Healthy News November 2022

“To Pop or Not to Pop” is of course a turn on an age-old Shakespearean quote for an age-old chiropractic spinal manipulation question. The answer today is that it’s not a necessary gauge of back pain relief via spinal manipulation treatment (SMT), yet back pain and neck pain patients undergoing SMT want and need to know all they can. Current guidelines for handling low back pain emphasize patient education and exercise as important topics of discussion. Healthcare practitioners are fairly good (72% overall) at providing information. By profession, though, chiropractors lead in providing patient education for 76% of patients with physical therapists at 74% and general practitioners at just 44%. The more emotionally distressed a patient seemed or the pain was below the knee, information was shared with 78% of patients. (1) A valuable topic for Manahawkin back pain and neck pain patients undergoing spinal manipulation treatment (SMT) is this sometimes-audible pop. A systematic review of published studies revealed that regardless of the spinal area or follow-up time after the SMT, there was no research evidence of improved pain outcomes or success of the treatment related to an audible pop. (2) Good thing since some patients experience it, and some don’t. Patients whose practitioners told them about the audible pop - and those who were not spinal manipulation patients - reported curious theories of what created that sound and had overemphasized ideas of its importance. (3) Instead of the question “To pop or not to pop?” the more appropriate question for you and your Manahawkin chiropractor may well be “Is there pain relief or not?” With our gentle chiropractic care, there is pain relief for many Manahawkin back pain and neck pain sufferers. We look forward to talking  with you at your next chiropractic visit at Manahawkin Chiropractic Center!

Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Kurt Olding on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes the gentle spinal manipulation treatment of spinal stenosis with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.

Vitamin D enjoys a favored reputation and is well- researched beyond its longer term reputation in supporting phospho-calcium metabolism and skeletal bone disorders.  Today, research has well-established vitamin D as a hormone and recounted vitamin D as influential in a variety of diseases from cancer, inflammation, and autoimmunity (Hashimoto’s, Graves’, diabetes) to adrenal gland health and disease (Cushing’s, Addison’s). (4) The adrenal gland has two main parts: (A) The adrenal cortex produces cortisol which regulates the sleep/wake cycle, body’s utilization of fats/proteins/carbs, inflammation, blood pressure as well as raises blood sugar and decreases bone formation. (B) The adrenal medulla makes “stress hormones” epinephrine (adrenaline) and norepinephrine (noradrenaline) in charge of the fight or flight response. (5) Adrenal gland issues keep people awake at night…literally! Although not yet conclusive, 800-2000IU a day was proposed in one recent study to support adrenal health. (6) Manahawkin Chiropractic Center is ready to talk about vitamin D and any adrenal gland issues you may be having.  

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