MUSCLE WEAKNESS RESPONDS BETTER TO Murfreesboro NON-SURGICAL CARE

Lumbar nerve root compression may trigger pain and/or weakness for some spinal stenosis and disc herniation patients. Younger patients are more likely to respond more quickly to both surgical and non-surgical care. (1) That makes sense as the nerve hasn’t been inflamed as long. Disc herniations tend to arise in our 30’s and 50’s. Fortunately, only 3% to 6% of those are symptomatic. Spinal stenosis tends to bother us in our 50’s and 60’s. Muscle weakness appears in as many as 30% to 50% of disc herniation patients. 80% of disc herniation patients with weakness demonstrate improvement with 6 weeks of non-surgical care, 90% at 12 weeks, 93% at 24 weeks. Surgical patients discover that the most clinically significant weakness improvement came within 6 weeks of spine surgery for a disc herniation. 66% of these patients had no improvement after that. (Ghahreman in 1) Improvement in motor power can take up to two years post surgery. Some sensory loss is normal but barely conspicuous. (1) BONUS: The cost of chiropractic care for a lumbar disc herniation only totaled 2% of all the money spent, so the researchers recommended a trial of conservative, non-operative care before choosing back surgery for disc herniation. (2) Bring your Murfreesboro back pain and related muscle weakness to Most Chiropractic Clinic for Murfreesboro non-surgical care first.

Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Dean Greenwood on The Back Doctor’s Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson about a patient with muscle weakness due to a synovial cyst that improved with chiropractic care using the Cox® Technic System.

Most Chiropractic Clinic may recommend vitamin C to patients at risk of bone loss as it helps prevent bone loss.

Murfreesboro CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE MONTH: Vitamin C For Osteoporosis Bone Loss Prevention

Keeping bones strong is important, and vitamin C can help! Osteoclasts are bone cells that break down bone tissue. Vitamin C blocks them from doing that. Osteoblasts are cells that connect bone while bone takes shape. Vitamin C fosters bone regeneration by promoting osteoblast creation. (3) Fruits and vegetables are excellent sources of vitamin C. They are rich in antioxidants known to influence bone quality. In a new study, vitamin C improved the density of the L5 vertebra! (4) That is a benefit your Murfreesboro spine specialist likes to hear! Consume your vitamin C daily! Eat, or supplement! Let us chat at your next Murfreesboro chiropractic appointment.

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