Healthy News November 2022
“To Pop or Not to Pop” is understandably a twist on an age-old Shakespearean quote for an age-old chiropractic spinal manipulation discussion point. The answer today is that it’s not a necessary indicator of back pain relief from spinal manipulation treatment (SMT), yet back pain and neck pain patients undergoing SMT want and need to know all they can. Present-day guidelines for managing low back pain stress patient education and exercise as important topics of discussion. Healthcare practitioners are fairly good (72% overall) at providing information. By profession, though, chiropractors lead in sharing patient education for 76% of patients with physical therapists at 74% and general practitioners at only 44%. The more emotionally distressed a patient seemed or the pain extended below the knee, information was shared with 78% of patients. (1) A valuable topic for Largo back pain and neck pain patients undergoing spinal manipulation treatment (SMT) is this sometimes-audible pop. A systematic review of published studies revealed that regardless of the spinal area or follow-up time after the SMT, there was no research evidence of improved pain outcomes or success of the treatment associated with an audible pop. (2) Good thing since some patients have it, and some don’t. Patients whose practitioners told them about the audible pop - as well as those who were not spinal manipulation patients - reported interesting theories of what created that sound and had overemphasized ideas of its importance. (3) Instead of the question “To pop or not to pop?” the better question for you and your Largo chiropractor may well be “Is there pain relief or not?” With our gentle chiropractic care, there is pain relief for many Largo back pain and neck pain sufferers. Let’s talk about all of this at your next chiropractic visit at Hollstrom & Associates Inc!
Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Kurt Olding on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes the gentle spinal manipulation treatment of spinal stenosis with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Vitamin D enjoys a favored reputation and is abundantly researched beyond its longer term reputation in supporting phospho-calcium metabolism and skeletal bone disorders. Today, research has well-established vitamin D as a hormone and described vitamin D as influential in a variety of diseases from cancer, inflammation, and autoimmunity (Hashimoto’s, Graves’, diabetes) to adrenal gland health and disease (Cushing’s, Addison’s). (4) The adrenal gland has two main parts: (A) The adrenal cortex produces cortisol which regulates the sleep/wake cycle, body’s utilization of fats/proteins/carbs, inflammation, blood pressure as well as raises blood sugar and decreases bone formation. (B) The adrenal medulla manufactures “stress hormones” epinephrine (adrenaline) and norepinephrine (noradrenaline) in charge of the fight or flight response. (5) Adrenal gland issues keep people awake at night…for real! Although not yet definitive, 800-2000IU a day was suggested in one new study to support adrenal health. (6) Hollstrom & Associates Inc is ready to talk about vitamin D and any adrenal gland issues you may be having.
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