Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation Knows Anatomy Well, Knows Your Spine Well
Your Carrolltown chiropractor understands
your spine! Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation understands anatomy. Back in
chiropractic school, your chiropractor studied much
about anatomy of the spine and puts that knowledge to
use every day. Knowledge of the spine’s anatomy is continually
at the forefront of your chiropractor’s mind as you and each spine pain, neck
pain, back pain patient comes through the door!
It’s so exciting! (Are you not you glad
someone finds it exciting?)
LEARNING ANATOMY IN SCHOOL
When we were in school, we were
all guilty of learning only to pass a test. Going
to professional school, such learning is more vital
than ever since it will impact everyday work. (How much
do you remember from your school days?) An
international survey of chiropractors and anatomists found
that chiropractors felt that a higher level of anatomy teaching
during chiropractic education was beneficial
for clinical practice, permitting better understanding,
application, and analysis of anatomical material to support
a clinical decision in their daily clinical practice. (1) An Australian study
of chiropractors compared their knowledge of anatomy to that of chiropractic
students. The chiropractic practitioners rated their knowledge of anatomy and proved it by taking a test of their knowledge. This was compared
to the equivalent in their chiropractic student counterparts. The
chiropractors showed that they retained their
knowledge of anatomy - and knew they did! – contradicting the hypothesis
that chiropractic practitioners may not retain
it after a period of time. Knowledge of anatomy is used
daily in chiropractic practice, and chiropractors know
their anatomy. (2) Your Carrolltown chiropractor does! We
will be happy to talk about it!
SPINAL ANATOMY KNOWLEDGE PUT TO USE IN CHIROPRACTIC CLINICAL
PRACTICE
Applying spinal manipulation daily applies knowledge of the spine’s anatomy every day.
The most ordinary reasons people said they
sought chiropractic care were low back pain (49.7%), neck pain (22.5%), and
extremity issues (10.0%). The typical treatment they received
were spinal manipulation (79.3%), soft tissue therapy (35.1%), and formal
patient education (31.3%). (3) Spinal conditions receive plenty of attention from chiropractic patients and their
chiropractors, of course! But fortunate side effects of
chiropractic care emerge in the medical literature as well
like potential cardiovascular benefit. In a placebo-controlled, assessor-blinded,
randomized trial, researchers reported on the immediate effects
of upper thoracic spine manual therapy on cardiovascular autonomic control of musculoskeletal pain
patients (ie, back pain, spine pain,
neck pain, etc.). The researchers stated that musculoskeletal
pain intensified the risk of cardiovascular events. (4) Come feel
these benefits of chiropractic treatment based on spinal anatomy knowledge.
CONTACT Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Kurt Olding on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he shares the case
of thoracic spine treatment in this case for pain relief of a
disc herniation performing the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain
Management.
Schedule
your Carrolltown appointment with Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation. Spinal anatomy knowledge is put to good use to relieve
spine, back, neck, and musculoskeletal pain. We’re excited to
share our knowledge of anatomy and spinal care with you!
