Healthy News November 2022
“To Pop or Not to Pop” is understandably a turn on an age-old Shakespearean quote for an age-old chiropractic spinal manipulation discussion point. The answer today is that it is not a required gauge of back pain relief via spinal manipulation treatment (SMT), yet back pain and neck pain patients undergoing SMT want and need to know more. Present-day guidelines for handling low back pain emphasize patient education and exercise as important topics of discussion. Healthcare practitioners are fairly good (72% overall) at providing information. By profession, though, chiropractors lead in delivering patient education for 76% of patients with physical therapists at 74% and general practitioners at only 44%. The more emotional distress a patient exhibited or pain described as below the knee, information was shared with 78% of patients. (1) A valuable topic for Manchester back pain and neck pain patients undergoing spinal manipulation treatment (SMT) is this sometimes-audible pop. A systematic review of published studies revealed that regardless of the spinal area or follow-up time after the SMT, nothing was found that showed evidence of improved pain outcomes or treatment success linked to an audible pop. (2) Good thing since some patients experience it, and some don’t. Patients whose practitioners explained the audible pop to them - and those who were not spinal manipulation patients - reported interesting 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 Manchester chiropractor may well be “Is there pain relief or not?” With our gentle chiropractic care, there is pain relief for many Manchester back pain and neck pain sufferers. We look forward to talking with you at your next chiropractic visit at Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries!
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 is popular and well- 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 in a variety of 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 utilization of fats/proteins/carbs, inflammation, blood pressure as well as increases blood sugar and decreases 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…for real! Although not yet conclusive, 800-2000IU a day was suggested in one new study to support adrenal health. (6) Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries is ready to talk about vitamin D and any adrenal gland issues you may be experiencing.
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