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Healthy News November 2022

Montreal chiropractic spinal manipulation treatment may have a audible pop...or not! SMT is effective either way. 

The Illusive Pop of Spinal Manipulation

“To Pop or Not to Pop” is of course a twist on an age-old Shakespearean quote for an age-old chiropractic spinal manipulation discussion point. The answer today is that it’s not a required indicator of back pain relief via spinal manipulation treatment (SMT), yet back pain and neck pain patients undergoing SMT want and need to know more. Current guidelines for handling low back pain stress patient education and exercise as important topics of discussion. Healthcare practitioners are fairly good (72% overall) at sharing information. By profession, though, chiropractors lead in delivering patient education for 76% of patients with physical therapists at 74% and general practitioners at only 44%. The more emotionally distressed a patient was or the pain was below the knee, information was shared with 78% of patients. (1) A valuable topic for Montreal back pain and neck pain patients undergoing spinal manipulation treatment (SMT) is this sometimes-audible pop. A systematic review of published studies revealed that regardless of the spinal area or follow-up time after the SMT, nothing was found that showed evidence of improved pain outcomes or treatment success linked to an audible pop. (2) This is good to know since some patients have it, and some don’t. Patients whose practitioners explained the audible pop to them - and those who were not spinal manipulation patients - reported curious theories of what made that sound and had overemphasized ideas of its importance. (3) Instead of the question “To pop or not to pop?” the better question for you and your Montreal chiropractor might “Is there pain relief or not?” With our gentle chiropractic care, there is pain relief for many Montreal back pain and neck pain sufferers. We look forward to talking  with you at your next chiropractic visit at Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic!

Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Kurt Olding on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he details the gentle spinal manipulation treatment of spinal stenosis with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.

Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic shares new research about the effect of vitamin D on adrenal health and function. 

[[CHIROPRACTIC]] TIP OF THE MONTH: 
Vitamin D for Adrenal Gland Support

Vitamin D is popular and abundantly researched beyond its longer term reputation in supporting phospho-calcium metabolism and skeletal bone disorders.  Today, research has well-established vitamin D as a hormone and described vitamin D as influential for various diseases from cancer, inflammation, and autoimmunity (Hashimoto’s, Graves’, diabetes) to adrenal gland health and disease (Cushing’s, Addison’s). (4) The adrenal gland has two main parts: (A) The adrenal cortex produces cortisol which regulates the sleep/wake cycle, body’s use of fats/proteins/carbs, inflammation, blood pressure as well as raises blood sugar and reduces bone formation. (B) The adrenal medulla manufactures “stress hormones” epinephrine (adrenaline) and norepinephrine (noradrenaline) responsible for the fight or flight response. (5) Adrenal gland issues keep people awake at night…literally! Although not yet definitive, 800-2000IU a day was proposed in a new study to support adrenal health. (6) Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic is ready to discuss vitamin D and any adrenal gland issues you may be having.  

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