Researchers continually study spinal manipulation
to more fully explain how it contributes to pain
relief for sufferers with back pain, related leg pain, and neurological symptoms
that disrupt quality of life. Spinal manipulation (SM) eases
back pain (acute, chronic), back-related leg pain, quality of life,
neurological symptoms, and disability for sufferers. That’s a
sentence full of promise which has research
support behind its claims. Johnson Chiropractic individualizes
a chiropractic treatment plan combining spinal manipulation oftentimes
the gentle form of Cox® Technic flexion distraction decompression for
our Richmond chiropractic patients after doing a detailed
examination. Richmond pain relief is possible.
NEUROLOGICAL SYMPTOMS
Spinal pain patients as well as patients experiencing
neurological disorders like stroke have neurological symptoms that respond
to spinal manipulation. Experiencing neurological symptoms adds to worldwide disability statistics and
personal well-being and quality of life. A narrative review noted
that most studies reported how spinal
manipulation decreased spinal pain, may increase
strength in asymptomatic people, and reportedly affected
spasticity, muscle stiffness, motor function, autonomic function, and balance issues.
Of course, an invitation for more studies to solidify
these findings was issued. But the beneficial impact of spinal manipulation
on the quality of life for spine pain sufferers, those with balance issues, and
those with cerebral palsy were noted. (1) Such relief logically
influences back pain treatment guidelines with which your Richmond
chiropractor confers to boost
your clinical back pain relief.
CLINICAL GUIDELINES FOR BACK PAIN
Researchers search the published
research papers to obtain the ones with reliability, coherence, etc.
A recent guideline for the treatment of low back pain resolved
that incorporating spinal manipulation in the treatment plan
of acute low back pain, chronic low back pain and chronic back-related leg pain
was effective as part of a multimodal approach.
Advice, reassurance, education, self-management, usual medical care, home
exercises, etc., were described as beneficial
in enhancing relief of pain and disability. (2)
Guidelines like this for back pain must be based on research that explains
how relief is created.
SPINAL MANIPULATION RELIEF FOR BACK PAIN
A current study proposes that how chronic low back
pain patients respond to SM stems from mechanisms
of centralization (central sensitization) that can be tested
via questionnaires, pressure pain threshold tests,
inflammatory cytokine tests, and patient expectations of relief. The researchers
anticipate being able to forecast patient
response. (3) Prior to this study, a narrative review found
that spinal manipulation in part deterred neck pain and back
pain via spinal cord mechanisms of pain relief and wondered what the role of inflammatory
responses via peripheral mechanisms played in the relief. (4) Both studies included
placebo comparison but also noted that placebo and controls in
a spinal manipulation study are difficult to disguise
treatment versus no-treatment due to the hands-on nature
of the treatment. An improved control/placebo could help clarify
the contribution of spinal manipulation’s effects on
pain relief.
THE CHALLENGE OF PLACEBO
Back pain patients don’t often question their
pain relief. They don’t often ask “Was it this?” or “Was it that?” that finally
sealed the deal on getting them out of pain, but
researchers know that the placebo effect may well play a role
based on patient expectations and conditioning. Researchers are now testing whether conditioning can heighten patient
outcomes by sharing the positive expectations of spinal
manipulation treatment. (5) What do you think? Johnson Chiropractic knows our chiropractic
patients can feel better knowing that their care is well-researched
and supported by clinical trials that showed positive clinical
outcomes for back pain relief.
CONTACT Johnson Chiropractic
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Clint Dickason on The Back Doctors
Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he illustrates the
relief with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management for a patient
with back-related-leg pain.
Make your Richmond chiropractic
appointment today. Johnson Chiropractic hopes that you don’t let your quality of life deteriorate due to your back pain, related leg pain and or neurological sypmatomatology.
Trust Johnson Chiropractic to thoroughly examine your spine and set
a relieving treatment plan for its care.