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Spinal Care Clinic 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 is best? That depends. Your Burlington and Hamilton chiropractic spinal pain doctor at Spinal Care Clinic uses 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 sorts of underlying causes of back pain from fractures, infections, tumors, radiculopathy, axial spondylarthritis, and extravertebral causes. These may call for imaging, lab tests, etc., to assist in the diagnosis. 20% of back pain episodes may have these types of underlying issues that really should be discovered in a timely manner. (1) Sometimes, knee osteoarthritis and lumbar spondylosis occur together in the same patient. Having one or the other issue significantly increased the risk of having the other. (2) Though they’re not likely in your vocabulary, they are in your chiropractor’s! Schmorl’s nodes. Seen on imaging, these are noted in 33% of low back pain patients and in only 11.5% of asymptomatic subjects. Body weight seems to influence the number of these seen on imaging. (3) Your Burlington and Hamilton chiropractor is well-versed in looking for all of these and more issues.

WHAT ELSE DOES YOUR CHIROPRACTOR LOOK FOR

Decreased balance capability could possibly impact recovery from low back pain. (4) Spinal Care Clinic looks for depressive symptoms as they tend to add to more primary care appointments in acute low back pain patients, higher pain intensity, more disability, and diminished recovery in acute and chronic back pain patients. (5) Each of our Burlington and Hamilton patients is a whole person! [[companyame]] sees you that way. So what else do we look for? Anything and everything that may slow down your recovery.

WHAT DOES YOUR CHIROPRACTOR DO FOR SPINE-RELATED PAIN

Whether you have low back pain or neck pain or low back or neck related leg or arm pain, your Burlington and Hamilton chiropractor will direct your care be it just for a diagnosis and referral to the appropriate healthcare colleague or for the formation of an in-house treatment plan leading to pain relief. We are here for you. We study the spine research to keep up with all the latest in diagnostic tips and tools. And we offer pain-relieving spinal manipulation with The Cox® Technic Flexion Distraction and Decompression System of Spinal Pain Mangement. Spinal manipulation has demonstrated itself through research to be good at controlling low back pain as quickly as immediately. Stiffness and tone were reported to improve 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 explains how he found a spinal tumor during his detailed clinical exam of a man with back pain. Infrequent, yes, but such a cause of pain can be revealed by a well-trained and experienced chiropractor like your Burlington and Hamilton chiropractor. You’re in good hands!

Make your next Burlington and Hamilton chiropractic appointment with Spinal Care Clinic. With so many ways available to “see” your spine, know that we’ll find what’s going on and a way to get you some pain relief. See you at your up-coming chiropractic appointment! 

 
Spinal Care Clinic 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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