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Ashburn and Herndon Conservative Care Provides Back Pain Reliefand MRI Images Show it

May 23, 2017

Back surgery. Non-surgical care. What’s best for back pain and leg pain?

Now, that is an age-old question for both doctors and back pain and leg pain sufferers. Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn ponders it on occasion and often concludes that Ashburn and Herndon back pain and leg pain sufferers do well with Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic care. Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn recognizes the symptoms to look for that would send a patient to back surgery. Beyond those, Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn is experienced in the conservative care of back pain and leg pain to deliver the pain relief our Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic patients want.
 
Relief Possible Without Back Surgery 

Medicine notes that back pain relief is achievable conservatively! Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn is excited to see this latest back pain treatment study. Researchers monitored patients with lumbar disc herniations (most at L4-5 and L5-S1). These patients were 38 years old on average, just the age when that really bad back pain episode seems to come on according to spinal researchers. These patients hurt with low back pain and sciatica that went into one or both legs. Several patients had previously attempted relief with physiotherapy and other medical treatment unsuccessfully before this trial. (1) That sounds quite familiar for Ashburn and Herndon back pain patients seeking care at Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn! We learn that so many of the Ashburn and Herndon back pain patients coming to the office have attempted many other tactics to get rid of their back pain. All they want is relief now.  Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn is poised to produce it.

Give Some Time to Treatment and Relief 

These researchers share that conservative medical care (like bed rest and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, muscle relaxants, gels) given enough time improved these back pain patients’ pain. They did not have to go through back surgery. Their MRI studies even demonstrate improvement as they improved symptomatically and experienced relief of their back pain and sciatic leg pain. (1) Notice that the size of the disc herniation on MRI doesn’t influence clinical outcome. Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn says this all the time! Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn has written many posts about this very topic: the size of the disc herniation doesn’t matter! Not early back surgery or conservative care for back pain relief showed any significant difference in outcomes. (2)  The average time for patients to recover from their back pain symptoms due to lumbar disc herniation was 13.6 months (give or take 5.4 months). (1) Lucky for our Ashburn and Herndon back pain patients, Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn looks for at least 50% relief of pain in the first 30 days and finds that 91% of our patients get relief in 3 months. (3) The authors advise their colleagues that such relief is possible and should be considered when deciding whether to do back surgery if there are no signs for immediate surgery necessity. (1) Yes! Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn helps Ashburn and Herndon back pain and leg pain patients when they want non-surgical care for their pain. Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn offers evidence-based chiropractic care for back pain relief with Cox Technic.

Schedule your Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic visit today. You’ll uncover the answer to your question - back surgery or conservative care – and the back pain relief that results.

 
 
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