Back Pain Imaging and Exercise
Spinal imaging reveals much about a Murfreesboro back pain and leg pain sufferers’ condition. Imaging must be reviewed carefully, of course, for what it shows in addition to how various imaging methods compare to others. Most Chiropractic Clinic appreciates all the input from you, the Murfreesboro back pain patient, as well as your imaging and examination testing findings to personalize your Murfreesboro chiropractic treatment plan for pain relief.
DISC HERNIATION AND Murfreesboro BACK PAIN
Disc herniation and leg and/or back pain seem to go together, too, but so much more may be involved: disc degeneration, ruptured annulus fibrosus, irritation and compression of 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 Most Chiropractic Clinic associates with your symptomatology!
BACK PAIN AND IMAGING
Back pain and imaging seem to go together. When someone has back pain, xrays, CTs, and MRIs come to mind. Just what do these demonstrate? A study compared images of symptomatic patients to asymptomatic persons. MR imaging of those with back pain revealed that a variety of measurements were different: anteroposterior diameter dimensions of the vertebral canal varied, transverse diameter was smaller, and thecal sac area was less. (2) Caution is necessary to compare neuroforaminal measurements from CT scans and plain film as a study found that in patients who didn’t have back pain plain film measurements were larger compared to those on CT. (3) Another imaging finding your Murfreesboro 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 common 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 miss! Another good reason to start a good spinal exercise program!
EXERCISE & SPINE PAIN RELIEF
Exercise may be quite effective in managing the lumbar disc herniation which is why Most Chiropractic Clinic 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 support anyone who wants to do more...after we talk!
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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 reacted well to treatment with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Make your Murfreesboro chiropractic appointment today to see us! Whether you have spinal imaging already or need it, your Murfreesboro chiropractor can assist in making sense of its relevance to your path to back pain relief.
