Spinal imaging reveals much about a
Severna Park back pain and leg pain sufferers’ condition. Imaging must be
reviewed carefully, of course, for what it shows as well as the way various imaging methods contrast
with others. Back And Neck Care Center appreciates all the
input from you, the Severna Park back pain
patient, as well as your imaging and exam findings to individualize
your Severna Park chiropractic treatment plan for pain relief.
DISC HERNIATION AND Severna Park BACK PAIN
Disc herniation and leg and/or back pain seem to
come together, too, but so much more may be incorporated:
degenerative disc disease, annulus
fibrosus rupture, irritation and compression of
nerve roots and cauda equina from the herniation itself. A newer
study traced the effects of exercise on a disc herniation’s
neuromechanical compression, its inflammatory chemical stimulation, and its
autoimmune response. (1) Imaging shows pretty
pictures of the disc herniation…that Back And Neck Care Center links
with your symptomatology!
BACK PAIN AND IMAGING
Back pain and imaging seem to go together. When
someone experiences back pain, xrays, CTs, and MRIs
come to mind. Just what do these show? A study analyzed
images of back pain patients to asymptomatic persons. MR
imaging of those with back pain showed that various
measurements differed: anteroposterior diameter measures
of the vertebral canal varied, transverse diameter was smaller,
and thecal sac area was less. (2) Caution is necessary to
compare neuroforaminal measurements from CT scans
and plain film as a study found that in patients who didn’t have
back pain plain film measurements were bigger compared to those on
CT. (3) Another imaging finding your Severna Park chiropractor is very
aware of is called Modic change. It’s another imaging finding that
is quite revealing in that Modic change (mainly type II) is linked
with abdominal aortic calcification by way of a lower blood supply or
even poorer systemic vascularization because of
atherosclerotic disease. (4) It’s another insight we can utilize to
determine what is going on in your spine. Finally, a spinal
imaging finding that is quite common in back pain patients is fatty
infiltration of the paraspinal muscles, more so in patients with degenerative lumbar
spondylolisthesis. (5) We check the MRI images for that though it’s hard to not see! Another good reason to begin
a good spinal exercise program!
EXERCISE & SPINE PAIN RELIEF
Exercise may be quite effective in dealing
with the lumbar disc herniation which is why Back And Neck Care Center includes
some simple lumbar spine exercises to start on day one. We encourage
our back pain patients to keep doing these easy
exercises and are happy to back anyone who wants to do more...after we talk!
CONTACT Back And Neck Care Center
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Lee Hazen on The Back Doctors Podcast with
Dr. Michael Johnson as he illustrates a case of
degenerative spondylolisthesis that responded well to treatment
with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Schedule your Severna Park chiropractic
appointment now to see us! Whether you have spinal
imaging already or need it, your Severna Park chiropractor
can assist in making sense of its significance to
your journey to back pain relief.