Spinal Stenosis And Chiropractors

Doctors of Chiropractic deliver 94% of all manipulative procedures for many back problems including spinal stenosis. If your doctor determines that your condition would benefit from chiropractic care, part of the treatment plan will most likely include a form of spinal manipulation called chiropractic manipulative therapy C.M.T.I or 'adjustments'. The purpose of the adjustment is to normalize the improper spinal motion found within the vertebral subluxation complex, therefore reducing nerve interference.

Spinal Stenosis - is the constriction or narrowing of the vertebral canal. Mainly due to aging, as the gradual lessening of disk space and changes in ligaments advance upon the nerve roots below the lumbar vertebra or L2, pain can result. It's often accompanied by numbness in the legs and is not aided any by walking. Different vertebra and varied physical activities can affect the pain's location, intensity, recurring and duration. To help diagnose this condition, healthcare providers can use myelography, or an x-ray of the spinal cord after injection of air or a radiopaque substance into the subarachnoid space, with a post-CAT scan. And depending upon the patient, treatments can vary and be minor with medication if the pain gradually disappears, to epidural corticosteroid injections in the epidural, to blocks or surgery.

Doctors of Chiropractic lDC's are not the only health care professionals to utilize spinal manipulation. Physiotherapists, osteopaths and even some medical doctors incorporate spinal manipulation in their treatment plans as well. The difference, however is that Doctors of Chiropractors are uniquely trained to apply spinal manipulation. DC's spend years mastering the art and science of spinal manipulation.

Although there are many chiropractic styles or "techniques' utilized ay DCs in practice today, they all share a common goal which is correcting the VSC for the purpose of eliminating nerve interference associated with the VSC.
Many chiropractic offices utilize various complimentary therapies to assist in treating the five parts of the VSC. And they may include ultrasound, electric muscle stimulator, heat and ice, massage therapy, rehabilitative exercises and stretches, as well as nutritional counseling.