As the saying goes:
“When Harvard talks, people listen.” Ok,
that’s a variation of the motto,
but Harvard’s reputation does get people’s attention. In the
November 2017 edition of the
Harvard
Health Letter, a main report titled
“Where to turn for low back pain relief. In most cases, a
primary care doctor or chiropractor can help you resolve the problem.” talks
about back pain and whom back pain sufferers ought to turn to
for help. The Harvard recommendation is a chiropractor (like your La Grande
chiropractor at Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC or primary care doctor. Dr. Matthew Kowalski, a
chiropractor on staff at Harvard’s Osher Clinical Center for Integrative
Medicine at the Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women’s Hospital, notes
that 35% to 42% of back pain sufferers seek care from a
chiropractor for their initial episode of back pain.
(1) Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC concurs that many of the La Grande
back pain sufferers seeking La Grande chiropractic
care do so with a first attack of La Grande back pain.
CONTROL OF BACK PAIN
That first episode of La Grande back pain care is critical
as to how the first La Grande back pain episode goes as well as how future
back pain episodes may be controlled. The goal,
certainly, would be to block
all future La Grande back pain episodes, but that may not always be realistic.
And that is ok, too. There is control. Control of body motions
like bending, lifting and twisting. Control of body muscle like exercising what
there is (or isn’t of muscle!) to make it strong and resilient.
Control of diet to decrease inflammatory consumption and
improve the intake of joint supporting
nutrients. Control is important. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC designs
a well-rounded La Grande treatment plan that includes
these control factors once the current pain subsides as Harvard’s
newsletter points out, chiropractors like your La Grande chiropractor
uses hands-on spinal manipulation (particularly Cox Technic at Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC)
and exercise, diet and stretching programs to relieve
back pain. It’s a whole-body approach!
CHIROPRACTIC MANAGEMENT OF CARE OPTIONS
The chiropractor as the first episode specialist
recognizes back pain and the options that are helpful. As Harvard’s Dr. Kowalski makes
clear, the well-trained chiropractor (and your
La Grande chiropractor at Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC is!) will direct
your case. If the back pain sufferer should require another
form of care, the chiropractor will coordinate
that care and appointment should that be with a neurologist,
physiatrist, physical therapist, pain management doctor, or spinal surgeon.
Chiropractors collaborate
with all types of healthcare
specialists. For back sprains/strains and herniated discs, Harvard’s health
newsletter states that “a visit to your primary care
physician or chiropractor may be all it takes to feel better.”
A PATIENT’S STORY
With that
recommendation, listen in to this PODCAST
about a patient whose care encompassed medical and
chiropractic physicians with tests, medications, and even a surgical
consultation arranged by the medical doctors as well as
chiropractic spinal manipulation (Cox Technic) to the patient’s advantage
and back pain relief helping him avoid back surgery. Your La Grande chiropractor is your La Grande back pain specialist.
CONTACT Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC TODAY
Schedule a La Grande chiropractic appointment
for yourself or a friend or family member when back pain is an issue. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC like many La Grande
back pain sufferers listens when Harvard talks and agrees with Harvard on an
option to relieve back pain – see your La Grande
chiropractor!