Chiropractic Treatment for Post-Surgical Low Back Pain and Radicular Pain: Does it Work?
Efficacy of Chiropractic Treatment in Post Surgical continued low back pain and Radicular Pain.
Mulholland in 2008 concluded that abnormal movement of a degenerated segment may be associated with back pain but is NOT causative. The concept of instability as a cause of back pain is a myth
A 2016 study by Gudavalli, Olding, Joachim, & Cox (2016)
Found at surgical decompression of the lumbar (lower back) spine had a 24% re operation rate. It also found that there was a increase in complication risk WITHOUT improved disability or re operation rates.
It also shows that the adjunct spinal segment next to a fusion has Degeneration in 50% of the cervical( neck) and 70% in the lumbar spine 10 years after.
Gudavalli, Olding, Joachim, & Cox (2016)
Found that 81% of post surgical chiropractic patients showed greater than 50% reduction in pain levels.
A 2 year follow-up showed over 78% had continued pain relief of greater than 50%
We have been helping our community for over 10+ years with their muscle and spinal problems. Please call Health Wise Chiropractic at 03 9467 7889 or book online to see if one of our Chiropractors in Sunbury or Melton/Strathtulloh could do the same for you!
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Chiropractic has moved online. We offer our online programs -STAND CORRECTED- To help you through the day. They contain health advice for your conditions, nutritional advice, and exercises for you to do at home or at the workplace to help you achieve your health goals. We understand that coming to the Chiropractic clinic may be costly and time-consuming. This way if you can't make it into the chiropractic office, you can do any of our 20+ online health programs at your leisure.
Enjoy and we hope they spark a little bit of joy and help you achieve your health goals. Each program contains - Information about the conditions - things to do and things to avoid - nutrition advice - all the stretches that are needed to help The following conditions are now available for online sessions
migraine
cervicogenic headaches
cervical facet neck pain
tension headaches
cervical radiculopathy (pins and needles in the arm originating from the neck)
shoulder impingement relief
thoracic outlet syndrome
frozen shoulder
rotator cuff
chronic lumbar (Low Back) disc pain
acute Lumbar(low back) disc pain
Lumbar facet pain
sciatica and piriformis syndrome
meniscus (knee pain)
Plantar fasciitis (Foot Pain)
Shin Splints
Tennis Elbow/Golfers elbow
Carpal tunnel Syndrome
Upper Crossed Syndrome( Poor Posture)
Lower Crossed Syndrome ( Poor Posture)
Dizziness-Vertigo
Arthritis
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TMJ (Jaw Pain)
References:
1. Park, K. B., Shin, J. S., Lee, J., Lee, Y. J., Kim, M. R., Lee, J. H., ... & Ha, I. H. (2017). Minimum clinically important difference and substantial clinical benefit in pain, functional, and quality of life scales in failed back surgery syndrome patients. Spine, 42(8), E474-E481.
2. Vleggeert-Lankamp, C. L., Arts, M. P., Jacobs, W. C., & Peul, W. C. (2013). Failed back (surgery) syndrome: time for a paradigm shift. British journal of pain, 7(1), 48-55.
3. El-Badawy, M. A., & El Mikkawy, D. M. (2016). Sympathetic dysfunction in patients with chronic low back pain and failed back surgery syndrome. The Clinical journal of pain, 32(3), 226-231.
4. Mulholland, R. C. (2008). The myth of lumbar instability: the importance of abnormal loading as a cause of low back pain. European spine journal, 17(5), 619-
5. Gudavalli, M. R., Olding, K., Joachim, G., & Cox, J. M. (2016). Chiropractic distraction spinal manipulation on postsurgical continued low back and radicular pain patients: a retrospective case series. Journal of chiropractic medicine, 15(2), 121-128.
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