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Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. Sees the Spine in Many Ways to Diagnose and Relieve Back Pain

There are so many ways to “see” the spine. Imaging, ultrasound, clinical testing. What’s best? That depends. Your Auburn chiropractic spinal pain doctor at Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. uses the test(s) that are necessary to “see’’ the spine most optimally to create the best treatment plan for treatment and relief.

KNOWING WHAT MAY UNDERLIE PAIN: What Chiropractors Look For

Chiropractors in addition to general practitioners and other healthcare providers must be cognizant of all types of underlying triggers of back pain from fractures, infections, tumors, radiculopathy, axial spondylarthritis, and extravertebral causes. These may require imaging, lab tests, etc., to help identify. 20% of back pain bouts may have these types of underlying conditions that need to found in a timely manner. (1) Sometimes, knee osteoarthritis and lumbar spondylosis come together in a patient. Having one or the other issue significantly raised the odds of having the other. (2) Though they’re not likely in your vocabulary, they are in your chiropractor’s! Schmorl’s nodes. Seen on imaging, these are noted in 33% of low back pain patients and in just 11.5% of subjects without symptoms. Body weight seems to influence the number of these viewed on imaging. (3) Your Auburn chiropractor is familiar with with and more issues.

WHAT ELSE DOES YOUR CHIROPRACTOR LOOK FOR

Decreased balance capability could potentially impact recovery from low back pain. (4) Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. looks for depressive signs as they tend to contribute to more primary care visits in acute low back pain patients, higher pain intensity, more disability, and less recovery in acute and chronic back pain patients. (5) You are a whole person! [[companyame]] sees you that way. So what else do we look for? All that may slow down your recovery.

WHAT DOES YOUR CHIROPRACTOR DO FOR SPINE-RELATED PAIN

Whether you have low back pain or neck pain or low back or neck related leg or arm pain, your Auburn chiropractor will direct your care be it just for a diagnosis and referral to the appropriate healthcare colleague or for the formation of an in-house treatment plan leading to pain relief. We’re here for you. We analyze the spine research to keep up with all the latest in diagnostic tips and tools. And we offer pain-relieving spinal manipulation with The Cox® Technic Flexion Distraction and Decompression System of Spinal Pain Mangement. Spinal manipulation has shown itself through research to be good at controlling low back pain as quickly as immediately. Stiffness and tone were documented to increase right after treatment while elasticity decreased. (6)

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Listen to the PODCAST with Dr. Joseph D’Angiollilo on the Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he explains how he discovered a spinal tumor during his detailed clinical exam of a man with back pain. Uncommon, yes, but such a source of pain can be revealed by a well-trained and experienced chiropractor like your Auburn chiropractor. You are in good hands!

Schedule your next Auburn chiropractic appointment with Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C.. With so many ways available to “see” your spine, know that we’ll find what’s going on and a path to get you some pain relief. See you at your next chiropractic appointment! 

 
Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. will use any combination of a variety of means to see the spine and diagnose its underlying pain issue to set a course for pain relief. 
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