Executive Chiropractic of Iowa Shares Your 2024 Goal of Relief of Back Pain
A new year. A new goal. We all aim for something new in a new year. For West Des Moines back pain patients, less back pain is a reasonable goal with Executive Chiropractic of Iowa by your side. Back pain sufferers are certainly not alone, and research continues to produce and share hopeful reports of what does work so that both the back pain sufferer and the chiropractor - as well as other involved healthcare providers – deliver the optimal care for the optimal outcome: reduced back pain. Start 2024 off right with Executive Chiropractic of Iowa’s assistance for back pain relief! We have lots of effective chiropractic services.
BACK PAIN RELIEF RECOMMENDATIONS
They run the gamut. Executive Chiropractic of Iowa hears about them all the time. Everyone from friends, family members, researchers, doctors, others, have opinions and stories. In light of the variability of back pain care recommendations, researchers suggest that the standardization of back pain care - exercise, spinal manipulation and opioid prescriptions – that may benefit back pain sufferers best. (1) We agree. We review the research and mingle it with our experience when developing a personalized treatment plan for our back pain patients. With the expected growth of low back pain through 2050 – from 619 million people globally to more than 800 million (2) – effective, research-documented, non-drug, non-surgical options for back pain are welcome, particularly ones that are tested and documented as beneficial. A a recently published paper regarding the care for one type of back pain - continued back pain after back surgery known as failed back surgery syndrome (FBSS) - that often results in continued or increased opioid pain medication use. The study found that FBSS patients treated with Cox® Flexion Distraction Decompression Manipulation experienced decreased or discontinued use of opioids during an initial 3-month course of treatment. (3) That’s a positive outcome of a treatment approach to incorporate into the standardized back pain treatment recommendations!
SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS
So what can our West Des Moines chiropractic patients do to control their back pain and its effect on their lives? Sleep. Keep active. Makes their appointments for spinal manipulation. Feedback from 2333 back pain sufferers listed that more sleep, less sedentariness, and more moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity was beneficial. The authors shared an example of how swapping 30 minutes of sedentary behavior for 30 minutes of sleep lessened low back pain frequency odds by 5% and pain intensity by 2%. Sleep is important! (4) So too is a visit to the West Des Moines chiropractor for spinal manipulation as it is listed in the recommendations by the American College of Physicians and The American Pain Society as having good evidence of effectiveness for low back pain along with exercise, CBT, and rehabilitation. (5) Executive Chiropractic of Iowa is experienced in providing gentle, safe spinal manipulation via Cox® Technic protocols, creating an easy exercise plan, and referring out for therapy and/or more advance rehab as needed or wanted. Trust us to help! Our West Des Moines back pain patients are in good hands.
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. James Cox, developer of The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management, on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he shares the effectiveness of Cox® Technic for back pain relief.
Make your West Des Moines chiropractic appointment now. Back pain sufferers wanting 2024 to be better are welcomed into our clinic. We’ll follow the research recommendations, mingle in our clinical experience, and team up with you for a less painful 2024!
