Dr. Butwell Sees the Spine in Many Ways to Diagnose and Relieve Back Pain
There are so many ways to “see” the spine. Imaging, ultrasound, clinical testing. What is best? That depends. Your Georgetown chiropractic spinal pain doctor at Dr. Butwell uses the test(s) that are most useful to “see’’ the spine most optimally to create the best treatment plan for treatment and relief.
KNOWING WHAT MAY UNDERLIE PAIN: What Chiropractors Look For
Chiropractors in addition to general practitioners and other healthcare providers must be on the look out for all sorts 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 episodes may have these types of underlying conditions that need to found in a timely manner. (1) Sometimes, knee osteoarthritis and lumbar spondylosis come together in the same patient. Having one or the other condition significantly raised the risk 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 Georgetown chiropractor is familiar with with and more issues.
WHAT ELSE DOES YOUR CHIROPRACTOR LOOK FOR
Reduced balance capability could possibly impact recovery from low back pain. (4) Dr. Butwell looks for depressive signs as they tend to add to more primary care visits 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 Georgetown patients is a whole person! [[companyame]] sees you that way. So what else do we look for? All that may reduce 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 Georgetown chiropractor will direct your care be it just for a diagnosis and referral to the proper healthcare colleague or for the establishment of an in-house treatment plan leading to pain relief. We’re here for you. We gather 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 good at controlling low back pain as quickly as immediately. Stiffness and tone were seen to increase 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 explains how he found a spinal tumor in his careful clinical exam of a man with back pain. Uncommon, yes, but such a cause of pain can be revealed by a well-trained and experienced chiropractor like your Georgetown chiropractor. You’re in good hands!
Make your next Georgetown chiropractic appointment with Dr. Butwell. With so many ways available to “see” your spine, know that we’ll 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!
