Before undergoing back surgery, Carrolltown back pain
sufferers can benefit
from pre-back surgery chiropractic care and exercise. Research keeps documenting the benefit
of non-surgical treatment for back pain relief. Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation is
the chiropractic care office in Carrolltown for both!
CHIROPRACTIC SPINAL MANIPULATION BEFORE BACK SURGERY
Self-care is often recommended
as first-line treatment for back pain patients. If that does
not work, including non-drug
therapy for acute low back pain – spinal manipulation – and for chronic or subacute
back pain – spinal manipulation, intensive interdisciplinary rehab, exercise,
acupuncture, massage, yoga, cognitive behavioral therapy - is promoted
by medical physician organizations like the American College of Physicians
and American Pain Society. (1) Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation uses
a gentle, evidence-based spinal manipulation treatment called Cox® Technic for relief of back pain that may well assist
Carrolltown back pain sufferers avoid back
surgery and manage their back pain more independently.
EXERCISE FOR BACK PAIN RELIEF
Back pain sufferers would like to help themselves
as much as possible. Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation realizes this. Exercise is documented
to be positive for non-surgical
pain relief for patients with spinal stenosis. (2) The proper type
of exercise is important, so we will talk
about what is suitable for you! Maybe
Pilates would be your “thing”. A study of chronic
musculoskeletal pain patients who undertook a Pilates-based
exercise program revealed that the pain patients better functioned
and coped with their pain condition more autonomously
and efficiently. They did better at work, took
pleasure in hobbies more, were motivated to keep exercising,
did more to make do with their own pain conditions without
outside help. These, in turn, motivated them to discover
a healthier lifestyle. (3) These benefits resulted
without back surgery.
EXERCISE BEFORE BACK SURGERY
Researchers set up a trial of exercise for
back pain patients scheduled for back surgery. They described
the back pain condition to the patients thoroughly. They established exercise programs for each patient to do. They
found that back pain patients who underwent
this pre-surgery program of explanation and exercise benefitted in several ways: The back pain sufferers noticed improvement
exercising than being inactive while waiting for surgery. The back pain
sufferers’ frame of mind got
better as they exercised. They had time to contemplate their treatment and lifestyle options. Even patients who did not
report symptom improvement responded well to this
program as they thought themselves more confident in being able to
do some self-management of their pain. (4)
These are all positive outcomes Carrolltown back pain
patients discover in their chiropractic care at Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation.
Control not cure is a realistic objective when dealing
with back pain.
CONTACT Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation
Listen to this PODCAST
by Dr. Keith Bartley on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson about helping a patient find
pain relief with the Cox® Technic System of Spine Pain Management as he wanted
to avoid back surgery.
Schedule your Carrolltown chiropractic appointment
today. You will find an individualized chiropractic treatment
plan that includes Cox® Technic and exercise you find physically
possible may well deliver the Carrolltown back pain
relief you want without back surgery.