Back surgery. Non-surgical care. What is the
best solution for back pain and leg pain?
Now, that’s
an age-old question for both
doctors and back pain and leg pain sufferers. Johnson Chiropractic ponders it from time to time and knows
that Richmond back pain and leg pain sufferers find relief
with Richmond
chiropractic care. Johnson Chiropractic recognizes
the symptoms to be alert to that would indicate
necessity for back surgery. Beyond those, Johnson Chiropractic is skilled
in the conservative care of back pain and leg pain to deliver the Richmond back pain patient’s desired
pain relief.
Relief Possible Without Back Surgery
Medicine notes that back pain relief is possible
non—surgicall! Johnson Chiropractic is enthusiastic
to see this latest back pain treatment study. A group of medical
doctors tracked patients with lumbar disc
herniations (most at L4-5 and L5-S1). These patients averaged 38 years old, just the age when that really bad back
pain episode seems to come on according to spinal researchers. These patients suffered with low back
pain and sciatica that went into one or both legs. Several
patients had previously attempted relief with physiotherapy
and other medical treatment unsuccessfully
before this trial. (1) That sounds quite familiar for
Richmond back pain patients seeking care at Johnson Chiropractic! We find
that so many of the Richmond back pain patients seeking care at
this chiropractic office have attempted many other means
to get rid of their back pain. All they
want is relief now. Johnson Chiropractic is prepared
to produce it.
Give Some Time to Treatment and Relief
These researchers share that conservative
medical care (like bed rest and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, muscle
relaxants, gels) allowed enough time eased
these back pain patients’ pain. They didn’t have to have back surgery. Their MRI studies even demonstrate
improvement as they improved symptomatically and experienced relief of their back pain and sciatic leg pain. (1)
Notice that the size of the disc herniation on MRI doesn’t
influence clinical outcome. Johnson Chiropractic says this a lot! Johnson Chiropractic posted many articles about this very topic: the size of the disc herniation does
not matter! Not early back surgery or conservative care for back pain relief showed any
significant outcome differences. (2) The average time for patients to recover
from their back pain symptoms due to lumbar disc herniation was 13.6 months
(give or take 5.4 months). (1) Fortunately
for our Richmond back pain patients, Johnson Chiropractic looks
for at least 50% relief of pain in the first 30 days and finds
that 91% of our patients get relief in 3 months. (3) The authors
caution their colleagues that such relief
is possible and should be taken into account
when deciding a potential back surgery if there are no signs
for immediate surgery necessity. (1) Yes!
Johnson Chiropractic helps Richmond back pain and leg pain patients when
they want non-surgical care for their pain. Johnson Chiropractic delivers
evidence-based chiropractic care for back pain relief with Cox Technic.
Schedule your Richmond chiropractic visit today.
You’ll find the answer to your question - back surgery
or conservative care – and the back pain relief that results.
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