Back Pain Imaging and Exercise
Spinal imaging shows us much about a Ashburn and Herndon back pain and leg pain sufferers’ condition. Imaging must be reviewed carefully, of course, for what it shows in addition to the way various imaging methods contrast with others. Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn welcomes all the input you can bring with you, the Ashburn and Herndon back pain patient, as well as your imaging and examination testing findings to personalize your Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic treatment plan for pain relief.
DISC HERNIATION AND Ashburn and Herndon BACK PAIN
Disc herniation and leg and/or back pain seem to go together, too, but so much more may be incorporated: disc degeneration, annulus fibrosus rupture, irritated and compressed 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 visualizes pretty pictures of the disc herniation…that Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn correlates with your symptomatology!
BACK PAIN AND IMAGING
Back pain and imaging seem to go together. When someone experiences back pain, xrays, CTs, and MRIs come to mind. Just what do these display? A study compared images of symptomatic patients to asymptomatic persons. MR imaging of those with back pain showed that a variety of measurements differed: anteroposterior diameter dimensions of the vertebral canal varied, transverse diameter was lesser, and thecal sac area was less. (2) Caution is warranted in comparing neuroforaminal measurements from CT scans and plain film as a study found that in patients without back pain plain film measurements were larger compared to those on CT. (3) Another imaging finding your Ashburn and Herndon chiropractor is quite aware of is termed Modic change. It’s another imaging finding that is quite revealing in that Modic change (mainly type II) is related with abdominal aortic calcification via a lower blood supply or even poorer systemic vascularization due to 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 check the MRI images for that though it’s hard to miss! Another good reason to begin a good spinal exercise program!
EXERCISE & SPINE PAIN RELIEF
Exercise may be quite valuable in managing the lumbar disc herniation which is why Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn includes some simple lumbar spine exercises to start on day one. We encourage our back pain patients to continue performing these simple exercises and are happy to back anyone who wants to do more...after we talk!
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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 Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic appointment soon to see us! Whether you have spinal imaging already or need it, your Ashburn and Herndon chiropractor can help make sense of its relevance to your journey to back pain relief.
