Role of Heat and Electrical Stimulation in Ashburn and Herndon Back Pain Treatment
What is more comforting – heat or ice? Bet you said ‘heat’! Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn understands. Heat is comfortable and comforting to many Ashburn and Herndon back pain sufferers. Cold is great therapy and suggested in early treatment phases, but heat has a role in healing. When combined - heat with electrical stimulation - pain can’t refuse. Heat and electrical stimulation calm and soothe pain. Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn advises that Ashburn and Herndon back pain and neck pain patients use heat, ice and electrical stimulation as proper for pain relief.
BENEFIT OF HEAT FOR PAIN RELIEF
Heat decreases the perception of pain for many. Heat and cold lead the list of options that low back pain patients believe lessened their pain most followed by medication, rest, exercise, talking with a health professional, stretching, not doing aggravating activities, and psychological changes. (1) Doctors try to find ways to produce “offset analgesia,” a disproportionally large decrease in pain due to a small reduction in stimulation intensity. Heat is a familiar and documented manner to do this. Electrical stimulation is another. Perceived or actual, the pain reduction is positive for a back pain sufferer. (2) If something decreases pain for a Ashburn and Herndon back pain patient, Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn will consider its use.
BENEFIT OF HEAT AND ELECTRICAL STIMULATION FOR BACK PAIN RELIEF
Heat feels good. Electrical stimulation feels good. Back pain and neck pain sufferers seek feeling “good” when they are in pain. For nonspecific low back pain sufferers, it is a significant cause of disability, bigger than any other health condition globally. Doctors and researchers are constantly on the lookout for a way to better control it. One group of researchers theorized that electrical muscle stimulation and heat would produce better pain relief and enhance patients’ subjective view of pain. And their experimental trial demonstrated that they were right! They found a statistically significant reduction in pain after 18 treatments. The relief was even recorded at a 12 week follow up. Patients’ mood as well as muscle strength and endurance also got better. (3) Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn directs Ashburn and Herndon back pain and neck pain sufferers to pain relief with all sorts of modalities. Whatever it takes! The heat and stimulation combination boost each other’s benefit.
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. David Homer on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson. For some conditions like spasmodic torticollis, heat can be particularly comforting and pain relieving. The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management incorporates heat, too, in in-office chiropractic care and at- home care.
Schedule your Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic appointment today! Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn offers nonsurgical and nonpharmacological Ashburn and Herndon pain relief. If heat is comforting and relieving to a Ashburn and Herndon back pain sufferer, Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn is ready to try it!
