Healthy News - May 2021

Williamson chiropractic care encourages back pain patients to resist the urge to avoid normal spine motion once they are through their pain.

DON’T FEAR! BE CONFIDENT WITH YOUR SPINE.

Chiropractors see fear avoidance every day. Williamson back pain patients avoid lifting or worry about using their spines for things like lifting out of fear of (re)injury and pain. Researchers report that chronic low back pain patients tend to protect their spines by lifting using a reduced lumbar spine range of motion. Doing this for a long period of time may end up hurting more than helping. The lumbar spine tissues may experience extra loading because of altered spine motion. (1) Fear-avoidance is a pretty normal reaction in back pain patients. Do not feel funny if you do this for a while! Within our Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management, we guide our back pain patients to get back to normal spinal motions slowly as their pain reduces and their exercise routine strengthens their spines via Williamson chiropractic treatment, exercise, and nutrition. Apple Country Chiropractic and you will get there together! Apple Country Chiropractic is your partner in controlling back pain, so it doesn’t control you.

Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Clint Dickason on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he explains his care of a nurse with back pain and sciatic leg pain using the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management to help her get back to doing normal motions of daily life and her job, including bending, lifting and twisting.

Williamson chiropractic nutrition integration is important, particularly when curcumin is shown to be an anti-inflammatory benefit.

Williamson CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE MONTH: CURCUMIN FOR CHRONIC PAIN RELIEF AND IMPROVED COGNITION

Cognitive impairment is observed in patients with chronic neuropathic pain. A new study on the effects of curcumin describes improvement in cognitive impairment and reduction of chronic pain due to compressed sciatic nerves in rats. Curcumin is said to ease chronic constriction injury related behaviors and memory deficits by lowering inflammatory cytokines. (2) Sciatica is irritation of the sciatic nerve causing leg pain. If you have sciatica, do you note issues with cognition? Curcumin’s anti-inflammatory properties are something to be considered in the nutritional approach to chronic pain and Williamson sciatic leg pain. Apple Country Chiropractic does!

CONTACT Apple Country Chiropractic

Thank you for trusting Apple Country Chiropractic with your healthcare needs. Apple Country Chiropractic is here to not only reduce your pain but also your fear of pain. With our comprehensive Williamson chiropractic treatment plan, Apple Country Chiropractic and you will navigate this journey to pain relief together! We look forward to seeing you at Apple Country Chiropractic for your next appointment! Schedule today!