Back pain and hip pain and spine issues all come together
at once for many chiropractic patients, prompting a visit to New Roads Chiropractic Center. We’re prepared to
help! Getting older has some unique challenges for those
who experience back, hip and spine pain but also some unique benefits
today thanks to novel approaches to keeping
stability and coping with and easing pain. Your
New Roads chiropractor keeps abreast of these novel
approaches and is prepared to help you!
SIMPLE TESTS FOR OLDER ADULTS AND THEIR SPINES
Older folks understand that with age comes ‘wisdom’…and
its own set of distinctive peculiarities. Different
aches and pains arise one morning or mid-afternoon or
evening, requiring attention. For those New Roads back
pain sufferers who are a little older, hip range of motion and
strength may predict how 12 months later a
chronic low back pain patient may be functioning. Researchers put this to the test! Reduced hip strength and
range of motion forecast a decline in
function a year later. Hip osteoarthritis did not affect these outcomes. (1)
Your chiropractor will perform a thorough examination and has some simple tests of hip
strength and range of motion – gait speed, 6-minute walk test, subjective
questionnaires, even imaging as necessary - to rule
out osteoarthritis.
3D IMAGING BENEFITS
Imaging has come far! Today, 3D MRI images of the spine are now clinically possible.
Their benefit is higher spatial resolution, reformation in any
plane so the MRI process is faster, and interpretation is more precise.
Neat! Another benefit, especially for back
pain sufferers who have undergone back surgery already with metal implants, etc., and now have pain
again is that 3D imaging allows seeing
around the metal. (2) Such views can assist doctors in seeing problems at adjacent spine levels.
A SPECIFIC SPINE ISSUE: PISA SYNDROME
Pain issues in one area of the spine can certainly
impact other areas and even trigger more pain. A
postural disorder some older back pain sufferers may have is
called Pisa Syndrome which is caused by lateral flexion of
the spine greater than 10 degrees which predisposes such folks
to falls, a lower quality of life, and increased
risk of mortality in neurological diseases. Postural stability exercises are important
for such patients, essential enough that they should do these forever
to reduce fall risk. (3) New Roads Chiropractic Center is all about
stability!
CONTACT New Roads Chiropractic Center
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Gary Stefanick on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he discusses
his use of Cox® Technic Flexion Distraction to ease back pain after back
surgery. Back pain specialists like your New Roads chiropractor are able
to examine, diagnose, and treat post-surgical continued pain.
Schedule your New Roads
chiropractic appointment today. New Roads chiropractic
patients find kinship with each other when it comes to back pain, hip pain, and
spine stability as well as help from their chiropractic care. We
look forward to seeing you soon!