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson. For some conditions like spasmodic torticollis, heat can be particularly comforting and pain relieving. The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management incorporates heat, too, in in-office chiropractic care and at- home care.
Schedule your Manchester chiropractic appointment today! Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries is all about nonsurgical and nonpharmacological Manchester pain relief. If heat is soothing and relieving to a Manchester back pain sufferer, Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries is prepared to try it!
