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La Grande Exercise and Spinal Manipulation Recommended for Older Adult Back Pain

May 16, 2017

Older back pain patients benefit from combined chiropractic care: spinal manipulation and mobilization plus exercise. That’s what new best practices guidelines recommend. Surprised? Of course not! Your La Grande chiropractor treats your spine, and you take care of your spine! Together, your La Grande chiropractor and you the La Grande back pain sufferer form a great spine care team. Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC is your local La Grande chiropractic care center where La Grande back pain patients meet their La Grande chiropractor to establish a treatment plan to relieve pain as well as future back pain prevention plan.

A new high-level research review reiterates that spinal manipulation is a safe way to relieve back pain in older adults. Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC values this confirmation! How did they do this? Researchers reviewed all published articles from 7 years to update current recommendations. Thirty-seven panelists contributed to this best practices guidelinesreview and update. Conclusively, they approved current statements regarding the best practices for chiropractic care of older adults with back pain. They reinforced the present statement about how safe spinal manipulation is for these patients. The panel added two supplementary notes of advice that (1) chiropractors should recommend exercise to these older adult back pain patients and (2) manipulation and mobilization contribute to general positive outcomes not just for pain reduction. (1) Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC concurs! La Grande chiropractic patients frequently look for care that will decrease their back pain. Then, they find La Grande chiropractic care that does more than just back pain relief. Chiropractic incorporation of nutrition, exercise, and wellness care allows them to embrace a healthier approach to life.

This chiropractic care begins with back pain relief. The spinal manipulation method Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC applies is known as Cox Technic. From the research studies concerning this approach, it’s known that radiculopathy (leg pain), chronic moderate/severe back pain and recurrent mild back pain (pain than comes and goes) respond more favorably to chiropractic Cox Technic than to medical conservative care. This study also showed that chronic/recurrent – back pain that returns several times a year – reacts better to exercise. (2) Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC knows exercise is critical to control back pain and prevent future back pain. Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC encourages all our La Grande chiropractic patients to help themselves with exercise.

Schedule your La Grande chiropractic appointment with Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC to talk about La Grande back pain relief and prevention in older adults with La Grande chiropractic care and appropriate La Grande exercise. Your La Grande chiropractor and you will act as a team as well as recommended spinal manipulation and exercise do to safely and successfully reduce low back pain.