Chiropractic Care for Toronto Back Pain Advised by Harvard

December 17, 2017

As the saying goes: “When Harvard talks, people listen.” Yes, that is a reworked version of the saying, but Harvard’s reputation does catch people’s attention. In the November 2017 issue of the Harvard Health Letter, a central article titled “Where to turn for low back pain relief. In most cases, a primary care doctor or chiropractor can help you resolve the problem.” talks about back pain and whom back pain sufferers should turn to for help. The Harvard recommendation is a chiropractor (like your Toronto chiropractor at Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre or primary care doctor. Dr. Matthew Kowalski, a chiropractor on staff at Harvard’s Osher Clinical Center for Integrative Medicine at the Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women’s Hospital, notes that 35% to 42% of back pain sufferers turn to a chiropractor for their first attack of back pain. (1) Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre concurs that many of the Toronto back pain sufferers coming for Toronto chiropractic care do so with a first episode of Toronto back pain.

CONTROL OF BACK PAIN

That first episode of Toronto back pain care is influential as to how the first Toronto back pain episode goes as well as how future back pain incidents may be controlled. The goal, of course, would be to avert all future Toronto back pain episodes, but that may not always be realistic. And that’s ok, too. There is control. Control of body motions like bending, lifting and twisting. Control of body muscle like exercising what there is (or is not of muscle!) to make it strong and resilient. Control of diet to reduce inflammatory intake and improve the intake of joint supporting nutrients. Control is important. Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre encourages a well-rounded Toronto treatment plan that incorporates these control factors once the current pain eases as Harvard’s newsletter points out, chiropractors like your Toronto chiropractor uses hands-on spinal manipulation (particularly Cox Technic at Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre) and exercise, diet and stretching programs to relieve back pain. It’s a whole-body approach!

CHIROPRACTIC MANAGEMENT OF CARE OPTIONS

The chiropractor as the first episode specialist recognizes back pain and the options that are helpful. As Harvard’s Dr. Kowalski describes, the experienced chiropractor (and your Toronto chiropractor at Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre is!) will manage your case. If the back pain sufferer should require a different form of care, the chiropractor will arrange that care and appointment should that be with a neurologist, physiatrist, physical therapist, pain management doctor, or spinal surgeon. Chiropractors collaborate with all these of healthcare specialists. For back sprains/strains and herniated discs, Harvard’s health newsletter exclaims that “a visit to your primary care physician or chiropractor may be all it takes to feel better.”

A PATIENT’S STORY

Reading this information from Harvard, listen in to this PODCAST about a patient whose care involved medical and chiropractic physicians with tests, medications, and even a surgical consultation arranged by the medical doctors as well as chiropractic spinal manipulation (Cox Technic) to the patient’s advantage and back pain relief assisting his effort to avoid back surgery. Your Toronto chiropractor is your Toronto back pain specialist.

CONTACT Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre TODAY

Schedule a Toronto chiropractic visit for yourself or a loved one when back pain is a bother. Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre like many Toronto back pain sufferers listens when Harvard talks and agrees with Harvard on a way to relieve back pain – see your Toronto chiropractor!

Toronto chiropractic for back pain relief urged by Harvard

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