Spinal imaging reveals much about a
Auburn back pain and leg pain sufferers’ condition. Imaging must be
reviewed carefully, of course, for what it reveals in addition to how various imaging methods compare to others. Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. welcomes all the
input you can bring with you, the Auburn back pain
patient, as well as your imaging and examination testing findings to personalize
your Auburn chiropractic treatment plan for pain relief.
DISC HERNIATION AND Auburn BACK PAIN
Disc herniation and leg and/or back pain tend to
come together, too, but so much more may be incorporated:
disc degeneration, ruptured annulus fibrosus, irritated and compressed
nerve roots and cauda equina from the herniation itself. A recent
study traced the effects of exercise on a disc herniation’s
neuromechanical compression, its inflammatory chemical stimulation, and its
autoimmune response. (1) Imaging shows pretty
pictures of the disc herniation…that Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. associates
with your symptomatology!
BACK PAIN AND IMAGING
Back pain and imaging seem to go together. When
someone experiences back pain, xrays, MRIs, and CTs
come to mind. Just what do these display? A study analyzed
images of symptomatic patients to asymptomatic persons. MR
imaging of those with back pain showed that a variety of
measurements were different: anteroposterior diameter dimensions
of the vertebral canal varied, transverse diameter was smaller,
and thecal sac area was less. (2) Caution is necessary to
compare neuroforaminal measurements from CT scans
and plain film as a study found that in patients without
back pain plain film measurements were larger compared to those on
CT. (3) Another imaging finding your Auburn chiropractor is quite
aware of is termed Modic change. It’s another imaging finding that
is very revealing in that Modic change (mainly type II) is linked
with abdominal aortic calcification by way of a lower blood supply or
even poorer systemic vascularization owing to
atherosclerotic disease. (4) It’s another insight we can utilize to
determine what is going on in your spine. Finally, a spinal
imaging finding that is quite common in back pain patients is fatty
infiltration of the paraspinal muscles, more so in patients with degenerative lumbar
spondylolisthesis. (5) We look for that on MRI
images though it’s hard to miss! Another good reason to begin
a good spinal exercise program!
EXERCISE & SPINE PAIN RELIEF
Exercise may be quite valuable in dealing
with the lumbar disc herniation which is why Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. incorporates
some simple lumbar spine exercises to begin on day one. We encourage
our back pain patients to continue performing these simple
exercises and are happy to back anyone who wants to do more...after we talk!
CONTACT Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C.
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Lee Hazen on The Back Doctors Podcast with
Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes a case of
degenerative spondylolisthesis that reacted well to treatment
with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Schedule your Auburn chiropractic
appointment soon to see us! Whether you have spinal
imaging already or need it, your Auburn chiropractor
can help make sense of its significance to
your journey to back pain relief.