Back Pain Imaging and Exercise
Spinal imaging shows us much about a San Jose back pain and leg pain sufferers’ condition. Imaging must be reviewed carefully, of course, for what it reveals as well as the way various imaging methods compare to others. Chiropractic Solutions appreciates all the input you can bring with you, the San Jose back pain patient, as well as your imaging and examination testing findings to personalize your San Jose chiropractic treatment plan for pain relief.
DISC HERNIATION AND San Jose BACK PAIN
Disc herniation and leg and/or back pain tend to come together, too, but so much more may be involved: degenerative disc disease, ruptured annulus fibrosus, irritation and compression of nerve roots and cauda equina from the herniation itself. A recent study tracked 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 Solutions associates with your symptoms!
BACK PAIN AND IMAGING
Back pain and imaging seem to go together. When someone has back pain, xrays, MRIs, and CTs come to mind. Just what do these display? A study analyzed images of symptomatic patients to asymptomatic persons. MR imaging of those with back pain showed that a variety of measurements differed: anteroposterior diameter measures of the vertebral canal varied, transverse diameter was lesser, 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 who didn’t have back pain plain film measurements were larger compared to those on CT. (3) Another imaging finding your San Jose chiropractor is quite aware of is called Modic change. It’s another imaging finding that is quite revealing in that Modic change (mainly type II) is linked with abdominal aortic calcification by way of a lower blood supply or even poorer systemic vascularization because of atherosclerotic disease. (4) It’s another insight we can use to determine what is 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 miss! Another good reason to start a good spinal exercise program!
EXERCISE & SPINE PAIN RELIEF
Exercise may be quite valuable in dealing with the lumbar disc herniation which is why Chiropractic Solutions incorporates some simple lumbar spine exercises to begin on day one. We encourage our back pain patients to keep doing these simple exercises and are happy to back anyone who wants to do more...after we talk!
CONTACT Chiropractic Solutions
Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Lee Hazen on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes a case of degenerative spondylolisthesis that reacted well to treatment with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Make your San Jose chiropractic appointment today to visit us! Whether you have spinal imaging currently or need it, your San Jose chiropractor can help make sense of its significance in your path to back pain relief.
