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Auburn chiropractic non-surgical care often improves muscle weakness in back and leg pain patients.

MUSCLE WEAKNESS RESPONDS BETTER TO Auburn NON-SURGICAL CARE

Compression of the lumbar spine nerve root may cause pain and/or weakness for patients with spinal stenosis and disc herniation. Younger patients tend to respond more quickly to both surgical and non-surgical treatment. (1) That’s logical as the nerve has not been inflamed for very long. Disc herniations tend to occur in our 30’s and 50’s. Luckily, only 3% to 6% of them are symptomatic. Spinal stenosis tends to be a nuisance for us in our 50’s and 60’s. Muscle weakness is found in as many as 30% to 50% of disc herniation patients. 80% of disc herniation patients with weakness show improvement with 6 weeks of non-operative care, 90% at 12 weeks, 93% at 24 weeks. Surgical patients discover that the most clinically significant weakness improvement happened within 6 weeks of spine surgery for a disc herniation. 66% of these patients had no improvement after that. (Ghahreman in 1) Improvement in motor power can occur over the following two years after surgery. Some sensory loss is typical but barely conspicuous. (1) BONUS: The cost of chiropractic care for a lumbar disc herniation only accounted for 2% of all the money spent, so the researchers urged a trial of conservative, non-operative care before patients undergo back surgery for a herniated disc. (2) Bring your Auburn back pain and related muscle weakness to Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. for Auburn non-operative care in the beginning.

Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Dean Greenwood on The Back Doctor’s Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson about a patient with muscle weakness due to a synovial cyst that improved with chiropractic care utilizing the Cox® Technic System.

Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. may recommend vitamin C to patients at risk of bone loss as it helps prevent bone loss. 

Auburn CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE MONTH: Vitamin C For Osteoporosis Bone Loss Prevention 

Keeping bones strong is important, and vitamin C can be a part of the plan! Osteoclasts are bone cells that decay bone tissue. Vitamin C blocks them from doing that. Osteoblasts are cells that connect bone while bone develops. Vitamin C promotes bone regeneration by fostering osteoblast formation. (3) Fruits and vegetables are excellent sources of vitamin C. They are rich in antioxidants known to influence bone quality. In a new study, vitamin C increased the L5 vertebra’s density! (4) That is a benefit your Auburn spine specialist loves to hear! Consume your vitamin C daily! Eat, or supplement! Let us talk at your next Auburn chiropractic appointment.

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Make your Auburn chiropractic appointment. Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. is ready to help you regain your muscle loss and develop your bones! Thank you for entrusting your spine’s health to Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C.!