“An apple a day…” Everyone can complete that saying!
Access to chiropractic and spinal manipulation for Sandy Springs back pain
and neck pain sufferers is reported to do the same. Access
just needs to be as easy as access to apples! According
to research, chiropractic and spinal manipulation relieve pain and diminish
the need for escalated treatments and tests when they are easily accessible
to neck and back pain sufferers. (Even dogs benefited
from veterinary chiropractic spinal manipulation!) Cross Chiropractic Center offers
gentle spinal manipulation via a well-informed chiropractic treatment
plan.
CHIROPRACTIC CARE AND SPINAL MANIPULATION AND BACK PAIN
MANAGEMENT
Spinal manipulation is a primary treatment at
Cross Chiropractic Center with good reason! A rat study of the
effect of manipulation and mobilization and sham treatment on reducing
neuroinflammation in acute lumbar radiculopathy (leg pain) showed
that manipulation and mobilization resulted in more pain relief. Manipulation was a bit faster
in delivering relief and easing severe
radiculopathy. (1) Spinal manipulation and mobilization are prominent
treatments at Cross Chiropractic Center for back pain and radiculopathy. We’re
here for you as soon as you bring your back pain and/or leg pain to our office!
Cross Chiropractic Center also understands
that our Sandy Springs chiropractic patients are eager
to receive in-office care but not always as excited to do
their at-home care. They’re not alone! 89% of chiropractic
patients told researcher they went to their
appointments. That is the easier part! 82% said their chiropractor’s
recommendations for treatment and at-home care (stretching and exercise) were
understandable, but only 44% of them actually did the at-home care. (2) We know it is tough to make
time at home, and we will keep doing our best at
every visit to treat your spinal condition…and encourage you to do yours!
SPINAL MANIPULATION AND ACCESS TO CHIROPRACTIC REDUCED
NEED FOR MORE ADVANCED CARE
Researchers wondered just how access
to chiropractic influenced medically-directed spinal pain care
in older adults. In an analysis
of Medicare claims for 39,278 older adult chiropractic users, reduced
access to chiropractic care expanded the use of medical
services (primary care physician visits and spine surgeries) for spine pain conditions.
The researchers likened this to an additional cost of $114,967
per 1000 beneficiaries ($391 million nationally). (3) That’s a
lot of money and suffering. Cross Chiropractic Center makes itself accessible
to our Sandy Springs spine pain sufferers! Additionally, 42%
of neck pain patients experience escalated
treatments like imaging, injection, emergency room, surgery. Neck pain patients
managed with spinal manipulation – 90% of which is delivered
by chiropractors in the US – were less likely to go
onto escalated care. Only 26% of spinal manipulation patients underwent escalated care whereas 46% of neck pain sufferers who pursued
other types of care did. They
were at twice the risk of treatment escalation. (4) Cross Chiropractic Center delivers
spinal manipulation. Your Sandy Springs chiropractor is skilled
in delivering safe, gentle, relieving spinal manipulation.
EVEN DOGS BENEFIT FROM CHIROPRACTIC TREATMENT
There are chiropractic colleagues who also are skilled at performing spinal manipulation on animals! Interesting!
Certain dog breeds like boxers tend to develop
spondylosis deformans, a spinal disease noted by disc
degeneration and bone spurs. A study of boxer puppies from 8 weeks old to one year of age compared puppies treated with
veterinary chiropractic each month to same aged boxers not
treated with chiropractic. At a year old, the treated
puppies were found to have spondylosis significantly
less (only 25% were found to have it on imaging) than the the
control puppies (46.5% had it on imaging). This suggests that
veterinary chiropractic treatment may successfully reduce
the probably of young boxers getting spondylosis. (5)
Our Sandy Springs furry companions are helped with chiropractic
treatment, too!
CONTACT Cross Chiropractic Center
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Tom Menendez on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he
discusses his use of Cox® Technic Flexion Distraction to gently
ease back pain in
elderly patients.
Schedule your Sandy Springs
chiropractic appointment soon. Keep eating your apples and
visiting your chiropractor to manage your health and lessen your
back pain and risk of back pain!