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

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

KNOWING WHAT MAY UNDERLIE PAIN: What Chiropractors Look For

Chiropractors as well as general practitioners and other healthcare providers must be on the look out for all sorts of underlying triggers of back pain from fractures, infections, tumors, radiculopathy, axial spondylarthritis, and extravertebral causes. These may call for imaging, lab tests, etc., to help identify. 20% of back pain bouts may have these kinds of underlying conditions that need to found in a timely manner. (1) Occasionally, knee osteoarthritis and lumbar spondylosis occur together in the same patient. Having one or the other condition 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 seen in 33% of low back pain patients and in just 11.5% of asymptomatic subjects. Body weight seems to influence the number of these seen on imaging. (3) Your Auburn chiropractor is familiar with with and more issues.

WHAT ELSE DOES YOUR CHIROPRACTOR LOOK FOR

Reduced balance capability could possibly impact recovery from low back pain. (4) Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. looks for depressive symptoms as they tend to add 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) Each of our Auburn patients is a whole person! [[companyame]] sees you that way. So what else do we look for? All that may slow 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 manage your care be it just for a diagnosis and referral to the proper healthcare colleague or for the establishment of an in-house treatment plan leading to pain relief. We’re here for you. We read the spine research to keep abreast of all the latest in diagnostic tips and tools. And we offer pain-relieving spinal manipulation via The Cox® Technic Flexion Distraction and Decompression System of Spinal Pain Mangement. Spinal manipulation has demonstrated itself through research to be good at managing low back pain as fast as immediately. Stiffness and tone were documented to improve 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 shares how he found a spinal tumor during his careful clinical exam of a man with back pain. Uncommon, yes, but such a cause of pain can be revealed by a well-trained and experienced chiropractor like your Auburn chiropractor. You’re 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 will find what’s going on and a path to get you some pain relief. See you at your up-coming chiropractic appointment!