Continued Richmond Chiropractic Care Benefits Back Pain Management
Regular Richmond chiropractic care. A good idea? Yep! Consider other helpful regular care ideas: Endocrinologists recommend that diabetics regularly monitor their blood sugars. Dentists recommend regular teeth cleanings twice a year to keep plaque away. Cardiologists at the American Heart Association recommend doing at least 150 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous aerobic physical activity each week to make an impact on heart health. Health experts recommend regular daily exercise for 30 minutes a day five days a week to keep the body in tune. Nutritionists recommend a good diet a day: fruits, veggies, proteins, fats, etc., to nourish the body well. Spinal manipulation for back pain relief is recommended by the American College of Physicians, American Pain Society, and the American Medical Association. (1,2) Chiropractors recommend spinal manipulation treatments regularly, too, not necessarily every day once the pain is under control, but on a regular schedule to prevent spine pain – back pain, neck pain, arm pain, leg pain. Johnson Chiropractic cares for many Richmond chiropractic patients on a regular basis, Richmond chiropractic patients who choose such care to keep their spines as healthy and pain-free as possible.
BACK PAIN STATS
80% of us humans will have at least one episode of back pain in our lifetime. A third of us experiences back pain right now. Back pain comes and goes, not typically disappearing forever, depending on activities. Johnson Chiropractic often informs patients that the current episode of back pain is getting your attention for a reason. If for no other reason, it is asking for care. It will not be disregarded. Your spine will welcome an effective treatment plan to get rid of the pain as well as a plan to keep it mobile and healthy.
CONTINUED CARE BENEFITS
That is where regular chiropractic care comes into play. Surely our Richmond chiropractic patients understand that chiropractic care alleviates back pain and neck pain and related extremity pain like arm and leg pain. They also understand that they do not want to suffer with that pain again! While there is no assurance that back pain or neck pain won’t come back, preventing pain and/or its return to as mild as possible is a worthwhile goal as is a goal to be able to do daily activities as pain free and worry free as possible. A new study called the Nordic Maintenance Care Program stated that such chiropractic maintenance care decreased the number of days of bothersome pain that restrained activities and boosted the number of pain free weeks between episodes. These outcomes may well facilitate patients’ and doctors’ realistically temper their expectations of care. Maintenance care is not a cure, does not stop new episodes necessarily, but it is a plan to decrease life-routine disrupting pain for back pain sufferers with recurrent and persistent low back pain. (3) For these Richmond back pain patients, Johnson Chiropractic is here.
Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Joel Dixon on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he shares how 20 years of maintenance care benefited his veteran patient contain his back pain so that he could live his life the way he wants to live it.
CONTACT Johnson Chiropractic
Schedule a Richmond chiropractic appointment at Johnson Chiropractic today. Incorporate regular chiropractic care as part of your complete healthcare plan for your spine’s health.
