Healthy News - July 2018

What better fun is there on a hot, Richmond summer day than to enjoy a cool-water water ride or water slide? We can all relate to that! Some Richmond folks will do the sliding and riding, and some will observe. Which is better? Observing! Water slides and rides may go from fun to pain if the tailbone gets injured. And it does! A new research study makes clear that water ride related tailbone pain isn’t reported in the medical writings before, but Johnson Chiropractic knows it is seen in this Richmond chiropractic practice’s patient population. The tailbone is formally named the coccyx, the lowest section of the spine, and tailbone injury may result in coccygeal instability and pain. (1) Like the rest of the spine, the coccyx has discs and dorsal root ganglia, too. DRG stimulation eases pain and increases function without any complications for patients with chronic coccydynia (coccyx pain). (2) Usual care of coccyx pain is physical therapy and pharmacological treatment. Adding manipulation reduced pain and disability for chronic coccydynia patients (who occasionally experience low back pain and leg pain as well) in just three treatments. (3) If Richmond summer’s water fun harms you, go to your Richmond chiropractor! Johnson Chiropractic’s gentle manipulation may soothe the coccyx’s discs and DRGs and relieve your Richmond tailbone pain.

The last thing a Richmond expectant mother wants to feel is pain, and the very last thing she wants to do is take medication or go through medical procedures! Richmond chiropractic spinal manipulation with Cox® Technic is shown to help ease pregnancy-related back pain and leg pain. (4) For women who find themselves with lumbopelvic pain during Richmond pregnancy, acupuncture reportedly helps. It’s safe and beneficial for lessening pain and increasing her quality of life while pregnant. 89% of women in one study reported clinically meaningful symptom reduction. (5) Your Richmond chiropractor is here to relieve pregnancy-related Richmond back pain and pelvic pain.

Listen in to this PODCAST with Dr. Amelia Pappas on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson about pregnancy-related Richmond back pain and pelvic pain and how Cox® Technic helps ease that pain.

Please share this information with your Richmond friends and family who may need it!

Thank you for counting on on your Richmond chiropractor to take care of your spine’s health.