Where does chiropractic medicine
fit in your life, in the lives of other West Des Moines folks? Let
us start with where it is in the
lives of others for spine care, back pain relief, and neck pain relief at
Executive Chiropractic of Iowa
SPINAL MANIPULATION IS RECOMMENDED
Chiropractic spinal manipulation is recommended for at least
12 weeks before referral for spine surgery for lumbar disc herniation. (1) The
American Medical Association, the American Pain Society, the American College
of Physicians and Harvard Medical School all state spinal manipulation and
chiropractic are first line care for low back pain. (2) Is that news to you? Likely as it takes many years for such innovative,
proven concepts to trickle down to common
knowledge. Some people (not our
West Des Moines chiropractic clients!) think chiropractors
are quacks when in fact chiropractors are
non-surgical back spine specialists. Your West Des Moines chiropractor at Executive Chiropractic of Iowa surely
is the West Des Moines back pain specialist!
Executive Chiropractic of Iowa welcomes back pain, neck pain
and spine pain patients to our West Des Moines chiropractic practice,
especially the more difficult cases! For
example, patients who have recurrent lumbar
disc herniation reportedly respond to non-surgical care and escape
the need for reoperation. (3) Reports assert
that from 9 to 33% of people get spinal manipulation for pain and
disability and 98% of those who do receive spinal manipulation see chiropractors. (4)
DEMAND FOR CHIROPRACTIC GROWS
The demand for chiropractic spine care is increasing.
A majority of neurosurgeons consider a minimum duration of 8 to 12 weeks of radicular arm
pain is the optimal timing before performing surgery for cervical
spine disc herniation. (5) What does such a West Des Moines neck
pain patient do? Chiropractic care at Executive Chiropractic of Iowa is an option for pain relief. Another
similar study found that no conclusion is known
as to whether surgical or nonsurgical treatment is superior for
individuals with lumbar spine degeneration of discs initiating
the condition termed stenosis. To top it off, a high rate of
adverse effects is reported in three of five surgical groups while
no side effects were described for any of the conservative
treatment options. (6)
SECOND OPINION IS VALUABLE
A second opinion before spine surgery is a good
idea. A study of 137 patients proposed to have lumbar spine
fusion at one institution found on second opinion at a multidisciplinary clinic
that 58% did not require surgery but rather non-surgical treatment.
Of those found to require surgery, the type of surgery was changed in
28% of the patients. (7) Chiropractic spinal manipulation as used at
Executive Chiropractic of Iowa has substantial success in relieving
low back and neck pain and leg and arm pain. Executive Chiropractic of Iowa employs
a spinal manipulation technique known as Cox Technic Flexion Distraction Decompression
which integrates placing the spine under distraction to
decompress nerves permitting normal spine motion to return. An
example is a paper reporting flexion–distraction spinal
manipulation used to relieve an L4-L5 disk extrusion causing L5 nerve root
radiculopathy in a 40 year old naval officer. (8)
MIND-BODY PRACTITIONERS (INCLUDING CHIROPRACTORS) HELP
A study of 674 emergency room adult visits showed
that 500 (74.2%) patients had visited at least
one mind body practitioner (MBP), defined as a chiropractor, acupuncturist,
yoga, or meditation practitioner. People seeking such care were quite a bit younger and tended
to have private health insurance. 33% saw a chiropractor. Such healthcare
consumers were significantly more likely
to believe that MBP inhibited illness, treated illness, and was
safe, more effective than prescription medicines, supportive
of prescription medications, and more holistic. (9)
CONTACT Executive Chiropractic of Iowa
Listen to one of these PODCASTS about how
Cox Technic spinal manipulation benefits back
pain patients after back surgery (and even multiple back surgeries), patients
who have had back pain for a long time,
and patients
with low back and leg pain (sciatica).
Schedule a West Des Moines chiropractic appointment with
Executive Chiropractic of Iowa as you grow in the realization that
chiropractors - like your West Des Moines chiropractor, a true
West Des Moines back pain specialist – are recommended for
the non-surgical treatment of West Des Moines spine pain and disability.
Medicine now endorses spinal manipulation, chiropractic’s specialty,
as first line treatment for spine pain.