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Johnson Chiropractic Sees the Spine in Many Ways to Diagnose and Relieve Back Pain

There are so many options to “see” the spine. Imaging, ultrasound, clinical testing. What’s best? That depends. Your Richmond chiropractic spinal pain doctor at Johnson Chiropractic implements the test(s) that are most useful to “see’’ the spine most optimally to make the best treatment plan for treatment and relief.

KNOWING WHAT MAY UNDERLIE PAIN: What Chiropractors Look For

Chiropractors as well as general practitioners and other healthcare providers must be on the look out for all kinds of underlying causes of back pain from fractures, infections, tumors, radiculopathy, axial spondylarthritis, and extravertebral causes. These may require imaging, lab tests, etc., to assist in the diagnosis. 20% of back pain episodes may have these kinds of underlying issues that really should be discovered in a timely manner. (1) Occasionally, knee osteoarthritis and lumbar spondylosis appear together in a patient. Having one or the other issue significantly increased the odds of having the other. (2) Though they are not likely in your vocabulary, they are in your chiropractor’s! Schmorl’s nodes. Seen on imaging, these are seen in 33% of low back pain patients and in just 11.5% of asymptomatic subjects. Body weight seems to influence the number of these viewed on imaging. (3) Your Richmond chiropractor is well-versed in looking for all of these and more issues.

WHAT ELSE DOES YOUR CHIROPRACTOR LOOK FOR

Decreased balance capability could potentially influence recovery from low back pain. (4) Johnson Chiropractic looks for depressive symptoms as they tend to add to more primary care visits in acute low back pain patients, greater pain intensity, more disability, and less recovery in acute and chronic back pain patients. (5) Each of our Richmond patients is a whole person! [[companyame]] sees you that way. So what else do we look for? All that may slow your recovery.

WHAT DOES YOUR CHIROPRACTOR DO FOR SPINE-RELATED PAIN

Whether you have low back pain or neck pain or spine-related leg or arm pain, your Richmond chiropractor will direct your care be it just for a diagnosis and referral to the proper healthcare colleague or for the establishment of an in-house treatment plan leading to pain relief. We’re here for you. We read the spine research to keep abreast of all the latest in diagnostic tips and tools. And we deliver pain-relieving spinal manipulation with The Cox® Technic Flexion Distraction and Decompression System of Spinal Pain Mangement. Spinal manipulation has shown itself through research to be effective in controlling low back pain as fast as immediately. Stiffness and tone were reported to increase right after treatment while elasticity decreased. (6)

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Listen to the PODCAST with Dr. Joseph D’Angiollilo on the Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he shares how he uncovered a spinal tumor in his detailed clinical exam of a man with back pain. Uncommon, yes, but such a cause of pain can be found by a well-trained and experienced chiropractor like your Richmond chiropractor. You are in good hands!

Make your next Richmond chiropractic appointment with Johnson Chiropractic. With so many ways available to “see” your spine, know that we will find what’s going on and a path to get you some pain relief. We look forward to seeing you at your next chiropractic appointment! 

 
Johnson Chiropractic will use any combination of a variety of means to see the spine and diagnose its underlying pain issue to set a course for pain relief. 
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