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Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Cervical fusion surgery accelerates cervical degeneration.
When a client requires surgical intervention after a traumatic event, a very recent article AGAIN confirms what has been published in the past; it's NOT OVER after the surgery.
In a study by Matsumoto, et al. (2009), a 10-year follow up MRI of patients who underwent anterior cervical decompression and fusion (ACDF) compared to healthy controls was conducted. The authors state, "There have been few studies which investigate incidence of progression of degenerative changes at adjacent segments in patients treated by ACDF comparing healthy control subjects…However, ACDF is associated with several peri and postoperative problems, one of which is adjacent segment degeneration" (Matsumoto, et al., 2009, p. 36). Later on in the research paper, the authors report, "However, clinical symptoms including neck pain, shoulder stiffness, and numbness in the upper extremities were significantly more frequent in ACDF group than in control group. This suggests that adjacent segment degeneration might be in part associated with the patients' symptoms" (Matsumoto, et al., 2009, 42).
That means that surgical correction is not the end of the claimant's injuries. Future care is required in ALL FUSIONS to ensure the progression of degeneration and the reactivation of sensitive structures is monitored. Doctors that are trained properly in triaging and treating the traumatically injured not only understand the necessity of future care, but also how and when to properly document it.
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Exercise: Walk it off.
Because exercise helps use up oxygen, it causes your body to burn stored fat. If you walk 4 miles per day, 4 times per week, you will burn 1,600 calories a week. If you don't change your diet at all and walk that same distance for 6 months, you will lose 12 lbs. Walk that same distance for a year and you will drop 24 lbs. Mayo Clinic
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Friday, February 6, 2015
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Tuesday, February 3, 2015
Watch your Back! See your Chiropractor!
Half of all Americans suffer from back pain each year. 25% of Americans adults reported they suffered from back pain for at least a day within the last three months and lower back pain is the 5th most common reason people visit the doctor. CDC
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Lower Your Risk
Consistent exercise (30 minute walk every day) lowers the risk of colon cancer, heart disease, diabetes and other cancers. Those who exercised consistently for at least 10 years had the lowest risk of all. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, December 2010
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