Geneva Chiropractic Newsletter

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 Geneva Chiropractic
611 E.State Street, Suite 310
Geneva IL 60134
Phone: (630)232-2900
www.genevachiropractic.com

Iman M Halloum D.C.
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 Health Articles and More! Other articles in this months newsletter:

Are Your Children Being Unnecessarily Medicated?
Dr. James Bogash
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Chiropractic Adjustments Affect the Autonomic Nervous System
Dr. John Zimmerman
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Try Exercise Instead of Surgery for Back Pain
Dr. James Bogash
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Rib Pain
Dr. Bruce West
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Don't Be So Hard on Yourself
Dr. James Bogash
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Chiropractic Care in Pregnancy for Safer, Easier Births
Jeanne Ohm, D.C.
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Try Exercise Instead of Surgery for Back Pain
Dr. James Bogash
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While it's true that some back problems are so severe that they warrant surgical attention, the disturbing trend in medicine these days is to put patients under the knife, rather than investigate possible nonsurgical options.

Disc degeneration often necessitates a surgical procedure called "lumbar fusion," but as a new study shows, exercise combined with cognitive therapy (telling patients physical activity will not harm the back, and recommending exercise) may be just as effective - and without any of the risks associated with surgery.

In the study, patients with low back pain (LBP) lasting one year or longer, and evidence of disc degeneration on X-ray, were randomly selected to receive surgical fusion or cognitive intervention and exercise. At a one-year follow-up, improvements in back pain, use of analgesics, emotional distress, life satisfaction, and return to work were essentially the same in both groups. More significantly, according to the researchers, the "success rate" after one year was 70 percent in the surgical fusion group, compared to 76 percent in the nonsurgical group!

Do you suffer from back pain? If you do, it deserves the attention of a health care professional. Your chiropractor can evaluate your condition and determine the appropriate course of care.

Reference: Brox JI, Sorensen R, Friis A, et al. Randomized clinical trial of lumbar instrumented fusion and cognitive intervention and exercises in patients with chronic low back pain and disc degeneration. Spine, Sept. 1, 2003:28(17), pp1913-21.


  About our Practice
  
Geneva Chiropractic is a healthcare center for women and their families. Our goal is to provide the best possible chiropractic care in a warm, intimate, and caring environment. We are committed to establish a partnership with you through listening to your concerns, on going education and following a treatment plan to enhance your ability to heal. Dr. Halloum treats women and their families of all ages. Helping pregnant women experience healthy and pain free pregnancy with chiropractic care is a joy.