Touch is Part of Old Mill Chiropractics Relieving Back Pain Care
For all the talk of artificial intelligence and the future of robots and computers in our lives, the positive effect of human touch cannot be supplanted. Chiropractic is a hands-on profession. Old Mill Chiropractic delivers hands-on St Peters chiropractic care. Chiropractic has an extensive history of valuable manual manipulation and treatment for back pain, neck pain and related extremity pain. Touch can’t be dismissed in its impact on healing and isn’t ignored by your St Peters chiropractor as your pain-relieving treatment plan is established starting with the first day’s exam and extending through the entire treatment process.
TOUCH IN THE DOCTOR PATIENT REALM
Touch in the relationship between doctor and patient is central. A new report states that touch can produce neuromodulatory effects to reduce pain and reduce}decrease patient anxiety about the pain. Researchers stated that the effect of touch starts with the confident handshake and extends through the physical examination, especially when the examining physician touches the spot the patient says is painful. This confirms to the patient that the doctor understands the patient’s pain. Touch also extends into treatment for manual and manipulative treating physicians. (1) The effect of touch can’t be denied. Your St Peters chiropractor at Old Mill Chiropractic recognizes that this is true and sees its effect every day and is pleased to see its importance presented in the medical literature for manual therapy’s beneficial role in the health care system for conditions like St Peters back pain, neck pain, arm pain, and sciatic leg pain.
EFFECT OF TOUCH
A researcher remarked on a leading study’s outcomes regarding the effect of spinal manipulation and exercise for back pain relief: “the data are compatible with a non-specific effect caused by touch.” (2) Science seeks to quantify just how human touch affects back pain relief. Until that is done, chiropractic physicians like your St Peters chiropractor will embrace the effect of touch as they deliver spinal manipulation with their hands.
St Peters CHIROPRACTIC TOUCH
Chiropractors rely on their sense of touch in delivering the appropriate forces to the spine, forces that provide pain relief for the back pain and neck pain patient. It takes experience to really refine the proper force application. Today, though, technology may help with this as force-feedback systems are helping doctors gain that vital experience. With the chiropractic technique system used at Old Mill Chiropractic, research has documented just what those proper, pain-relieving forces are. (3,4) Force-measuring equipment has been created and incorporated into teaching and daily-use chiropractic tables. (As an extra, in performing the research study to test forces with patients, no serious adverse effects were produced. “First, do no harm.”) (5,6) The Cox® Technic flexion distraction procedures used at Old Mill Chiropractic are documented, gentle, and effective for easing pain and dropping intradiscal pressures (7,8). That is a chiropractic treatment outcome combination our St Peters chiropractic patients seek.
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. James Cox on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he explained how Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management and chiropractic treatment may influence via senses like touch.
Make your next St Peters chiropractic visit soon. Old Mill Chiropractic is committed to hands-on treatment for pain relief. No computer or AI system will replace your St Peters chiropractor’s hands! Visit us soon!
