August 2023 Healthy News from Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. Less Gabapentin Prescription and Pain with Chiropractic Care Back Pain & Hip Flexibility Link
Back pain is challenging. Its sufferers desire relief. Would it not be terrific if a pill would deliver it?! Many back pain sufferers step into the back pain relief medical system and are prescribed meds first. They take them in hopes that they’ll get relief. (Because this is so common, we chiropractors recognize that we need to be well-trained in identifying patients who may deal with a substance use issue and understand how to help if the use is a problem. (1)) Recent research states that the first-choice healthcare provider is an influential factor in patients’ utilization of healthcare services. A review of 29,806 patient cases that analyzed utilization of healthcare for the year following the first visit and found that use was less for those who made the choice to see a chiropractor first. The highest health care utilization was seen for those who visited the emergency room as their first healthcare visit for back pain relief. (2) Another study shared that for patients under 50 years old who are living with low back pain, two common options of care and of care providers are spinal manipulation from a chiropractor and pharmacological prescription of gabapentin from a medical provider. Prescriptions for gabapentin were significantly lower for those who used chiropractic spinal manipulative care than those who underwent usual medical care. (3) Your chiropractor appreciates the value of interdisciplinary care and works with healthcare colleagues for the benefit of our back pain patients whenever possible and the value of provider choice with regards to relief and care. Your Auburn chiropractor at Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. is confident to help our Auburn back pain patients with our effective chiropractic services!
Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Kurt Olding on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson about the variety of choices back pain patients in “The Spine Care ‘Supermarket’” and how choosing The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management helps manage the pain.
When the hips are tight, the back gets stressed, and movement is altered. Remember: Everything is linked! Researchers who compared hip rotation range of motion in participants who reported back pain and those who did not found that those with low back pain had extremely restricted hip lateral rotation range of motion. (4) Luckily, there are ways to improve hip flexibility. One new way is auricular acupressure. What is that? Ask at your next appointment, but it improved hip flexibility (and back pain!) in one new study. (5) Another study touted the benefit of core stability exercise and hip muscle stretching as effective at improving physical function and activity in non-specific low back pain patients. (6) We can check your hip flexibility out at your next Auburn chiropractic appointment and plan a way to boost it!
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