January 2020 Healthy News from Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn: Chiropractic for Failed Back Surgery Syndrome Pain Relief and Glucosamine for Back and Joint Cartilage

For many Ashburn and Herndon back pain patients, back surgery seems to be the answer…until it’s not. Statistics state that nearly 50% of patients who choose back surgery have the same or worse pain later...a year, 10 years, etc. (1,2,3) What comes next? Another surgery? For some Ashburn and Herndon failed back surgical syndrome (FBSS) patients, yes. For other FBSS patients, no. Occasionally a second surgery is by necessity, sometimes by choice. There are other choices though. Even back spine surgeons are searching for the next step for such patients. The multidisciplinary approach is well respected to make post-surgical continued pain (PSCP) care more uniform among surgical practices and enhance patient outcomes. Researchers are just now trying to determine what the “uniform care” should be. (4) Other researchers concede that evidence is not very strong for the use of medications and reoperations to deal with FBSS patients. Active exercise has solid evidence. For some of the worst FBSS chronic pain patients, spinal cord stimulators are being tried. (5) Chronic back pain patients who are proactive in dealing with their pain by exercising and checking out other self-care coping strategies suggested by their chiropractors - like your Ashburn and Herndon chiropractor may do – discover that they manage with their pain better. (6) A particular study of 69 post-surgical continued pain patients (aka FBSS) treated with the chiropractic Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management revealed that 81% of FBSS/PSCP patients receiving a mean of 11 treatment visits over a 49 day period of active care reported more than 50% pain relief at the end of 3 months’ active care. At 24 months, only 16% underwent additional surgery while 82% reported pain relief of more than 50%. (7) Chiropractic spinal manipulation is a practical, evidence-based option before back surgery (and recommended prior to back surgery by organizations like the American Pain Society and the American College of Family Physicians (11)) and after back surgery. Your Ashburn and Herndon chiropractor has just the treatment plan to relieve and control your and a loved one’s back pain. Set up an appointment today!

Listen to the PODCAST with Dr. Lee Hazen on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he discusses treatment of post-surgical continued pain/failed back surgical syndrome patients using The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management. There’s hope!

Glucosamine sulfate benefits cartilage and joints found throughout the body like the spine and knee. It is physiologically part of the body. Glucosamine sulfate halts the destruction of cartilage and reduces osteoarthritic pain. It reduces destruction of cartilage by stopping the enzymes that do that. It inhibits damage of corticosteroids on chondrocytes and NSAIDS on glycosaminoglycan synthesis required for cartilage health. It’s even written to be a “stimulator of tissue regeneration.” (8) For those suffering with osteoarthritis – the most prevalent joint disease and common cause of joint pain, functional loss and disability – taking glucosamine alongside NSAID treatment like meloxicam inhibited the inflammatory issue that come with osteoarthritis by decreasing the levels of interleukin 1ß. (9) Glucosamine sulfate taken orally decreased lower back pain as effectively as NSAIDs and did not push glucose levels out of their normal limit. (10) Let’s talk about how glucosamine sulfate may help you control your Ashburn and Herndon back pain and joint pain.

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Schedule your next Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic appointment today with Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn. Ashburn and Herndon back pain whether it’s been surgically managed or not is welcome at Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn where chiropractic care with spinal manipulation and glucosamine help sufferers get relief and a sense of control.

May 2020 be your year of back pain relief solutions with Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic care at Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn!