The aggravation of Sitka back
pain: It hurts. It messes up life. It doesn’t always
react positively to the best-intended care programs: back surgery
or conservative. That is why Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka
exists. Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka is here to assist Sitka back
pain and neck pain patients discover an alternative that works
for their Sitka back pain relief goal.
BACK PAIN OPTIONS
There are lots of Sitka back pain
relief plan options! Recent research discloses
some fascinating findings. Let us look at
opioids and Tylenol for back pain relief. There’s no difference
in low back pain relief and radicular extremity pain (leg pain sciatica) relief
between using Tylenol and taking powerful opioid
drugs. (1) Melatonin protects the intervertebral disc’s
nucleus pulposus cells from apoptosis (cell death) and blocked
disc degeneration. (2) Melatonin accomplishes this. There’s
hope for disc degeneration’s reversal. And what about this study? Spontaneous
resorption of a lumbar herniated disc confirmed on MRI was seen
in all of 9 patients who experienced back pain and sciatic leg
pain, rejected back surgery, and demonstrated
no motor deficit! It required a mean of about 8.7 months. Clinical
relief with conservative treatment took a mean of just 5.7
weeks. (3) That is rousing news! The discs
resorbed.
BACK SURGERY DECISIONS
What compels a patient to pick Sitka back surgery over other options? The patient’s ideas
about the treatment may be based on inadequate
information. The time required for a patient to make a decision
may be sped up because of scheduling when the patient is
one who needs time to really think about the decision.
The patient’s not wanting to disturb the system, upset
the healthcare provider by refusing recommended treatment. The
patient’s past experiences with treatment options as taken
by relatives or friends and the resulting good or bad outcomes.
Choosing back surgery or a non-surgical treatment plan for low back and/or leg
pain due to a disc herniation is a big, complex decision. (4)
It is a decision-making process Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka knows
well, that Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka has helped many Sitka
chiropractic patients to make. Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka views each patient as
an individual case with many external guiding
factors. Armed with knowledge of the spine, of disc conditions,
of the research-supported treatment options with desirable
clinical outcomes, Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka can help with that decision
process, establish a treatment plan with goals that, should they
not happen as anticipated, leaves the
back surgery option available should it be required.
Take time to make a decision on Sitka back surgery
for Sitka back and leg pain due to disc herniation. It is an
important decision! Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka has helped may Sitka back pain patients with Cox Technic to avoid back surgery.
CONTACT Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka
Listen to this PODCAST
by Dr. James Cox as he shares more about the decision to proceed with back surgery or not on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson.
Schedule your Sitka chiropractic appointment
today for a Sitka back pain relief discussion of Sitka
surgical and non-surgical options. Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka gets the frustration
of back pain and is here to help you know the
options for its relief. Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka is your partner in Sitka back
pain relief no matter the option you choose.