April 2020 Healthy News from Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC
Here is a pandemic chiropractic is built for: low back pain! A recent study in Healthcare journal presents that “Low back pain is a pandemic and costly musculoskeletal condition in the United States.” This report compared the cost-effectiveness of chiropractic and physical therapy for low back pain. Interestingly, their next study is said to ascertain if they decrease the need for expensive health services like surgery, injections, and ER visits. For now, though, they discovered that the total average cost was $48.56 less for chiropractic care than PT and the daily adjusted life years was 0.0043 higher for chiropractic than PT patients. They determined that chiropractic was shown to be a cost-effective means to ease low back pain in adults with at least 3 weeks of low back pain over six months. (1) Come to Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC to find out for yourself! Bring your La Grande low back pain to Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC. Chiropractic care and your La Grande chiropractor are prepared to fight and conquer the pandemic of low back pain.
La Grande CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE MONTH:
B Vitamins for Diabetic Neuropathy
Chronic diabetic neuropathic pain is tough. Inflammation plays a part. Spinal proinflammatory cytokines have a role. A recent study using rats showed that B vitamins not only suppress but significantly overpower this pain by curbing the proinflammatory cytokines. (2) Unfortunately, vitamin B12 deficiency is very common in type II diabetic patients who take metformin, a common diabetic drug. (3) Researchers noted links to anemia and neuropathy with metformin use in diabetic patients. (4) Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC recommends that our diabetic patients are encouraged to test their vitamin B levels! B vitamins are quite important for health!
Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. James Cox, developer of the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management, on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he shares information on how the immune system functions as well as how spinal manipulation affects neuropathic pain pathways.
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