Back surgery. Non-surgical care. What’s best for back pain and leg pain?
Now, there is
an age-old question for both
doctors and back pain and leg pain sufferers. Back And Neck Care Center ponders it from time to time and knows
that Severna Park back pain and leg pain sufferers do well
with Severna Park
chiropractic care. Back And Neck Care Center knows
the symptoms to be alert to that would indicate
necessity for back surgery. Beyond those, Back And Neck Care Center is experienced
in the conservative care of back pain and leg pain to get the Severna Park back pain patient’s desired
pain relief.
Relief Possible Without Back Surgery
Medicine notices that back pain relief is possible
conservatively! Back And Neck Care Center is happy
to see this latest back pain treatment study. A group of medical
doctors tracked patients with lumbar disc
herniations (most at L4-5 and L5-S1). These patients averaged 38 years old, just the age that spinal research
reports as average for back pain sufferers to have a bad case of back pain that’s
been building for years. These patients suffered with low back
pain and sciatica that extends into one or both legs. Several
patients had previously attempted relief with physiotherapy
and other medical treatment to no avail
before this trial. (1) Severna Park back pain patients at
Back And Neck Care Center have heard this story before…or lived it! We learn
that so many of the Severna Park back pain patients coming to the office have tried many other approaches
to alleviate their back pain. They just want relief now. Back And Neck Care Center is poised
to produce it.
Give Some Time to Treatment and Relief
These researchers found that conservative
medical care (like bed rest and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, muscle
relaxants, gels) allowed enough time eased
these back pain patients’ pain. They did not have to go
through back surgery. Their MRI studies even show
improvement as they improved symptomatically and felt back
pain and sciatica relief. (1)
Note that the size of the disc herniation on MRI does not
affect clinical outcome. Back And Neck Care Center says this continuously! Back And Neck Care Center has written
many posts about this very topic: the size of the disc herniation doesn’t matter! Neither
early back surgery nor conservative care for back pain relief showed any
significant outcome differences. (2) The average time for patients to recuperate
from their back pain symptoms due to lumbar disc herniation was 13.6 months
(give or take 5.4 months). (1) Lucky
for our Severna Park back pain patients, Back And Neck Care Center seeks at least 50% relief of pain in the first 30 days and finds
that 91% of our patients get relief in 3 months. (3) The authors
advise their colleagues that such relief
is conceivable and should be considered
when deciding a potential back surgery if there are no signs
for immediate surgery necessity. (1) Yes!
Back And Neck Care Center helps Severna Park back pain and leg pain patients when
they want non-surgical care for their pain. Back And Neck Care Center delivers
evidence-based chiropractic care for back pain relief with Cox Technic.
Schedule your Severna Park chiropractic visit today.
You’ll discover the answer to your question - back surgery
or conservative care – and the back pain relief that results.
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