Los
Angeles Lower Back Pain Sufferers Should Look To Chiropractic
It's estimated that eight out of 10 people
suffer from upper, middle or lower back pain at some point in
their lives. A recent study on the prevalence of
musculoskeletal disorders in the U.S. estimated that 40
million Americans aged 20-64 will experience
"frequent" lower back pain with 15% suffering from
lower back pain lasting up to two weeks at a time!
Medical vs. Chiropractic
Treatment For Los Angeles Lower Back Pain Sufferers
There's no clear-cut way to resolve lower
back pain, but chiropractic offers the most promise for Los
Angeles lower back pain sufferers. Witness the results of a
recent study comparing one-month outcomes for 93 chiropractic
patients and 45 medical patients with chronic, recurrent lower
back pain. Chiropractic care for lower back pain included
spinal manipulation and various forms of physiotherapy,
averaging four patient visits. Medical care for lower back
pain averaged one visit and frequently included the
prescription of anti-inflammatory drugs.
Chiropractic Treatment
For Los Angeles Lower Back Pain Sufferers Results
Patients treated for lower back pain by
chiropractors showed better overall improvement and
satisfaction after one month than patients treated for lower
back pain by family physicians. Chiropractic patients showed
substantial decreases in lower back pain severity, functional
disability, and pain quality, while medical patients showed
only minimal lower back pain improvements with regard to the
first two measures, and deterioration in the third.
Schedule Chiropractic Treatment For Los Angeles
Lower Back Pain Sufferers
If you are a Los Angeles lower back pain
sufferer, the road to recovery may not be an easy one, but it
begins with chiropractic! Schedule a consultation with a Los
Angeles Chiropractor today, and for more information on lower
back pain, visit www.chiroweb.com or www.spineuniverse.com.
Los Angeles Lower Back Pain Relief From
Flexion Distraction Manipulation
Flexion Distraction Manipulation is a
gentle, non-force adjusting procedure which works with the
body's natural design to aid it in healing lower back pain
properly.
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Gentle, side-lying technique for
pregnant or patients in too much lower back pain to
lie on the stomach. |
CONDITIONS TREATED:
DISC RELATED UPPER, MIDDLE AND LOWER
BACK PAIN
For patients with a
"slipped/bulging/ruptured/herniated" disc (without
cauda equina syndrome), Flexion Distraction Manipulation
provides the following benefits for upper, middle and lower
back pain sufferers:
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increases the intervertebral disc
height (C) to remove anular tension on the anular fibers
(E) and nerve (B) by making more room and improving
circulation;
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allows the nucleus pulposus (A) -- the
center of the disc -- to assume its central position
within the anular fibers (E) and relieves irritation of
the spinal nerve (B);
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restores vertebral joints (D) to their
physiological relationships of motion;
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improves posture and locomotion while
relieving pain, improving body functions, and creating a
state of well-being.
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1.
The posterior disc space increases in height.
2. Flexion decreases disc protrusion and reduces
stenosis. note: Discs protrude and degenerate into the
concavity of a curve, into the side of extension.
3. Flexion stretches the ligamentum flavum to reduce
stenosis.
4. Flexion opens the vertebral canal by 2 mm (16%) or
3.5 to 6 mm more than extension.
5. Flexion increases metabolite transport into the
disc.
6. Flexion opens the apophyseal joints and reduces
posterior disc stress.
7. The nucleus pulposus does not move on flexion.
Intradiscal pressure drops under distraction to below
100 mm Hg. On extension the nucleus or anulus is seen
to protrude posterior into the vertebral canal.
8. Intervertebral foraminal openings enlarge giving
patency to the nerve.
[for references for the above, see Cox JM, Feller JA,
Cox-Cid JA: Topics in Clinical Chiropractic 1996;
3(3):45-59] |
NON-DISC RELATED UPPER MIDDLE AND LOWER
BACK PAIN
For patients with other conditions causing upper middle or
lower back pain (facet syndrome, spondylolisthesis,
sprain/strain, scoliosis, transitional vertebra, sacroiliac
subluxation, stenosis), Flexion Distraction Manipulation
provides all of the above benefits plus the ability to place
the spinal joints into normal, painless movements so as to
restore spinal motion without pain.
References for Los
Angeles Lower Back Pain Sufferers Should Look To Chiropractic
Nyiendo J, Haas M, Goodwin P. Patient
characteristics, practice activities, and one-month outcomes
for chronic, recurrent lower back pain treated by
chiropractors and family medical physicians: a practice-based
feasibility study. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological
Therapeutics, May 2000: Vol. 23, No. 4, pp239-45.
