Regular Southern New Hampshire chiropractic care. A helpful idea? Yep! Consider other helpful regular care ideas: Endocrinologists recommend that diabetics regularly monitor their blood sugars. Dentists recommend regular teeth cleanings twice annually to keep plaque at bay. Cardiologists at the American Heart Association recommend performing at least 150 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous aerobic physical activity a week to make an impact on heart health. Health experts recommend regular daily exercise for 150 minutes a week to keep the body in tune. Nutritionists recommend a good diet a day: fruits, veggies, proteins, fats, etc., to nourish the body properly. Spinal manipulation for back pain relief is recommended by the American College of Physicians, American Pain Society, and the American Medical Association. (1,2) Chiropractors recommend spinal manipulation treatments regularly, too, not necessarily every day once the pain is under control, but regularly to prevent spine pain – back pain, neck pain, arm pain, leg pain. New Hampshire Spine and Sport treats many Southern New Hampshire chiropractic patients on a regular basis, Southern New Hampshire chiropractic patients who choose such care to maintain healthy and pain-free spines as best they can.
BACK PAIN STATS
80% of us humans will experience no less than one episode of back pain in our lifetime. A third of us experiences back pain right now. Back pain is known to come and go not disappear for life. New Hampshire Spine and Sport often informs patients that the current episode of back pain is getting your attention for a reason. If for no other reason, it is asking for care. It won’t be ignored. Your spine will welcome an effective treatment plan to end the pain as well as a plan to maintain its mobility and health.
CONTINUED CARE BENEFITS
That’s where regular chiropractic care comes into play. Surely our Southern New Hampshire chiropractic patients understand that chiropractic care lessens back pain and neck pain and related extremity pain like arm and leg pain. They also know that they don’t want to suffer with such pain again! While there is no assurance that back pain or neck pain will not come back, keeping that pain at bay and/or keeping its return to as mild as possible is a worthwhile goal as is a goal to be able to do everyday activities as pain free and worry free as possible. A new study called the Nordic Maintenance Care Program stated that such chiropractic maintenance care decreased the number of days of bothersome pain that reduced activities and improved the number of pain free weeks between episodes. These outcomes may well facilitate patients’ and doctors’ realistically temper their expectations of care. Maintenance care is not a cure, doesn’t stop new episodes necessarily, but it is a plan to reduce life-routine disrupting pain for back pain sufferers who have recurrent and persistent low back pain. (3) For these Southern New Hampshire back pain patients, New Hampshire Spine and Sport is here.
Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Joel Dixon on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he shares how 20 years of maintenance care benefited his veteran patient contain his back pain so that he could live his life the way he wants to live it.
CONTACT New Hampshire Spine and Sport
Schedule a Southern New Hampshire chiropractic appointment at New Hampshire Spine and Sport today. Incorporate regular chiropractic care as part of your total healthcare plan for your spine’s health.