Researchers keep studying spinal manipulation
to more fully describe its contributions to pain
relief for sufferers with back pain, related leg pain, and neurological symptoms
that interfere with quality of life. Spinal manipulation (SM) alleviates
back pain (acute, chronic), back-related leg pain, quality of life,
neurological symptoms, and disability for sufferers. That is a
sentence full of potential which has research
support behind its claims. Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries individualizes
a chiropractic treatment plan incorporating spinal manipulation mantimes
the gentle form of Cox® Technic flexion distraction decompression for
our Manchester chiropractic patients after doing a thorough
examination. Manchester pain relief is possible.
NEUROLOGICAL SYMPTOMS
Spinal pain patients as well as patients with
neurological disorders like stroke have neurological symptoms that react
to spinal manipulation. Experiencing neurological symptoms adds to worldwide disability statistics as well as
personal well-being and quality of life. A narrative review explained
that most studies described the mechanism by which spinal
manipulation reduced spinal pain, may improve
strength in asymptomatic people, and reportedly altered
spasticity, muscle stiffness, motor function, autonomic function, and balance issues.
Of course, a call for more studies to support
these findings was issued. But the beneficial impact of spinal manipulation
on the quality of life for spine pain sufferers, those with balance issues, and
those with cerebral palsy were noted. (1) Such relief logically
influences back pain treatment guidelines with which your Manchester
chiropractor confers to boost
your clinical back pain relief.
CLINICAL GUIDELINES FOR BACK PAIN
Researchers scour the published
research papers to obtain the ones with reliability, coherence, etc.
A newer guideline for the treatment of low back pain concluded
that incorporating spinal manipulation in the treatment plan
of acute low back pain, chronic low back pain and chronic back-related leg pain
was successful as part of a multimodal approach.
Advice, reassurance, education, self-management, usual medical care, home
exercises, etc., were listed as helpful
to improve pain and disability. (2)
Guidelines like this for back pain must be based on research that explains
how relief is produced.
SPINAL MANIPULATION RELIEF FOR BACK PAIN
A present study proposes that how chronic low back
pain patients respond to SM comes from mechanisms
of centralization (central sensitization) that can be analyzed
utilizing questionnaires, pressure pain threshold tests,
inflammatory cytokine tests, and patient expectations of relief. The researchers
anticipate being able to predict patient
response. (3) Prior to this study, a narrative review found
that spinal manipulation in part inhibited neck pain and back
pain via spinal cord mechanisms of pain relief and wondered what the role of inflammatory
responses via peripheral mechanisms played in the relief. (4) Both studies included
placebo comparison but also documented that placebo and controls in
a spinal manipulation study are tough to disguise
treatment versus no-treatment because of the hands-on character
of the treatment. An improved control/placebo could help define
the contribution of spinal manipulation’s effects on
pain relief.
THE CHALLENGE OF PLACEBO
Back pain patients don’t often question their
pain relief. They don’t often ask “Was it this?” or “Was it that?” that finally
got them feeling better, but
researchers know that the placebo effect may well play a role
based on patient expectations and conditioning. Researchers are now testing whether conditioning can heighten patient
outcomes by sharing the positive expectations of spinal
manipulation treatment. (5) What do you think? Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries knows our chiropractic
patients can feel better knowing that their care is well-researched
and supported by clinical trials that showed positive clinical
outcomes for back pain relief.
CONTACT Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Clint Dickason on The Back Doctors
Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes the
relief with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management for a patient
with back pain and sciatica.
Make your Manchester chiropractic
appointment soon. Don’t let your quality of life deteriorate because
of your back pain, related leg pain and or neurological sypmatomatology.
Trust Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries to fully examine your spine and establish
a relieving treatment plan for its care.