Healthy News September 2022
A positive mindset, good self-care, and pain-lessening treatment is a valuable mix for spine pain relief. Chiropractic mingles them all! A study that tracked 740 chronic low back pain patients for a year documented that those who continued with their pain relief and reported an improved quality of life were also highly certain that they could still perform activities regardless of their pain. Those who experienced widespread pain and imagined their pain as horrible and from which they’d not get over decreased their recovery outcome. Understanding these issues, researchers and your West Des Moines chiropractor know that realistic expectations must be reviewed and understood for optimal, satisfactory clinical outcomes. (1) (For example, 50% relief is good!) Complicating factors like difficult sleep, fatigue, pain, anxiety, depression may come into play for back pain and neck pain sufferers and must be addressed. We listen carefully to and have discussions with our chiropractic patients to manage issues as we advance toward pain relief and a better quality of life. We follow and share the 50% Rule of the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management that sets reasonable expectations for chiropractic pain relief: 50% relief within a month or so of care without any signs of progressive neurological deficits or other red flags is constructive improvement. Additional good news comes from a scoping review of papers about spine-pain related factors that mentioned how many issues are modifiable: smoking, overweight/obesity, negative expectations of recovery, work environment, nutrition, etc. (2) That’s where we work together to maintain your positivity and confidence and create a solid West Des Moines chiropractic treatment plan for your pain relief!
Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Robert Patterson on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he shares what realistic expectations are for back pain patients with the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
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Look to Inflammation: An Ear Infection/Hearing Loss/Hip Fracture Risk Link
A recent study compared those with chronic otitis media to those without. Researchers questioned if chronic otitis media inflammation affected the body beyond hearing. They found that those with chronic otitis media with a history of hearing loss are more prone to a greater risk of hip fracture. (3) Another study stated that chronic otitis media was found to be significantly linked to a higher risk of developing ‘sudden sensorineural hearing loss’ that comes on rapidly over a 72-hour period. This is often related to dizziness and ringing in the ears, treated with antibiotics, and accommodated for with hearing aids or devices for any lasting hearing loss. (4,5) We realize inflammation is an enemy when managing West Des Moines back pain and neck pain, and it is apparently an enemy of ear pain and increased hip fracture risk, too! Manage hearing issues and inflammation as they develop. We are here to help with chiropractic services! Executive Chiropractic of Iowa and you make a great team.
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