Where is chiropractic medicine in your life, in the lives of other Manahawkin folks? Let
us start with where it fits in the
lives of others for spine care, back pain relief, and neck pain relief at
Manahawkin Chiropractic Center
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? Probably as it requires numerous years for such up-to-date,
proven models to filter to common
knowledge. Some people (not our
Manahawkin chiropractic clients!) deem chiropractors
are quacks when in fact chiropractors are
non-surgical back spine specialists. Your Manahawkin chiropractor at Manahawkin Chiropractic Center surely
is the Manahawkin back pain specialist!
Manahawkin Chiropractic Center welcomes back pain, neck pain
and spine pain patients to our Manahawkin chiropractic office,
especially the painful cases! For
example, patients who experience recurrent lumbar
disc herniation reportedly respond to non-surgical care and escape
the necessity of reoperation. (3) Reports say
that from 9 to 33% of people receive 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 think
that a minimum period 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 Manahawkin neck
pain patient do? Chiropractic care at Manahawkin Chiropractic Center is an option for pain relief. Another
such study found that no conclusion is drawn
as to whether surgical or nonsurgical treatment is better for
individuals with lumbar spine degeneration of discs initiating
the condition termed stenosis. To top it off, a high rate of
adverse effects is stated 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 worthy
idea. A study of 137 patients recommended to have lumbar spine
fusion at one institution found on second opinion at a multidisciplinary clinic
that 58% did not need surgery but rather non-surgical treatment.
Of those found to need surgery, the type of surgery was changed for
28% of the patients. (7) Chiropractic spinal manipulation as used at
Manahawkin Chiropractic Center has considerable success in relieving
low back and neck pain and leg and arm pain. Manahawkin Chiropractic Center 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 describing how 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 revealed
that 500 (74.2%) patients had visited at least
one mind body practitioner (MBP), defined as a chiropractor, acupuncturist,
yoga, or meditation practitioner. People choosing
this form of care were quite a bit younger and more likely
to have private health insurance. 33% saw a chiropractor. Users were much more apt
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 Manahawkin Chiropractic Center
Listen to one of these PODCASTS about how
Cox Technic spinal manipulation helps back
pain patients after back surgery (and even multiple back surgeries), patients
who have struggled with back pain for a long time,
and patients
with low back and leg pain (sciatica).
Schedule a Manahawkin chiropractic appointment with
Manahawkin Chiropractic Center as you come to realize that
chiropractors - like your Manahawkin chiropractor, a true
Manahawkin back pain specialist – are appropriate for
the non-surgical treatment of Manahawkin spine pain and disability.
Medicine now endorses spinal manipulation, chiropractic’s forte,
as first line treatment for spine pain.