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Chiropractic Solutions Sees the Spine in Many Ways to Diagnose and Relieve Back Pain

There are so many ways to “see” the spine. Imaging, ultrasound, clinical testing. What is best? That depends. Your San Jose chiropractic spinal pain doctor at Chiropractic Solutions implements the test(s) that are most useful to “see’’ the spine most optimally to make the best treatment plan for treatment and relief.

KNOWING WHAT MAY UNDERLIE PAIN: What Chiropractors Look For

Chiropractors in addition to general practitioners and other healthcare providers must be cognizant of all types of underlying causes of back pain from fractures, infections, tumors, radiculopathy, axial spondylarthritis, and extravertebral causes. These may call for imaging, lab tests, etc., to help identify. 20% of back pain bouts may have these kinds of underlying conditions that really should be discovered in a timely manner. (1) Occasionally, knee osteoarthritis and lumbar spondylosis occur together in the same patient. Having one or the other condition significantly increased the odds of having the other. (2) Though they’re not likely in your vocabulary, they are in your chiropractor’s! Schmorl’s nodes. Seen on imaging, these are noted in 33% of low back pain patients and in just 11.5% of subjects without symptoms. Body weight seems to influence the number of these seen on imaging. (3) Your San Jose chiropractor is well-versed in looking for all of these and more issues.

WHAT ELSE DOES YOUR CHIROPRACTOR LOOK FOR

Reduced balance capability could potentially impact recovery from low back pain. (4) Chiropractic Solutions looks for depressive symptoms as they tend to add to more primary care visits in acute low back pain patients, greater pain intensity, more disability, and diminished recovery in acute and chronic back pain patients. (5) You are a whole person! Your chiropractic team sees you that way. So what else do we look for? All that may reduce your recovery.

WHAT DOES YOUR CHIROPRACTOR DO FOR SPINE-RELATED PAIN

Whether you have low back pain or neck pain or spine-related leg or arm pain, your San Jose chiropractor will guide your care be it just for a diagnosis and referral to the proper healthcare colleague or for the establishment of an in-house treatment plan leading to pain relief. We are here for you. We analyze the spine research to keep up with all the latest in diagnostic tips and tools. And we offer pain-relieving spinal manipulation with The Cox® Technic Flexion Distraction and Decompression System of Spinal Pain Mangement. Spinal manipulation has shown itself through research to be good at controlling low back pain as fast as immediately. Stiffness and tone were reported to increase right after treatment while elasticity decreased. (6)

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Listen to the PODCAST with Dr. Joseph D’Angiollilo on the Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he shares how he discovered a spinal tumor during his careful clinical exam of a man with back pain. Unusual, yes, but such a source of pain can be revealed by a well-trained and experienced chiropractor like your San Jose chiropractor. You are in good hands!

Schedule your next San Jose chiropractic appointment with Chiropractic Solutions. With so many ways available to “see” your spine, know that we’ll find what’s going on and a path to get you some pain relief. See you at your next chiropractic visit! 

 
Chiropractic Solutions will use any combination of a variety of means to see the spine and diagnose its underlying pain issue to set a course for pain relief. 
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