Greater Buffalo Accident & Injury Chiropractic

Patient post MVA with fractures at the right 3rd and 6th ribs as well as the vertebral bodies of T8 and L1. This patient was under care for quite a while, but did return to work...

A 2016 study out of Palmer College of Chiropractic has shown Chiropractic care in conjunction with academic intervention improved this child's postural abnormalities, attitude and cognitive development...the child suffered from a brain abnormality...

A 2016 paper published in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders showed that early intervention with upper neck and upper middle back adjusting were shown to be more effective than mobilization and exercise in patients with cervicogenic headache [head pain coming from the neck]...Lets work NON-PAIN MEDICATION FIRST!!

In this patient there is a significant left sided (the image on the right is a mirror image) disc herniation. Represented by the red arrow compression the left exiting S1 nerve which goes to the foot. This is a difficult case. There is also a rudimentary intervertebral disc at S1-2, which is a normal variant that is represented by the yellow arrow.

Patient satisfaction is HIGH in chiropractic patients. Another paper in 2014 showed the following: "Individuals with acute/subacute neck pain were more satisfied with specific aspects of care from SMT [spinal manipulative therapy] delivered by doctors of chiropractic compared to medication." This is a growing trend...there IS NO PILL FOR A MECHANICAL PROBLEM...

Post-graduate studies are a critical part of making sure your doctor is up to date and has a great network of other providers. This is a patient we had 2 weeks ago... 51 year old male with L5-S1 annular tear and disc degeneration. The annular tear is acute can the major cause of his pain. Incidentally we see Bone Marrow Hyperplasia throughout the spine. It is critical that it is differentiated FROM metastases in the spine cancer. What doctor they should be seeing is CRITICAL - DIAGNOSIS FIRST...they are stable and doing well...if this was something MORE OMINOUS they would have been send to the oncologist and PCP IMMEDIATELY.

Working along with Primary Care Physicians continues to show increased access and improved outcomes for patients with back and spine pain. A 2013 article shows that standard medical care ALONE was much, much less effective than with the addition of Chiropractic care. Communication and a good inter professional working relationship is good for EVERYONE.

From our family to yours! Happy thanksgiving!

This is a recent patient with a LARGE L5-S1central disc herniation. The red arrow points to it. The blue arrows show how the posterior longitudinal ligament is being stretched, normally it lays against the bone. That ligament is INNERVATED as is the DISC. That means that BOTH generate pain.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Please spend as much time with your family as you can, eat as much as you are able and laugh as much as you can tolerate!

Previous research has shown a pain management benefit to spinal manipulation. A 2014 research paper from Spain showed that spinal manipulation actually influences pain in the body by effecting the biochemical markers of pain generation. In other words, there is chemical proof in the blood that Chiropractic care can reduce your pain...Please share this information with family, friends and your primary care medical provider.

Here is a picture of a patient a few days ago with significant nerve compression at L3-4 and L4-5. I also show a NORMAL slice so you can see how much room the patient SHOULD HAVE for the nerves to come out. This patient is responding VERY WELL to treatment, it is the abnormal loading of the spine due to an underlying biomechanical problem that is deforming the disc. DIAGNOSIS and ASSESSMENT FIRST.