Spinal imaging reveals much about a
Tonawanda back pain and leg pain sufferers’ condition. Imaging must be
reviewed carefully, of course, for what it reveals in addition to how various imaging methods compare to others. Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation welcomes all the
input you can bring with you, the Tonawanda back pain
patient, as well as your imaging and examination testing findings to personalize
your Tonawanda chiropractic treatment plan for pain relief.
DISC HERNIATION AND Tonawanda BACK PAIN
Disc herniation and leg and/or back pain seem to
come together, too, but so much more may be involved:
disc degeneration, annulus
fibrosus rupture, irritated and compressed
nerve roots and cauda equina from the herniation itself. A newer
study traced the effects of exercise on a disc herniation’s
neuromechanical compression, its inflammatory chemical stimulation, and its
autoimmune response. (1) Imaging demonstrates nice
pictures of the disc herniation…that Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation correlates
with your symptomatology!
BACK PAIN AND IMAGING
Back pain and imaging tend to go together. When
someone experiences back pain, xrays, MRIs, and CTs
come to mind. Just what do these show? A study analyzed
images of back pain patients to asymptomatic persons. MR
imaging of those with back pain showed that various
measurements differed: anteroposterior diameter measures
of the vertebral canal varied, transverse diameter was smaller,
and thecal sac area was smaller. (2) Caution is warranted in comparing neuroforaminal measurements from CT scans
and plain film as a study found that in patients without
back pain plain film measurements were larger compared to those on
CT. (3) Another imaging finding your Tonawanda chiropractor is quite
aware of is termed Modic change. It’s another imaging finding that
is very revealing in that Modic change (mainly type II) is associated
with abdominal aortic calcification via a lower blood supply or
even poorer systemic vascularization due to
atherosclerotic disease. (4) It’s another insight we can use to
determine what’s going on in your spine. Finally, a spinal
imaging finding that is quite usual in back pain patients is fatty
infiltration of the paraspinal muscles, more so in patients with degenerative lumbar
spondylolisthesis. (5) We look for that on MRI
images though it’s hard to not see! Another good reason to start
a good spinal exercise program!
EXERCISE & SPINE PAIN RELIEF
Exercise may be quite valuable in managing the lumbar disc herniation which is why Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation incorporates
some simple lumbar spine exercises to begin on day one. We inspire
our back pain patients to continue performing these easy
exercises and are happy to back anyone who wants to do more...after we talk!
CONTACT Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Lee Hazen on The Back Doctors Podcast with
Dr. Michael Johnson as he illustrates a case of
degenerative spondylolisthesis that responded well to treatment
with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Make your Tonawanda chiropractic
appointment now to see us! Whether you have spinal
imaging already or need it, your Tonawanda chiropractor
can assist in making sense of its significance to
your journey to back pain relief.