Role of Heat and Electrical Stimulation in Murfreesboro Back Pain Treatment
What seems more comforting – heat or ice? Bet you said ‘heat’! Most Chiropractic Clinic gets it. Heat is comfortable and comforting to many Murfreesboro back pain sufferers. Cold is effective therapy and suggested in early treatment phases, but heat plays a part in healing. When paired - heat with electrical stimulation - pain cannot refuse. Heat and electrical stimulation calm and soothe pain. Most Chiropractic Clinic advises that Murfreesboro back pain and neck pain patients use heat, ice and electrical stimulation as appropriate for pain relief.
BENEFIT OF HEAT FOR PAIN RELIEF
Heat reduces the perception of pain for many. Heat and cold top the list of things that low back pain patients believe decreased their pain most followed by medication, rest, exercise, speaking with a health professional, stretching, not doing aggravating activities, and psychological changes. (1) Doctors look for ways to produce “offset analgesia,” a disproportionately large decrease in pain due to a small reduction in stimulation intensity. Heat is a well-known and documented manner to do this. Electrical stimulation is another. Perceived or real, the pain reduction is good for a back pain sufferer. (2) If something reduces pain for a Murfreesboro back pain patient, Most Chiropractic Clinic will consider its use.
BENEFIT OF HEAT AND ELECTRICAL STIMULATION FOR BACK PAIN RELIEF
Heat feels good. Electrical stimulation feels good. Back pain and neck pain sufferers seek feeling “good” when they don’t. For nonspecific low back pain sufferers, it is a significant cause of disability, bigger than any other health condition globally. Doctors and researchers are constantly looking for a better way control it. One group of researchers hypothesized that electrical muscle stimulation and heat would provide better pain relief and enhance patients’ subjective view of pain. And their experimental trial proved them right! They discovered a statistically significant reduction in pain after 18 treatments. The relief was even held at 3 months’ follow up. Patients’ mood in addition to muscle strength and endurance also improved. (3) Most Chiropractic Clinic guides Murfreesboro back pain and neck pain sufferers to pain relief with all types of modalities. Whatever it takes! The heat and stimulation combination boost each other’s benefit.
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. David Homer on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson. For some conditions like spasmodic torticollis, heat can be particularly comforting and pain relieving. The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management incorporates heat, too, in in-office chiropractic care and at- home care.
Schedule your Murfreesboro chiropractic appointment today! Most Chiropractic Clinic is all about nonsurgical and nonpharmacological Murfreesboro pain relief. If heat is comforting and relieving to a Murfreesboro back pain sufferer, Most Chiropractic Clinic is ready to use it!
