Healthy News June 2021

Back pain patients visit Dr. Le's Chiropractic & Wellness, L.L.C. with all different types issues. Some walk better than others. Some have stronger muscles than others. Some are more prone to depression than others. Your Auburn chiropractor understands this and joins each back pain patient where s/he is and examines each patient to find the difference(s) that make all the difference when putting together a relieving chiropractic treatment plan. Assessments like the 6-minute walk test that evaluates the distance walked in 6 minutes and the TUG (‘time up to go’ from a seated position) test can be quite educational about cardiovascular and musculoskeletal health in degenerative lumbar spine patients. Both may be affected by back pain. (1) Back muscles that weaken and turn fatty (like the multifidus muscle tends to do) indicate issues with inflammatory and regeneration processes. (Back surgeons do not like this as a inferior surgical outcome is possible.) (2) Chiropractors understand this and encourage gentle exercise for these back muscles as part of the treatment plan to prevent recurrent back pain that some lumbar disc degeneration sufferers endure. A new study explained that those who tend to get recurrent back pain were shown to move in a different way, more carefully, likely to avoid pain. Recurrent back pain patients also experienced higher levels of anxiety, depression, and disability along with a lower quality of life. (3) Your Auburn chiropractor welcomes all back pain sufferers with all their issues. Your chiropractor teams up with with each one during the current back pain event and beyond to control the back pain (physical, mental, and emotional features), so it doesn’t control them.