March 2019 Healthy News: Manahawkin Chiropractic Care Helps Motor Strength Come Back

Manahawkin chiropractic helps return motor strength loss due to a disc herniation and sciatica return over time.

GIVE IT TIME…AND Manahawkin CHIROPRACTIC!

Leg pain (sciatic radiculopathy) and loss of motor strength obviously bother Manahawkin back pain patients. ”When will I get back to ‘normal’?” is a usual question. Keep in mind that research finds that treatment results are quite similar for surgical and non-surgical care of disc herniation patients with sciatic radiculopathy. (1) One classic study related that loss of motor strength due to sciatic nerve damage came back over 3 years with 10% in 6 months, 30% at 1 year, 50% at 2 years and 75% at 3 years. (2) A recent article agrees: Improvement happens over time regardless of treatment (surgery or non-surgery). Most patients in this new study did not pick surgery. Almost all of them got back full strength at 1 year with it characteristically occurring in the first 3 months while on-going recovery took a year. (3) Manahawkin Chiropractic Center says “Do not hold back!” Ask Manahawkin Chiropractic Center the hard questions. We will share with you the research-based answers for you to ponder.

Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Howard Rosenberg on The Back Doctor’s Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson about assisting an athletic, healthy patient who found himself foot drop and decreased muscle strength as a result of a disc herniation with leg pain sciatica/radiculopathy. His chiropractic care using the Cox® Technic System helped him resume walking and playing tennis!

Manahawkin Chiropractic Center sees value in recommending back belts to back pain sufferers.

Manahawkin CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE MONTH: Back Belts Help

Manahawkin back pain patients fear moving, concerned that they may cause pain. Back belts and braces decrease pain and fear of pain and allow a return to usual activities of life. (4) For spinal stenosis patients with back pain, back belts improved walking distance. (5) And for acute compression fractures, a back brace is usually used. A soft brace was just as effective as a rigid brace to prevent spinal deformity, enhance quality of life, and reduce back pain. (6) Back belts are not needed forever, but for short-term and for certain conditions, they help!

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