Healthy News November 2022
“To Pop or Not to Pop” is understandably a twist on an age-old Shakespearean quote for an age-old chiropractic spinal manipulation discussion point. The answer today is that it is not a necessary gauge of back pain relief from spinal manipulation treatment (SMT), yet back pain and neck pain patients undergoing SMT want and need to know all they can. Current guidelines for managing low back pain highlight patient education and exercise as important topics of discussion. Healthcare practitioners are pretty good (72% overall) at delivering information. By profession, though, chiropractors lead in providing patient education for 76% of patients with physical therapists at 74% and general practitioners at only 44%. The more emotional distress a patient showed or pain described as below the knee, information was shared with 78% of patients. (1) A valuable topic for Toronto back pain and neck pain patients undergoing spinal manipulation treatment (SMT) is this sometimes-audible pop. A systematic review of published studies revealed that regardless of the spinal area or follow-up time after the SMT, nothing was found that showed evidence of improved pain outcomes or treatment success related to an audible pop. (2) Good thing since some patients have it, and some don’t. Patients whose practitioners told them about the audible pop - and those who were not spinal manipulation patients - reported curious theories of what created that sound and had overemphasized ideas of its importance. (3) Instead of the question “To pop or not to pop?” the better question for you and your Toronto chiropractor might “Is there pain relief or not?” With our gentle chiropractic care, there is pain relief for many Toronto back pain and neck pain sufferers. Let’s talk about all of this at your next chiropractic visit at Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre!
Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Kurt Olding on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes the gentle spinal manipulation treatment of spinal stenosis with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Vitamin D enjoys a favored reputation and is abundantly researched beyond its longer term reputation in supporting phospho-calcium metabolism and skeletal bone disorders. Today, research has well-established vitamin D as a hormone and described vitamin D as influential for various diseases from cancer, inflammation, and autoimmunity (Hashimoto’s, Graves’, diabetes) to adrenal gland health and disease (Cushing’s, Addison’s). (4) The adrenal gland has two main parts: (A) The adrenal cortex produces cortisol which regulates the sleep/wake cycle, body’s use of fats/proteins/carbs, inflammation, blood pressure as well as raises blood sugar and reduces bone formation. (B) The adrenal medulla produces “stress hormones” epinephrine (adrenaline) and norepinephrine (noradrenaline) responsible for the fight or flight response. (5) Adrenal gland issues keep people awake at night…for real! Although not yet definitive, 800-2000IU a day was suggested in one new study to support adrenal health. (6) Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre is ready to discuss vitamin D and any adrenal gland issues you may be having.
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