| A positive mindset, good self-care, and pain reducing treatment is a beneficial recipe for spine pain relief. Chiropractic mixes them all! A study that followed 740 chronic low back pain patients for a year documented that those who maintained their pain relief and reported an improved quality of life were also highly confident that they could still be active despite their pain. Those who experience widespread pain and imagined their pain as the worst ever from which they’d not get over lessened their recovery outcome. Knowing these factors, researchers and your chiropractor know that realistic expectations must be discussed and understood for optimal, satisfactory clinical outcomes. (1) (For example, 50% Relief is good!) Complicating factors like sleep difficulty, fatigue, pain, anxiety, depression may come into play for back pain and neck pain sufferers and must be addressed. We listen carefully to and have discussions with our chiropractic patients to manage issues as we move toward pain relief and a better quality of life. We follow and share the 50% Rule of the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management that sets reasonable expectations for chiropractic pain relief: 50% relief within a month or so of care without any signs of progressive neurological deficits or other red flags is positive improvement. More good news comes from a scoping review of papers regarding spine-pain related factors that noted how many issues are modifiable, are in your control: smoking, overweight/obesity, negative expectations of recovery, work environment, nutrition, exercise, etc. (2) That’s where we work together for your pain relief! Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Robert Patterson on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he shares what realistic expectations are for back pain patients with the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management. |
| TIP OF THE MONTH: Look to Inflammation: Ear Infection/Hearing Loss/Hip Fracture Risk Link |
| A new study compared those with chronic otitis media to those without. Researchers wondered if chronic otitis media inflammation affected the body beyond hearing. They found that those with chronic otitis media with a history of hearing loss are more susceptible to a higher risk of hip fracture. (3) Another study reported that chronic otitis media was found to be significantly linked to a higher risk of developing sudden sensorineural hearing loss that comes on suddenly over a 72-hour period. This is often associated with dizziness and ringing in the ears, treated with anti-biotics, and with hearing aids or devices for any lasting hearing loss. (4,5) We know inflammation is an enemy when dealing with back pain and neck pain, and it is apparently an enemy of ear pain and increased hip fracture risk, too! Manage hearing issues and inflammation as they arise. We’re here to help! Schedule your next visit today! References for HEALTHY NEWS – September 2022Licciardone J, Pandya V. Pain and functional recovery from chronic low back pain over 12 months: implications for osteopathic medicine. Journal of Osteopathic Medicine. 2022. https://doi.org/10.1515/jom-2021-0288Green BN, Johnson CD, Haldeman S, Griffith E, Clay MB, Kane EJ, Castellote JM, Rajasekaran S, Smuck M, Hurwitz EL, Randhawa K, Yu H, Nordin M. A scoping review of biopsychosocial risk factors and co-morbidities for common spinal disorders. PLoS One. 2018 Jun 1;13(6):e0197987. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0197987. PMID: 29856783; PMCID: PMC5983449.Liao PS, Chiu CC, Fu YH, et al. Incidence of Hip Fractures among Patients with Chronic Otitis Media: The Real-World Data. Medicina (Kaunas). 2022;58(8):1138. Published 2022 Aug 22. doi:10.3390/medicina58081138Yen YC, Lin C, Weng SF, Lin YS. Higher risk of developing sudden sensorineural hearing loss in patients with chronic otitis media. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2015;141(5):429-435. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2015.102Sensorineural Hearing Loss. June 14. 2022. American Academy of Audiology website. www.audiology.org Sourced 9/14/22. |
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