Healthy News June 2021

Back pain patients come to Satterwhite Chiropractic with all sorts of different issues. Some walk better than others. Some have better muscles than others. Some are more prone to depression than others. Your Oxford chiropractor knows this and meets each back pain patient where s/he is and examines each patient to discover the difference(s) that make all the difference when designing a relieving chiropractic treatment plan. Tests like the 6-minute walk test that measures 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) signify issues with inflammatory and regeneration processes. (Back surgeons do not like this as a inferior surgical outcome is likely.) (2) Chiropractors understand this and promote gentle exercise for these back muscles as part of the treatment plan to avert recurrent back pain that a few lumbar disc degeneration sufferers experience. A recent study described that those who tend to experience recurrent back pain were shown to move in a different way, more guardedly, likely to evade pain. Recurrent back pain patients also experienced higher levels of anxiety, depression, and disability along with a lower quality of life. (3) Your Oxford chiropractor embraces all back pain sufferers with all their peculiarities. Your chiropractor partners with each one throughout the current back pain event and beyond to control the back pain (physical, mental, and emotional features), so it doesn’t control them.