The spine. Its five sections make up
one spine, so it’s logical that treating one section
might affect another. So interesting. So recently
published! Wilson Family Chiropractic likes new
research, and this new research describes how treating the thoracic spine positively influences
the status of the cervical spine. Wilson Family Chiropractic is all for the two-for-one effect for spinal pain reduction! When problems of
cervical spine myelopathy and disc herniation are involved,
Millville neck pain patients will be, too.
CERVICAL SPINE PAIN
Cervical spine pain may include neck pain as
well as radiculopathy or cervical radicular pain down the arm. Such diseases of the cervical spine may trigger
other issues, too. For example, patients who have cervical spine
spinal cord disease have three times more likelihood of having
cardiovascular disease. Rapidly progressive cervical spine myelopathy patients are
apt to have a history of a cardiovascular event and exhibit
C4/5 disc hyperintensity on T2-MRI images. (1) Another intriguing
study of patients with degenerative cervical myelopathy - a
progressive spine disease involving cervical spinal cord compression
– found that patients evaluated the quality of their care based
on satisfaction.
The research findings, therefore, emphasize the importance
of telling patients what to expect to boost
satisfaction: At 12 months following surgery for neck degenerative
myelopathy, the relief of pain and function issues may be better
(37%), may stay the same (55%), or may deteriorate
(7%). (2) Honesty is the best way in life and in doctor-patient interactions.
Wilson Family Chiropractic presents its proposed treatment’s expected
outcomes and the course of healing to be expected upfront. (ex: “Some days will be better than others as you
heal. Healing happens when the good days start
to exceed the poor ones.”) Millville chiropractic care with
its gentle chiropractic adjusting – like with Cox® Technic – enhances
the odds of good days and more good days!
THORACIC SPINE ADJUSTING HELPS CERVICAL SPINE PAIN
Chiropractic treatment of the thoracic spine can be very
gentle and pain-relieving not just for the thoracic spine but also the cervical
spine. Thoracic spine thrust adjusting has been demonstrated to improve
cervical spine pain and improve disability. A current
article describes improvements in pain, disability, cervical
spine range of motion, and deep neck flexor endurance in patients who
experience cervical spine radiculopathy after just one treatment. These changes
were most stated by patients 48 to 72 hours after treatment. (3)
Adjacent cervical and thoracic spine sections feed off of
each other’s care! Wonderful! There is that positive
two-for-one effect again.
CONTACT Wilson Family Chiropractic
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Chris Deveau on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson who using with Cox® Technic enhanced
the neck and arm pain – as well as sleep - for a patient. There are so
many 2-for-1 benefits of chiropractic care!
Schedule a Millville chiropractic appointment at
Wilson Family Chiropractic for a two-for-one benefit of pain reduction and spinal range of
motion improvement in the hands of your Millville chiropractor! Your chiropractor relishes caring for your spine and maintaining the health of all
its five sections.
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