Spinal imaging reveals much about a
Manchester back pain and leg pain sufferers’ condition. Imaging must be
carefully considered, of course, for what it reveals in addition to how various imaging methods contrast
with others. Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries appreciates all the
input you can bring with you, the Manchester back pain
patient, as well as your imaging and examination testing findings to personalize
your Manchester chiropractic treatment plan for pain relief.
DISC HERNIATION AND Manchester BACK PAIN
Disc herniation and leg and/or back pain seem to
come together, too, but so much more may be involved:
disc degeneration, ruptured annulus fibrosus, irritation and compression of
nerve roots and cauda equina from the herniation itself. A newer
study tracked the effects of exercise on a disc herniation’s
neuromechanical compression, its inflammatory chemical stimulation, and its
autoimmune response. (1) Imaging visualizes nice
pictures of the disc herniation…that Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries associates
with your symptoms!
BACK PAIN AND IMAGING
Back pain and imaging tend to go together. When
someone has back pain, xrays, MRIs, and CTs
come to mind. Just what do these show? A study compared
images of symptomatic patients to asymptomatic persons. MR
imaging of those with back pain showed that a variety of
measurements differed: anteroposterior diameter dimensions
of the vertebral canal varied, transverse diameter was smaller,
and thecal sac area was smaller. (2) Caution is necessary to
compare neuroforaminal measurements from CT scans
and plain film as a study found that in patients who didn’t have
back pain plain film measurements were larger compared to those on
CT. (3) Another imaging finding your Manchester chiropractor is quite
aware of is called Modic change. It’s another imaging finding that
is very revealing in that Modic change (mainly type II) is associated
with abdominal aortic calcification via a lower blood supply or
even poorer systemic vascularization because of
atherosclerotic disease. (4) It’s another insight we can utilize to
determine what is going on in your spine. Finally, a spinal
imaging finding that is quite usual in back pain patients is fatty
infiltration of the paraspinal muscles, more so in patients with degenerative lumbar
spondylolisthesis. (5) We check the MRI images for that though it’s hard to not see! Another good reason to begin
a good spinal exercise program!
EXERCISE & SPINE PAIN RELIEF
Exercise may be quite helpful in managing the lumbar disc herniation which is why Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries includes
some simple lumbar spine exercises to begin on day one. We encourage
our back pain patients to keep doing these easy
exercises and are happy to support anyone who wants to do more...after we talk!
CONTACT Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Lee Hazen on The Back Doctors Podcast with
Dr. Michael Johnson as he illustrates a case of
degenerative spondylolisthesis that responded well to treatment
with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Make your Manchester chiropractic
appointment now to see us! Whether you have spinal
imaging already or need it, your Manchester chiropractor
can help make sense of its significance to
your path to back pain relief.