Harriet Wetton
Correction Of Spinal Balance Can Alleviate Back And Neck Pain
Among the most common conditions seen by doctors are back, neck, and spine pain syndromes. Even after years of research, it has not been proven that anyone treatment approach is superior to another.
It is evident that stem cell therapy for spine pain is a successful method to ease the pain. Massage, acupuncture, and physical therapy can be quite effective for many people. However, those who have experienced chronic back pain know that none of these treatments are effective in the long run.
Engineering principles could change all of that with spinal research. Researchers are better able to understand the stresses that are placed on the spine's ligaments and the strain that is placed on the muscles that support it when studying the spine from an engineering standpoint. Even though it seems strange, it has never been possible to determine the normal spinal configuration. Doctors, including me, have had a hard time developing an effective and long-lasting treatment plan without knowing what the normal spine looks like. Unfortunately, this is the case. Recently, a new model of the normal spine has been developed. Spinal balance is the basis of the new model. The term "spinal balance" simply means that all the components of the spine are aligned and in balance, including the pelvis, lumbar spine or lower back, the mid-back or thoracic spine, as well as the neck and head. The spine is viewed this way by chiropractors for years. There was and still is a problem with measuring the spine, so if we saw something that appeared unbalanced, we didn't have enough time to fix it. Although chiropractors have claimed to be able to change the structure of a patient's spine, very few have actually been able to do so.
After chiropractic treatment, patients felt better but rarely looked different. They felt better but rarely looked different. Most often, the pain will return after a chiropractic treatment, because the spine's structure or balance is rarely truly corrected. When the spine pain is not corrected, either more chiropractic visits are required or a trip to the physical therapist is needed. When a physical therapist looks at a patient, he notices something off and exercises the hell out of that patient.
Exercising intensely, like chiropractic treatment, rarely offers any real results. The patient must work out three hours per day for five days a week in order to relieve the pain. When they stopped exercising intensely, the pain probably returned, leading them to seek acupuncture. Modern acupuncturists are usually quite skilled at blocking pain signals traveling to the brain from the spine and neck. No matter how precisely they are placed, tiny needles typically don't restore spinal equilibrium. As a result, you end up with a patient who is very frustrated and has recurring back and neck pain. Another chiropractor is consulted, and it's back to the merry-go-round again!
It is only fair that I give credit where it is due. The first scientific study of spinal balance was conducted by spine surgeons. It is possible that after grinding, drilling, and cutting the spine, only to have the pain return in too many of their patients, they realized that they were missing something crucial. Sometimes surgeons fuse the spine of a patient and support it with nuts, bolts, screws, and rods. There were some patients who improved after their surgery, many others who did not get better, and far too many who got worse. Some patients got better after their surgery, but many others got worse.
Hence, some surgeons, notably those in France, began to view the spine as one integrated structure. Their study investigated the effect of the mid-back, head, and neck on the function and movement of the lower back. The researchers examined the effects of their spine fusion surgery in the lower back on levels of the spine far removed from the site of surgery. The researchers discovered that each part of the spine was in balance (or should be). You will see lower back compensations when you change the head and neck. In the mid-back and on the head and neck, you will experience compensations when you fuse the lower back with surgery.
by Harriet Wetton on 2021-12-15 01:50:19
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