Where is chiropractic medicine in your life, in the lives of other La Grande folks? Let
us start with where it fits in the
lives of others for spine care, back pain relief, and neck pain relief at
Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC
SPINAL MANIPULATION IS RECOMMENDED
Chiropractic spinal manipulation is recommended for at least
12 weeks before referral for spine surgery for lumbar disc herniation. (1) The
American Medical Association, the American Pain Society, the American College
of Physicians and Harvard Medical School all state spinal manipulation and
chiropractic are first line care for low back pain. (2) Did you know that? Probably not because it requires many years for such up-to-date,
proven models to trickle down to general
knowledge. There are even people who (not our
La Grande chiropractic clients!) think chiropractors
are quacks when in fact chiropractors are
non-surgical back spine specialists. Your La Grande chiropractor at Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC surely
is the La Grande back pain specialist!
Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC welcomes back pain, neck pain
and spine pain patients to our La Grande chiropractic office,
particularly the painful cases! For instance, patients who experience recurrent lumbar
disc herniation are found to respond to non-surgical care and avoid
the necessity of reoperation. (3) Reports say
that from 9 to 33% of people get spinal manipulation for pain and
disability and 98% of those
people see chiropractors. (4)
DEMAND FOR CHIROPRACTIC GROWS
The call for chiropractic spine care is increasing.
A majority of neurosurgeons think
that a minimum period of 8 to 12 weeks of radicular arm
pain is the optimal timing before performing surgery for cervical
spine disc herniation. (5) What can such a La Grande neck
pain patient do? Chiropractic care at Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC is a
possibility for pain relief. Another
such study found that no conclusion is drawn
as to whether surgical or nonsurgical treatment is superior for
individuals with lumbar spine degeneration of discs initiating
the condition termed stenosis. To top it off, a high rate of
adverse effects is reported in three of five surgical groups while
no side effects were described for any of the conservative
treatment options. (6)
SECOND OPINION IS VALUABLE
A second opinion before spine surgery is a sound
idea. A study of 137 patients proposed to have lumbar spine
fusion at one institution found on second opinion at a multidisciplinary clinic
that 58% did not require surgery but rather non-surgical treatment.
Of those found to require surgery, the type of surgery was changed for
28% of the patients. (7) Chiropractic spinal manipulation as used at
Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC has substantial success in treating
low back and neck pain and leg and arm pain. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC uses
a spinal manipulation technique known as Cox Technic Flexion Distraction Decompression
which integrates placing the spine under distraction to
decompress nerves allowing normal spine motion to return. An
example is a paper reporting flexion–distraction spinal
manipulation used to relieve an L4-L5 disk extrusion causing L5 nerve root
radiculopathy in a 40 year old naval officer. (8)
MIND-BODY PRACTITIONERS (INCLUDING CHIROPRACTORS) HELP
A report of 674 emergency room adult visits showed
that 500 (74.2%) patients had received care from at least
one mind body practitioner (MBP), defined as a chiropractor, acupuncturist,
yoga, or meditation practitioner. People choosing
this form of care were quite a bit younger and tended
to have private health insurance. 33% saw a chiropractor. Such healthcare
consumers were significantly more apt
to believe that MBP inhibited illness, treated illness, and was
safe, more successful than prescription medicines, supportive
of prescription medications, and more holistic. (9)
CONTACT Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC
Listen to one of these PODCASTS about how
Cox Technic spinal manipulation relieves back
pain patients after back surgery (and even multiple back surgeries), patients
who have struggled with back pain for a long time,
and patients
with low back and leg pain (sciatica).
Schedule a La Grande chiropractic appointment with
Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC as you come to realize that
chiropractors - like your La Grande chiropractor, a true
La Grande back pain specialist – are recommended for
the non-surgical treatment of La Grande spine pain and disability.
Medicine now recommends spinal manipulation, chiropractic’s forte,
as first line treatment for spine pain.