September 2021 Healthy News from Minster Chiropractic Center
The “knowers” will have control of spinal manipulation once stated Scott Haldeman DC MD. So true! And patients should expect their spinal manipulation therapy (SMT) providers to be such “knowers”! 90% of spinal manipulation is done by chiropractors. (1) Chiropractors know SMT. Your [[targeltocation]] chiropractor at Minster Chiropractic Center knows spinal manipulation. A review of chiropractors’ use of SMT following the RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method reported that they appropriately delivered SMT in treating 84% of their chronic low back pain and 86% of their chronic neck pain patients. (2) According to an analysis of published research, research support for chiropractic SMT was cited more than average in a multitude of research areas from medicine, veterinary, neurosciences, biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology, to social sciences. (3) Chiropractors know they can provide relieving SMT, cost effectively too, when patients have access to them. A recent study of older adult spine pain patients’ decreased access to chiropractic resulted in an increase the number of visits to primary care physicians for spine pain, quantity of spinal surgery, and cost of care (an additional cost of $114,967 per 1000 beneficiaries on medical services). (4) Fortunately in our area, your chiropractor is available to you, armed with knowledge of the proper tests to assess your condition to establish a treatment plan to handle your spine pain. Many tests like manual palpation are available to back pain specialists like your Minster chiropractor to assess low back pain in Minster adults. For instance, the gluteal muscle palpation test for tenderness is quite reliable in its validity in differentiating low back pain patients with and without radiculopathy. (5) Chiropractors like yours at Minster Chiropractic Center really are “knowers” who understand the examination, diagnosis, and proper treatment of Minster back pain and neck pain!
Minster CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE MONTH: Just Breathe
Just breathe. How often do you really think to breathe? Not many people do, but researchers are scrutinizing breathing more in its different modes and for its pain-relieving qualities. Compared to uncontrolled breathing patterns, slow deep breathing decreased visceral pain intensity. (6) It was found to more effectively reduce pain when it was done slowly with a longer expiration than inspiration. (7) One study suggested pursed-lips breathing and noticed that it was more calming, pleasant, and sense-of-control delivering, particularly good for dealing with emotional responses. (8) Fascinating! Your chiropractor most appreciated the study of breathing’s effect on chronic neck pain patients’ muscle activity which triggered researchers to advocate breathing as a part of neck pain treatment plans. (9) So breathe. You have to anyway, so maybe just pay a little more attention to HOW you breathe to decrease your pain.
Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Lee Hazen and Cheri Hazen on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as they present research on the inclusion of basic breathing instruction in addition to spinal manipulation in their use of the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
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Set up your next Minster chiropractic appointment with Minster Chiropractic Center. You have access to spinal manipulation at our clinic. Bonus: we will chat about pain relieving breathing options for you! See you soon!