Where is chiropractic medicine in your life, in the lives of other Sandy Springs folks? Let
us start with where it is in the
lives of others for spine care, back pain relief, and neck pain relief at
Cross Chiropractic Center
SPINAL MANIPULATION IS RECOMMENDED
Chiropractic spinal manipulation is recommended for at least
12 weeks before referral for spine surgery for lumbar disc herniation. (1) The
American Medical Association, the American Pain Society, the American College
of Physicians and Harvard Medical School all state spinal manipulation and
chiropractic are first line care for low back pain. (2) Is that news to you? Probably because it takes numerous years for such innovative,
proven concepts to trickle down to general
knowledge. Some people (not our
Sandy Springs chiropractic clients!) deem chiropractors
are quacks when as a matter of fact chiropractors are
non-surgical back spine specialists. Your Sandy Springs chiropractor at Cross Chiropractic Center certainly
is the Sandy Springs back pain specialist!
Cross Chiropractic Center invites back pain, neck pain
and spine pain patients to our Sandy Springs chiropractic practice,
particularly the painful cases! For
example, patients who have recurrent lumbar
disc herniation reportedly respond to non-surgical care and evade
the need for reoperation. (3) Reports say
that from 9 to 33% of people get spinal manipulation for pain and
disability and 98% of those who do get spinal manipulation see chiropractors. (4)
DEMAND FOR CHIROPRACTIC GROWS
The demand for chiropractic spine care is rising.
A majority of neurosurgeons think
that a minimum period of 8 to 12 weeks of radicular arm
pain is the best timing before performing surgery for cervical
spine disc herniation. (5) What does such a Sandy Springs neck
pain patient do? Chiropractic care at Cross Chiropractic Center is an option for pain relief. Another
similar study reported that no conclusion is known
as to whether surgical or nonsurgical treatment is better for
individuals with lumbar spine degeneration of discs triggering
the condition termed stenosis. Further, a high rate of
adverse effects is reported in three of five surgical groups while
no side effects were reported for any of the conservative
treatment options. (6)
SECOND OPINION IS VALUABLE
A second opinion before spine surgery is a good
idea. A study of 137 patients proposed to have lumbar spine
fusion at one institution found on second opinion at a multidisciplinary clinic
that 58% did not require surgery but rather non-surgical treatment.
Of those found to require surgery, the type of surgery was changed in
28% of the patients. (7) Chiropractic spinal manipulation as used at
Cross Chiropractic Center has substantial success in relieving
low back and neck pain and leg and arm pain. Cross Chiropractic Center utilizes
a spinal manipulation technique known as Cox Technic Flexion Distraction Decompression
which integrates placing the spine under distraction to
decompress nerves allowing normal spine motion to return. An
example is a paper describing how flexion–distraction spinal
manipulation used to relieve an L4-L5 disk extrusion causing L5 nerve root
radiculopathy in a 40 year old naval officer. (8)
MIND-BODY PRACTITIONERS (INCLUDING CHIROPRACTORS) HELP
A study of 674 emergency room adult visits showed
that 500 (74.2%) patients had visited at least
one mind body practitioner (MBP), defined as a chiropractor, acupuncturist,
yoga, or meditation practitioner. People seeking such care were significantly younger and more probable
to have private health insurance. 33% saw a chiropractor. Users were significantly more liable
to believe that MBP prevented illness, treated illness, and was
safe, more effective than prescription medicines, supportive
of prescription medications, and more holistic. (9)
CONTACT Cross Chiropractic Center
Listen to a PODCAST about how
Cox Technic spinal manipulation helps back
pain patients after back surgery (and even multiple back surgeries), patients
who have experienced back pain for a long time,
and patients
with low back and leg pain (sciatica).
Schedule a Sandy Springs chiropractic appointment with
Cross Chiropractic Center as you grow in the realization that
chiropractors - like your Sandy Springs chiropractor, a true
Sandy Springs back pain specialist – are recommended for
the non-surgical treatment of Sandy Springs spine pain and disability.
Medicine now recommends spinal manipulation, chiropractic’s specialty,
as first line treatment for spine pain.