Healthy News - May 2021

Richmond chiropractic care encourages back pain patients to not give into the urge to avoid normal spine motion once they are through their pain.

DON’T FEAR! BE CONFIDENT WITH YOUR SPINE.

Chiropractors witness it every day. Richmond back pain sufferers stay away from lifting or worry about over-doing it with their spines for things like lifting out of fear of (re)injury and pain. Researchers report that chronic low back pain patients tend to protect their spines by lifting using a reduced lumbar spine range of motion. Doing this for a long period of time may end up hurting more than helping. The lumbar spine tissues may experience more loading because of altered spine motion. (1) Fear-avoidance is a pretty normal reaction in back pain patients. Do not feel weird if you do this for some time! Within our Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management, we guide our back pain patients to return to normal spinal motions gradually as their pain lowers and their exercise routine strengthens their spines via Richmond chiropractic treatment, exercise, and nutrition. Johnson Chiropractic and you will get there together! Johnson Chiropractic is your partner in controlling back pain, so it doesn’t control you.

Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Clint Dickason on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he explains his care of a nurse with back pain and sciatic leg pain using the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management to help her get back to doing normal motions of daily life and her job, like bending, lifting and twisting.

Richmond chiropractic nutrition integration is important, particularly when curcumin is shown to be an anti-inflammatory benefit.

Richmond CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE MONTH: CURCUMIN FOR CHRONIC PAIN RELIEF AND IMPROVED COGNITION

Cognitive impairment is seen in patients with chronic neuropathic pain. A recent study on the effects of curcumin reports improvement in cognitive impairment and lessening of chronic pain as a result of compressed sciatic nerves in rats. Curcumin is reported to ease chronic constriction injury related behaviors and memory deficits by reducing inflammatory cytokines. (2) The sciatic nerve is irritated in sciatica resulting in leg pain. If you have sciatica, do you notice issues with cognition? Curcumin’s anti-inflammatory properties are something to be considered in the nutritional approach to chronic pain and Richmond sciatic leg pain. Johnson Chiropractic does!

CONTACT Johnson Chiropractic

Thank you for confiding in Richmond chiropractic care for your healthcare needs. Johnson Chiropractic is here to not only reduce your pain but also your fear of pain. With our comprehensive Richmond chiropractic treatment plan, Johnson Chiropractic and you will navigate this journey to pain relief together! We look forward to seeing you at Johnson Chiropractic for your up-coming appointment! Schedule today!