There are so many options to “see” the spine.
Imaging, ultrasound, clinical testing. What’s best? That depends.
Your Orchard Park, NY chiropractic spinal pain doctor at Novelli Wellness Center
uses the test(s) that are necessary to “see’’
the spine best to create the best treatment plan
for treatment and relief.
KNOWING WHAT MAY UNDERLIE PAIN: What Chiropractors Look For
Chiropractors as well as general
practitioners and other healthcare providers must be on the look
out for all kinds of underlying causes of
back pain from fractures, infections, tumors, radiculopathy, axial
spondylarthritis, and extravertebral causes. These may call for
imaging, lab tests, etc., to help identify. 20%
of back pain episodes may have these types of
underlying conditions that really should be found
in a timely manner. (1) Sometimes, knee osteoarthritis and
lumbar spondylosis appear together in the same patient.
Having one or the other issue significantly raised
the odds of having the other. (2) Though they are not
likely in your vocabulary, they are in your chiropractor’s! Schmorl’s nodes. Seen
on imaging, these are noted in 33% of low back pain patients and in only
11.5% of asymptomatic subjects. Body weight
seems to influence the number of these seen on imaging. (3) Your
Orchard Park, NY chiropractor is well-versed
in looking for all of these and more issues.
WHAT ELSE DOES YOUR CHIROPRACTOR LOOK FOR
Reduced balance capability could potentially
impact recovery from low back pain. (4) Novelli Wellness Center looks
for depressive signs as they tend to contribute to
more primary care appointments in acute low back pain patients, greater
pain intensity, more disability, and less recovery in acute
and chronic back pain patients. (5) Each of our Orchard Park, NY patients
is a whole person! Your chiropractic team sees
you that way. So what else do we look for? Anything and everything
that may reduce your recovery.
WHAT DOES YOUR CHIROPRACTOR DO FOR SPINE-RELATED PAIN
Whether you have low back pain or neck pain or low back or neck related leg or arm pain, your
Orchard Park, NY chiropractor will manage your care be it
just for a diagnosis and referral to the proper healthcare
colleague or for the establishment of an in-house treatment
plan leading to pain relief. We are here for you. We gather
the spine research to keep abreast of all the latest in
diagnostic tips and tools. And we offer pain-relieving spinal manipulation
with The Cox® Technic Flexion Distraction and Decompression System of
Spinal Pain Mangement. Spinal manipulation has shown itself
through research to be good at controlling
low back pain as quickly as immediately. Stiffness and tone were seen
to improve right after treatment while elasticity decreased. (6)
CONTACT Novelli Wellness Center
Listen to the PODCAST
with Dr. Joseph D’Angiollilo on the
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he
shares how he found a
spinal tumor in his detailed clinical exam of a
man with back pain. Infrequent, yes, but such a cause
of pain can be found by a well-trained and experienced
chiropractor like your Orchard Park, NY chiropractor. You are in
good hands!
Schedule your next Orchard Park, NY
chiropractic appointment with Novelli Wellness Center. With so many ways available to “see”
your spine, know that we will find what’s going on and a path
to get you some pain relief. See you at your next
chiropractic appointment!