There’s
news of artificial intelligence and the future of robots
and computers in our lives, the positive effect of
human touch can’t be replaced. Chiropractic is a
hands-on profession. Executive Chiropractic of Iowa delivers hands-on West Des Moines
chiropractic care. Chiropractic has an extensive history of valuable
manual manipulation and treatment for back pain, neck pain and related
extremity pain. Touch can’t be ignored in its influence on healing and is not ignored by your
West Des Moines chiropractor as your pain-relieving treatment plan is
established starting with day one’s exam and throughout the whole
treatment process.
TOUCH IN THE DOCTOR PATIENT REALM
Touch in the relationship between
doctor and patient is
important. A new study states
that touch can produce neuromodulatory effects to reduce
pain and ease patient anxiety about the pain. Researchers
stated that the effect of touch starts with
the confident handshake and continues through the physical
examination, particularly when the examining physician touches the area
the patient says is painful. This confirms to the patient that the doctor gets
the patient’s pain. Touch also influences treatment for
manual and manipulative treating physicians. (1) The impact of
touch cannot be denied. Your
West Des Moines chiropractor at Executive Chiropractic of Iowa recognizes that this is true and witnesses its effect every day
and is happy to see its importance presented in
the medical literature for manual therapy’s beneficial role in the health care
system for conditions like West Des Moines back pain, neck pain, arm pain,
and sciatic leg pain.
EFFECT OF TOUCH
A researcher remarked
on a leading study’s outcomes about the
effect of spinal manipulation and exercise for back pain relief: “the data are
compatible with a non-specific effect caused by touch.” (2) Human
touch has an effect that science seeks to quantify. Until that
is done, chiropractic physicians like your West Des Moines chiropractor
will embrace the effect of touch as they deliver
spinal manipulation with their hands.
West Des Moines CHIROPRACTIC
TOUCH
Chiropractors rely on
their sense of touch in providing the proper
forces to the spine, forces that deliver pain relief for the back
pain and neck pain patient. It takes experience to
really refine the proper force application. Today,
though, technology may be helpful with this as
force-feedback systems are assisting doctors acquire
that vital experience. With the chiropractic technique system utilized
at Executive Chiropractic of Iowa, research has documented just what those appropriate,
pain-relieving
forces are. (3,4) Force-measuring equipment has been
created and incorporated into teaching and
daily-use chiropractic tables. (As an extra, in doing
the research study to assess forces with patients, no serious
adverse effects were documented. “First, do no
harm.”) (5,6) The Cox® Technic flexion distraction procedures used at
Executive Chiropractic of Iowa are documented, gentle, and effective for relieving
pain and decreasing intradiscal pressures (7,8). That is a
chiropractic treatment outcome arrangement our
West Des Moines chiropractic patients want.
CONTACT Executive Chiropractic of Iowa
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. James Cox on The Back
Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he described
how Cox®
Technic System of Spinal Pain Management and
chiropractic treatment may influence via senses like touch.
Set your next West Des Moines chiropractic
visit today. Executive Chiropractic of Iowa holds fast to our
commitment to hands-on treatment for pain relief. No computer or AI system
will substitute for your West Des Moines chiropractor’s hands!
Come by soon!