Back pain patients visit Johnson Chiropractic with
all sorts of different issues. Some walk better than
others. Some have stronger muscles than others. Some are more susceptible
to depression than others. Your Richmond
chiropractor understands
this and meets each back pain patient where s/he is and examines
each patient to discover the difference(s) that make all the
difference when designing a relieving
chiropractic treatment plan. Tests like the 6-minute walk
test that evaluates the distance walked in 6 minutes and
the TUG (‘time up to go’ from a seated position) test can be quite informative of cardiovascular and musculoskeletal health in degenerative lumbar spine patients. Both may
be triggered by
back pain.
(1) Back muscles that weaken
and turn fatty (like the multifidus muscle tends to do) signify
issues with inflammatory and regeneration processes. (Back surgeons don’t
like this as a poorer surgical outcome is likely.)
(2) Chiropractors get this and promote
gentle
exercise for these back muscles as a component of the treatment plan
to avert recurrent back pain that some lumbar
disc degeneration patients endure.
A recent
study described that those who tend to get
recurrent back pain were shown to move differently,
more guardedly, likely to evade pain. Recurrent
back pain patients also experienced higher levels of
anxiety, depression, and disability along with a lower
quality of life. (3) Your Richmond chiropractor welcomes
all back pain sufferers with all their issues. Your
chiropractor partners with each one during
the current back pain event and beyond to control the back pain (emotional,
physical and mental features),
so it does not control them.
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Nike Taylor on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson on how she eases pain
in a chronic back pain patient in the middle of a
recurrent episode of back pain via the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain
Management to find relief and a sense of control over back
pain to minimize recurrent back pain episodes as much as possible.

Richmond CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE MONTH:
SNIFFING SCENTS TO REDUCE PAIN!
An appealing study of chronic low back
pain patients reported that odor-training helped decrease
their pain thresholds. Regular exposure (every two hours in the study) to scents like rose, vanilla, peach and chocolate –
olfactory training! - helped reduce pain. The researchers hinted
that it may help ease pain chronification and quite probably
control general pain via desensitization. (4) What an enjoyable
addition this could be to the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain
Management! You may want to try smelling some pleasurable
scents yourself!
CONTACT Johnson Chiropractic
Thank you for choosing Johnson Chiropractic for your spine issues. We look forward to seeing you at your up-coming visit! Schedule it now!