Back pain patients visit Spinal Care Clinic with
all different types issues. Some walk better than
others. Some have stronger muscles than others. Some are more prone
to depression than others. Your Burlington and Hamilton
chiropractor understands
this and joins each back pain patient where s/he is and examines
each patient to discover the difference(s) that make all the
difference when designing a relieving
chiropractic treatment plan. Assessments like the 6-minute walk
test that gauges the distance walked in 6 minutes and
the TUG (‘time up to go’ from a seated position) test can be quite informative of musculoskeletal
and cardiovascular health in degenerative lumbar spine patients. Both may
be affected by
back pain.
(1) Back muscles that turn weak and fatty (like the multifidus muscle tends to do) signify
issues with inflammatory and regeneration processes. (Back surgeons don’t
like this as a poorer surgical outcome is possible.)
(2) Chiropractors understand this and promote
gentle
exercise for these back muscles as a component of the treatment plan
to prevent recurrent back pain that some low back
disc degeneration patients experience.
A new
study explained that those who tend to experience
recurrent back pain were found to move differently,
more guardedly, likely to avoid pain. Recurrent
back pain patients also experienced higher levels of
anxiety, depression, and disability as well as a reduced
quality of life. (3) Your Burlington and Hamilton chiropractor embraces
all back pain sufferers with all their peculiarities. Your
chiropractor partners with each one throughout
the current back pain event and beyond to control the back pain (physical, mental, and emotional features),
so it does not control them.
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Nike Taylor on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson on how she helps a chronic back pain patient dealing with a
recurrent episode of back pain with the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain
Management to find relief and a sense of control over back
pain to minimize recurrent back pain episodes as much as possible.

Burlington and Hamilton CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE MONTH:
SMELLING SCENTS TO REDUCE PAIN!
An appealing study of chronic low back
pain patients found that odor-training helped reduce
their pain thresholds. Regular exposure (every two hours in the research
project) to scents like rose, vanilla, peach and chocolate –
olfactory training! - helped lessen pain. The researchers suggested
that it may help reduce pain chronification and quite possibly
control general pain via desensitization. (4) What an enjoyable
adjunct this could be to the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain
Management! You may want to try sniffing some pleasurable
scents yourself!
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