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July 2023 Healthy News from Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre Chiropractic Relief of Lumbar Radiculopathy Leg Pain; Natural Pain Relieving Nutrients

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SCIATIC LEG PAIN RELIEF WITH CHIROPRACTIC CARE:
PATIENT EXPECTATION, OUTCOME, SATISFACTION

Anyone who has suffered with Toronto lumbar radiculopathy (aka leg pain, sciatica) knows its life-disrupting pain, wants relief, and has expectations that influence ultimate treatment outcomes and satisfaction. Having “standardized chiropractic care package” for lumbar radiculopathy pain relief that patients with leg pain could turn to without confusion over options for care sounds like a good plan! Healthcare researchers in Demark have tried it to see if it would raise clinical outcomes, meet patient expectations, and get patient satisfaction with care. Its success stemmed from patients reporting that they were carefully and thoroughly examined, referred for MRI and/or to other health professionals as necessary, clearly advised about the symptoms, treatment, and expected outcomes. (1) At Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre, we do our best to go over all of these with you and align our mutual expectations for your best clinical outcome. Certainly, relief expectations vary from patient to patient. For example, expectations of athletic patients were reported to be  complete pain relief from sports chiropractors. They also reported satisfaction with care while suggesting better interprofessional and interpersonal communication. (2) Patients with low back-related leg pain, sciatica, were inclined to want relief that comes from the combined efforts of their chiropractor and themselves based on a bond of trust and attentiveness to patients' needs, values, and preferences.  (3) Chiropractors like yours at Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre who utilized the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management develop that bond starting with a detailed examination that leads to a diagnosis and relieving treatment plan. Whether the patient has sciatica due to an L4L5 disc extrusion with spondylolytic spondylolisthesis (relief in 9 visits in 4 weeks) (4) or a pregnant patient with low back and right leg pain (relief in 8 visits) (5) or other such combination of symptoms, gentle, specific spinal manipulation with Cox® Technic has produced Toronto leg pain relief in chiropractic clinics like Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre. These types of clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction levels are the goals with our chiropractic treatment plan!

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Toronto CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE MONTH:
Non-Drug Pain Control Options

[[Rather than prescribing opioids, healthcare providers are more often prescribing anticonvulsants (gabapentin [Neurontin], topiramate [Topamax], pregabalin [Lyrica]) |Instead of opioid prescriptions, prescriptions for]] anticonvulsants (gabapentin [Neurontin], topiramate [Topamax], pregabalin [Lyrica]) are on the rise]27] for low back pain with or without radiculopathy. A recent meta-analysis of randomized control trials deduced that there is good evidence that these drugs are not effective for these conditions and are linked to a larger risk of adverse side-effects. (6) In a systematic review of published findings, anticonvulsants were reported to not reduce pain or disability for low back pain and lumbar radiculopathy and to increase the risk of adverse effects. (7) There are some more natural options for pain relief that may be more effective without adverse side-effects: turmeric, Devil’s Claw, ginger root, Boswellia serrata, quercetin, chondroitin sulfate, white willow bark, curcumin, etc. (8-12) Of turmeric, one recent systematic review reported that “the golden spice has enormous health and medicinal benefits for humans”. (13) Let’s see how these may benefit your pain relief effort.

Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. James Cox on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he presents the role of disc nutrition with such natural pain relievers as part of The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management

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