Back pain patients come to Pflugerville Wellness Center with
all sorts of different issues. Some walk better than
others. Some have stronger muscles than others. Some are more prone
to depression than others. Your Pflugerville
chiropractor understands
this and joins each back pain patient where s/he is and assesses
each patient to discover the difference(s) that make all the
difference when putting together a relieving
chiropractic treatment plan. Assessments like the 6-minute walk
test that gauges the distance walked in 6 minutes and
the TUG (‘time up to go’ from a seated position) test can be quite informative of cardiovascular and musculoskeletal health in degenerative lumbar spine patients. Both may
be triggered by
back pain.
(1) Back muscles that turn weak and fatty (like the multifidus muscle tends to do) signify
issues with inflammatory and regeneration processes. (Back surgeons do not
like this as a inferior surgical outcome is possible.)
(2) Chiropractors know this and promote
gentle
exercise for these back muscles as part of the treatment plan
to prevent recurrent back pain that some low back
disc degeneration patients endure.
A recent
study described that those who tend to get
recurrent back pain were found to move differently,
more carefully, likely to avoid pain. Recurrent
back pain patients also experienced higher levels of
anxiety, depression, and disability along with a lower
quality of life. (3) Your Pflugerville chiropractor welcomes
all back pain sufferers with all their issues. Your
chiropractor teams up with with each one throughout
the current back pain event and beyond to control the back pain (physical, mental, and emotional features),
so it doesn’t control them.
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Nike Taylor on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson on how she eases pain
in a chronic back pain patient in the middle of a
recurrent episode of back pain with the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain
Management to find relief and a feeling of control over back
pain to minimize recurrent back pain episodes as much as possible.

Pflugerville CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE MONTH:
SMELLING SCENTS TO LESSEN PAIN!
An interesting study of chronic low back
pain patients reported that odor-training helped decrease
their pain thresholds. Regular exposure (every two hours in the study) to scents like rose, vanilla, peach and chocolate –
olfactory training! - helped ease pain. The researchers hinted
that it may help reduce pain chronification and quite possibly
control general pain via desensitization. (4) What an enjoyable
addition this could be to the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain
Management! You may want to try smelling some good
scents yourself!
CONTACT Pflugerville Wellness Center
Thank you for choosing Pflugerville Wellness Center for your spine issues. We look forward to visiting
with you at your next appointment! Schedule it now!