Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLCs October 2017 Healthy Newsletter
La Grande knee pain is a pain that Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC sees a lot. Pain medications and surgical procedures are commonly recommended while a new non-surgical chiropractic treatment is revealing good results. Principles of Cox® Technic flexion distraction and decompression - a technique used in clinic all the time for La Grande back pain and neck pain relief - were customized for application with knee pain. They proved successful in lessening knee pain. Overall, the mean pain scores for knee pain patients dropped from 7.7 to 1.8 on a 10 point scale with 10 being the worst pain in a mean of 5.3 visits over 3 weeks. More specifically, acute knee pain patients’ pain scores dropped more dramatically from a mean of 8.1 to 1.1 in 4.8 treatments in 2.4 weeks. Chronic knee pain patients’ scores fell from 7.5 to 2.2 in 5.4 treatments in 3.3 weeks. None of the patients reported any adverse reactions. (1) It's gentle, relieving, and comfortable. Listen to a PODCAST by the author of this paper about his clinical experience with treating knee pain. This is an exciting addition to Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC’s La Grande chiropractic care! La Grande knee pain sufferers are welcomed to feel this gentle, relieving La Grande knee pain treatment!
La Grande CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE MONTH: Strengthen the Hip Abductors
All of us can gain from stronger hip abductors, and La Grande senior folks benefit even more. A new article reports that people with chronic low back pain typically have hip abductor weakness, too. (Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC concurs as these two are seen frequently in this La Grande chiropractic practice.) A simple series of hip abductor exercises helped reduce pain and improve function in a set of older chronic low back pain sufferers. (2) Easy! Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC will give you some hip strengthening exercise moves you can do in the convenience of your own home along with the La Grande chiropractic spinal manipulation with Cox Technic in office to achieve such relief yourself.
Bring your painful hips and knees as well as backs and necks to Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC! Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC is prepared to help with the latest in La Grande chiropractic care!
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