Healthy News June 2021

Back pain patients come to Executive Chiropractic of Iowa with all sorts of different issues. Some walk better than others. Some have stronger muscles than others. Some are more prone to depression than others. Your West Des Moines 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 putting together a relieving chiropractic treatment plan. Tests like the 6-minute walk test that evaluates 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 influenced by back pain. (1) Back muscles that weaken and turn 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 know this and encourage gentle exercise for these back muscles as a component of the treatment plan to avert recurrent back pain that some lumbar disc degeneration sufferers endure. A recent study explained that those who tend to get 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 along with a lower quality of life. (3) Your West Des Moines chiropractor welcomes all back pain sufferers with all their issues. Your chiropractor teams up with with each one throughout the current back pain event and beyond to control the back pain (emotional, physical and mental features), so it doesn’t control them.