Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC Sees the Spine in Many Ways to Diagnose and Relieve Back Pain
There are so many options to “see” the spine. Imaging, ultrasound, clinical testing. What’s best? That depends. Your La Grande chiropractic spinal pain doctor at Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC uses the test(s) that are most useful to “see’’ the spine best to create the best treatment plan for treatment and relief.
KNOWING WHAT MAY UNDERLIE PAIN: What Chiropractors Look For
Chiropractors as well as general practitioners and other healthcare providers must be on the look out for all kinds of underlying causes of back pain from fractures, infections, tumors, radiculopathy, axial spondylarthritis, and extravertebral causes. These may require imaging, lab tests, etc., to help identify. 20% of back pain bouts may have these kinds of underlying conditions that really should be discovered in a timely manner. (1) Occasionally, knee osteoarthritis and lumbar spondylosis appear together in the same patient. Having one or the other issue significantly increased the odds of having the other. (2) Though they’re not likely in your vocabulary, they are in your chiropractor’s! Schmorl’s nodes. Seen on imaging, these are noted in 33% of low back pain patients and in only 11.5% of asymptomatic subjects. Body weight seems to influence the number of these seen on imaging. (3) Your La Grande chiropractor is informed of these and more issues.
WHAT ELSE DOES YOUR CHIROPRACTOR LOOK FOR
Decreased balance capability could possibly impact recovery from low back pain. (4) Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC looks for depressive symptoms as they tend to add to more primary care appointments in acute low back pain patients, greater pain intensity, more disability, and less recovery in acute and chronic back pain patients. (5) Each of our La Grande patients is a whole person! Your chiropractic team sees you that way. So what else do we look for? Anything and everything that may slow your recovery.
WHAT DOES YOUR CHIROPRACTOR DO FOR SPINE-RELATED PAIN
Whether you have low back pain or neck pain or back-related leg or arm pain, your La Grande chiropractor will guide your care be it just for a diagnosis and referral to the proper healthcare colleague or for the formation of an in-house treatment plan leading to pain relief. We’re here for you. We read the spine research to keep up with all the latest in diagnostic tips and tools. And we deliver pain-relieving spinal manipulation with The Cox® Technic Flexion Distraction and Decompression System of Spinal Pain Mangement. Spinal manipulation has shown itself through research to be effective in controlling low back pain as quickly as immediately. Stiffness and tone were seen to improve right after treatment while elasticity decreased. (6)
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Listen to the PODCAST with Dr. Joseph D’Angiollilo on the Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he shares how he found a spinal tumor in his careful clinical exam of a man with back pain. Unusual, yes, but such a cause of pain can be found by a well-trained and experienced chiropractor like your La Grande chiropractor. You are in good hands!
Schedule your next La Grande chiropractic appointment with Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC. With so many ways available to “see” your spine, know that we will find what’s going on and a way to get you some pain relief. We look forward to seeing you at your next chiropractic appointment!
