August 2022 Healthy News from Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC Effective Treatment of Disc Herniation and Balance Improvement

Often, the La Grande disc herniation treatment at Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC successfully reduces back pain for those with disc herniation. (Veterinarians treat dachshunds’ discs conservatively, too!)

NON-SURGICAL DISC HERNIATION RELIEF

Back pain sufferers with disc herniations report benefit from non-surgical treatment. One study of Medicare patients with chronic low back pain reported higher quality of life scores and more satisfaction with their spinal manipulative therapy care than those treated with prescription drug therapy. (1) Low back pain sufferers in a randomized control trial who underwent chiropractic (Cox® Technic) flexion distraction management for their low back pain received significantly greater pain relief than those who went through physical therapy’s active trunk exercise protocol. The patients who had radiculopathy - spine-related extremity leg pain - were significantly better when they underwent treatment with flexion distraction decompression manipulation. (2) Humans - and dachshunds - can be so well-cared for with the right treatment plan! A cute side-story that appeared while doing research for this blog: 34 of 40 long-spined dachshunds with T3-L3 myelopathy supposedly related to disc herniation did quite well with non-surgical treatment, particularly those who started care with motor function intact. They had minimal recurrence rates at 1 year (5%) and 2 years (11%), too. (3) Conservative care for spine pain, disc herniation, back pain, and leg pain is beneficial for many!

Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC uses spinal manipulation among other services to improve balance in older patients at risk of falling and those with spinal stenosis.

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Keep Your Balance: Stenosis, Fall Risk, Manipulation

In older people, a higher risk of fracture over the following year was associated with a fresh fall within the past 4 months. (4) Risk of a recurrent fall for men and women or an injury from a fall in women was increased in those with severe low back pain or extremity leg pain. (5) Suggested physical, psychological, and environmental goals in handling fall-risk in the elderly involved improved muscle function, decreased fear of falling, and better balance. (6) With balance improvement in mind, a recent study evaluated a treatment protocol including (Cox® Technic) flexion distraction spinal manipulation for older patients with lumbar spinal stenosis. Balance test outcomes improved. Subjective score outcomes were statistically and clinically meaningful. (7) La Grande balance is so crucial. Together, Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC and you can work to improve yours and/or that of a loved one.

Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Nate McKee on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he shares his care using the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management for a patient with spinal stenosis, back pain, and balance issues.

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