Your Toronto chiropractor knows
your spine! Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre understands anatomy. Back in
chiropractic school, your chiropractor learned a lot
about anatomy of the spine and utilizes that knowledge daily. Knowing the anatomy of the
spine is continually
at the forefront of your chiropractor’s mind as you and each spine pain, neck
pain, back pain patient comes into the practice!
It’s so exciting! (Are you not you glad
someone finds it exciting?)
LEARNING ANATOMY IN SCHOOL
Going through school, we were
all guilty of learning only to pass a test. Going
to professional school, such learning is more important
than ever since it will influence everyday work. (How much
do you remember from your school days?) An
international survey of chiropractors and anatomists described
that chiropractors felt that a higher level of anatomy teaching
during chiropractic school was advantageous
for clinical practice, allowing better understanding,
application, and analysis of anatomical information to support
a clinical decision in their daily clinical practice. (1) An Australian study
of chiropractors compared their knowledge of anatomy to that of chiropractic
students. The chiropractic practitioners rated their knowledge of anatomy and proved it in a test
showing their knowledge. This was contrasted
to the same in their chiropractic student counterparts. The
chiropractors showed that they retained their
knowledge of anatomy - and knew they did! – breaking the hypothesis
that chiropractic practitioners may not retain
it after school. Knowledge of anatomy is used
daily in chiropractic practice, and chiropractors understand
their anatomy. (2) Your Toronto chiropractor does! Just ask to find out more.
SPINAL ANATOMY KNOWLEDGE PUT TO USE IN CHIROPRACTIC CLINICAL
PRACTICE
Performing spinal manipulation daily applies knowledge of the spine’s anatomy every day.
The most common reasons people said they
sought chiropractic care were low back pain (49.7%), neck pain (22.5%), and
extremity issues (10.0%). The most common treatment they received
were spinal manipulation (79.3%), soft tissue therapy (35.1%), and formal
patient education (31.3%). (3) Spinal conditions get a lot of attention from chiropractic patients and their
chiropractors, of course! But fortunate side effects of
chiropractic care materialize in the medical literature as well
like potential cardiovascular benefit. In a placebo-controlled, assessor-blinded,
randomized trial, researchers described the immediate effects
of upper thoracic spine manual therapy on cardiovascular autonomic control of patients with musculoskeletal pain (ie, back pain, spine pain,
neck pain, etc.). The researchers stated that musculoskeletal
pain intensified the risk of cardiovascular events. (4) Come experience
these benefits of chiropractic treatment based on spinal anatomy knowledge.
CONTACT Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Kurt Olding on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he shares the case
of thoracic spine treatment in this case for pain relief of a
disc herniation using the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain
Management.
Schedule
your Toronto appointment with Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre. Knowledge of
the spine’s anatomy is put to good use to ease
spine, back, neck, and musculoskeletal pain. We’re excited to
share our knowledge of anatomy and spinal care with you!