April 2020 Healthy News from Johnson Chiropractic

Richmond chiropractic care at Johnson Chiropractic is well-equipped for the pandemic of low back pain.

THE PANDEMIC OF LOW BACK PAIN

Here is a pandemic chiropractic is built for: low back pain! A recent report in Healthcare journal shares that “Low back pain is a pandemic and costly musculoskeletal condition in the United States.” This study considered the cost-effectiveness of chiropractic and physical therapy for low back pain. Curiously, their up-coming study is said to determine if they decrease the use of more costly health services like surgery, injections, and ER visits. For the moment, though, they discovered that the total average cost was $48.56 less for chiropractic care than PT and the daily adjusted life years was 0.0043 greater for chiropractic than PT patients. They determined that chiropractic was confirmed to be a cost-effective way to ease low back pain in adults with at least 3 weeks of low back pain over six months. (1) Come to Johnson Chiropractic to find out for yourself! Bring your Richmond low back pain to Johnson Chiropractic. Chiropractic care and your Richmond chiropractor are prepped to fight and conquer the pandemic of low back pain.

Richmond diabetic patients with neuropathy may benefit from addressing their B vitamin deficiency.

Richmond CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE MONTH:

B Vitamins for Diabetic Neuropathy

Chronic diabetic neuropathic pain is a challenge. Inflammation plays a part. Spinal proinflammatory cytokines have a role. A new report about rats demonstrated that B vitamins not only suppress but significantly subdue this pain by curbing the proinflammatory cytokines. (2) Unfortunately, vitamin B12 deficiency is very common among type II diabetic patients who take metformin, a common diabetic drug. (3) Researchers noted associations of anemia and neuropathy with metformin use in diabetic patients. (4) Johnson Chiropractic recommends that our diabetic patients are urged to test their vitamin B levels! B vitamins are very important for health!

Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. James Cox, developer of the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management, on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he shares information on how the immune system functions as well as how spinal manipulation influences neuropathic pain pathways.

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Arrange your next Richmond chiropractic appointment now with Johnson Chiropractic for your low back pain, neuropathy and spinal health! We are looking forward to seeing you soon!