How great it would be to take a
pill – or maybe better: a combination of pills! - and have your
Richmond back pain or neck pain vanish
immediately? You aren’t alone! Johnson Chiropractic can empathize.
Pain upsets our lives. Back pain keeps many
Richmond back pain sufferers from working and from playing and from
doing activities of daily living that must be done (walking, showering, cooking, cleaning, dressing,
etc.). When back pain bothers you or someone
close to you, come to Johnson Chiropractic for relief and chiropractic
tips about pain management without
drugs when or if drugs are not doing what you need or are not in
your treatment plan.
NOT CLEARLY SUPPORTED: DRUG COMBINATIONS
Having drugs in the treatment plan may be
successful for some back pain sufferers and not others. Pills may give
relief for some hours, days, weeks, months or not any.
A recent Cochrane Review, one of the most highly respected
medical review systems in the world, reported that a drug combination,
though may be better for more pain relief, for low back pain and
sciatica is not supported. There is no clear evidence, as a matter of fact
there is a shortage of studies and overall low quality of evidence,
that supports drug combinations for low back
pain and sciatica. Further, the risk of adverse effects is lower
with single drug therapy over combined. (1) Have you had
a let-down from prescribed medications for your back pain? It’s ok.
Johnson Chiropractic works with back pain sufferers
like you.
RECOMMENDED: SPINAL MANIPULATION
Johnson Chiropractic’s use of the Cox® Technic System of Spinal
Pain Management which incorporates a specific
type of spinal manipulation has assisted countless
Richmond back pain sufferers find relief of their back pain. Spinal manipulation is recommended
as first line treatment of back pain by the American College of Physicians and the
American Board of Family Physicians. (2) Cox® Technic has demonstrated in federally funded spinal research projects to drop
intradiscal pressures, widen the intervertebral canal area, and improve
disc height. (3,4) Clinical studies regarding Cox® Technic have revealed that back pain
relief happens in 29 days and 12 visits. Of course, more severe disc
herniations and spinal stenosis may take more time than these
averages, but relief happens. (5) For many back pain sufferers, 50%
relief would be most welcome. What about you?
RESEARCH SUPPORTED: CHONDROITIN SULFATE, TURMERIC AND CURCUMIN
To enhance the relief and assist
our Richmond back pain patients, Johnson Chiropractic integrates
supplements into the Richmond chiropractic treatment plan. Natural
substances like spinal disc-supporting chondroitin sulfate – shown to have “genuine
anti-inflammatory properties (6) - and back pain-relieving turmeric and
curcumin come in handy in the short-term
as well as long term. Johnson Chiropractic is ready to help you discover
the right combination of treatment approaches to reduce
your back pain.
CONTACT Johnson Chiropractic
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Dan Shuman on The Back
Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes his pain relieving
treatment using Cox®
Technic for a patient who had sciatic leg pain.
Schedule your Richmond chiropractic appointment at
Johnson Chiropractic soon. Together, we will find the right combination
to maximize your Richmond back pain relief. It
is not a pill combination, but it is gentle and effective chiropractic
care.