August 2024 Healthy News from Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC
PATIENTS SATISFIED WITH CHIROPRACTIC CARE
A recent study reported that 80-90% of patients who visit chiropractors and suffer with sciatic leg pain reported themselves to be “very satisfied” with their care, particularly with the completeness of the examination, understandable communication and information about the symptoms and prognosis as well as clear expectations about the treatment and its effectiveness. (1) We are here to satisfy and exceed your expectations of care! We have published papers to verify our treatment like this one that explained how patients experiencing leg pain in addition to back pain got better to the same extent as low back pain alone patients with an exercise and education program. (2) We encourage our sciatic leg pain patients to not despair! There is hope for relief of pain with our chiropractic treatment plan that combines the best of nutrition, exercise and spinal manipulation with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management. Actually, a new case report was just published and available on PubMed and in the Frontiers of Integrative Medicine journal for you to read that described a case of a patient with left leg pain that extended into the foot who was told he would have to have spinal surgery yet chose carefully monitored, gentle force-applied, chiropractic Cox® Technic spinal manipulation and exercise for relief of his disc-related sciatic leg pain. (3) If you or someone you know is dealing with back pain with (and without!) sciatic leg pain, seek information and check into care at Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC!
TIP OF THE MONTH: Stretch Hamstrings to Ease Sciatic Leg Pain
Lumbar radiculopathy (pain that radiates down the leg via a spinal nerve root) really messes with its sufferers’ quality of life. Also known as sciatica, lumbar radiculopathy challenges its sufferers to understand their condition so that they can manage it best, not fear doing everyday motions, and better take care of themselves. (4) Often this starts with just a simple exercise like hamstring stretching. A review of 344 randomized control trials that analyzed the effectiveness of hamstring stretching exercise documented that it reduces pain intensity for low back pain, improves straight leg raise ability in patients with low back pain and radicular leg pain (sciatica), and enhances function for back pain patients of all sorts. (5) Let’s talk at your next La Grande chiropractic visit to Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC about the proper way to do hamstring stretching for the best results for you!
Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Timothy Gagan on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson about the use of The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management treatment and exercise protocols that help back pain and sciatic leg pain sufferers find relief, manage their pain, and get back to life!
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