Healthy News November 2022

“To Pop or Not to Pop” is understandably a turn on an age-old Shakespearean quote for an age-old chiropractic spinal manipulation question. The answer today is that it’s not a necessary gauge of back pain relief via spinal manipulation treatment (SMT), but back pain and neck pain patients undergoing SMT want and need to know more. Current guidelines for handling low back pain highlight patient education and exercise as important issues. Healthcare practitioners are pretty good (72% overall) at providing information. By profession, though, chiropractors lead in providing patient education for 76% of patients with physical therapists at 74% and general practitioners at only 44%. The more emotional distress a patient exhibited or pain described as below the knee, information was shared with 78% of patients. (1) An important topic for West Palm Beach back pain and neck pain patients undergoing spinal manipulation treatment (SMT) is this sometimes-audible pop. A systematic review of published studies found that regardless of the spinal area or follow-up time after the SMT, nothing was found that showed evidence of improved pain outcomes or treatment success associated with an audible pop. (2) This is good to know since some patients experience it, and some don’t. Patients whose practitioners explained the audible pop to them - as well as those who were not spinal manipulation patients - reported curious theories of what made that sound and had overemphasized ideas of its importance. (3) Rather than the question “To pop or not to pop?” the better question for you and your West Palm Beach chiropractor may well be “Is there pain relief or not?” With our gentle chiropractic care, there is pain relief for many West Palm Beach back pain and neck pain sufferers. We look forward to talking  with you at your next chiropractic visit at Chiropractic Care!

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 well- researched beyond its earlier role of supporting phospho-calcium metabolism and skeletal bone disorders.  Today, research has well-established vitamin D as a hormone and recounted 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 makes 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 makes “stress hormones” epinephrine (adrenaline) and norepinephrine (noradrenaline) in charge of the fight or flight response. (5) Adrenal gland issues keep people awake at night…literally! Although not yet conclusive, 800-2000IU a day was suggested in one new study to support adrenal health. (6) Chiropractic Care is ready to talk about vitamin D and any adrenal gland issues you may be experiencing.  

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