Back pain and hip pain and spine issues all come together
at once for many chiropractic patients, prompting a visit to Wilson Family Chiropractic. We’re prepared to
help! Getting older presents some unique challenges for those
who experience back, hip and spine pain but also some unique benefits
today thanks to novel approaches to keeping
stability and dealing with and easing pain. Your
Millville chiropractor keeps on top of these novel
approaches and is ready to help you!
SIMPLE TESTS FOR OLDER ADULTS AND THEIR SPINES
Older folks know that with age comes ‘wisdom’…and
its own set of distinctive peculiarities. Different
aches and pains rear their heads one morning or mid-afternoon or
evening, requiring attention. For those Millville back
pain sufferers who are a bit older, hip range of motion and
strength may foretell how 12 months down the road a
chronic low back pain patient may be functioning. Researchers put this to the test! Decreased hip strength and
range of motion predicted a deterioration in
function a year later. Hip osteoarthritis did not affect these outcomes. (1)
Your chiropractor will perform a thorough examination and knows some simple tests of hip
strength and range of motion – gait speed, 6-minute walk test, subjective
questionnaires, even imaging as necessary - to rule
out osteoarthritis.
3D IMAGING BENEFITS
Imaging has come far! Today, MRI images
of the spine in 3D are now clinically possible.
Their advantage is higher spatial resolution, reformation in any
plane so the MRI process is faster, and interpretation is more precise.
Neat! Another advantage, especially for back
pain sufferers who have undergone back surgery already with metal implants, etc., and now have continued pain is that 3D imaging allows seeing
around the metal. (2) Such views can assist doctors in seeing issues at adjacent spine levels.
A SPECIFIC SPINE ISSUE: PISA SYNDROME
Pain issues in one area of the spine can surely
impact other areas and even prompt more pain. A
postural disorder some older back pain sufferers may have is
called Pisa Syndrome which is caused by lateral flexion of
the spine greater than 10 degrees which sets them up
to falls, a lower quality of life, and greater
risk of mortality in neurological diseases. Postural stability exercises are important
for such patients, important enough that they should do these always
to reduce fall risk. (3) Wilson Family Chiropractic is all for
stability!
CONTACT Wilson Family Chiropractic
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Gary Stefanick on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he discusses
his use of Cox® Technic Flexion Distraction to ease back pain after back
surgery. Back pain specialists like your Millville chiropractor are equipped
to examine, diagnose, and treat post-surgical continued pain.
Schedule your Millville
chiropractic appointment today. Millville chiropractic
patients find kinship with each other when back pain, hip
pain, and spine stability are involved as well as relief from their chiropractic care. We
look forward to seeing you soon!