Lynchburg Smoking Increases Body Pain Particularly Spine Pain

Smoking. We know how bad it is. Smoking is bad. The body does not like it. Your spine dislikes it! Palmer Chiropractic Center loves your spine and offers Lynchburg chiropractic care for your spine. You like your spine or at least need it! Do what you can to keep your spine healthy. Let Palmer Chiropractic Center care for your spine when it needs a little help to re-discover its healthy state. The first step toward health for a Lynchburg smoker suffering with back pain may require a chiropractic treatment plan that includes a plan to quit smoking.

WHO SMOKES?

Researchers are inquisitive about factors linked to smoking. In a review of 7547 patients who underwent back surgery, they discovered that 18% were smokers. The researchers stated that contrasted with the non-smokers, the smokers were younger, male, nondiabetic, and nonobese. These patients who have coronary artery disease were more likely to be smokers. Smokers who had lumbar spine back surgery came to their healthcare provider more with leg pain than back pain and disability. Their employment, insurance/uninsured, and education status were also related to smoking status. Interestingly though, smoking status didn’t influence the disability status one year after back surgery. (1) Altering such risk factors work equally well for smokers and nonsmokers luckily. Palmer Chiropractic Center would encourage a Lynchburg smoker who has Lynchburg back pain create a plan to stop smoking.

SMOKING’S EFFECTS ON THE BODY

The body gets what is good for it…and what’s not. Smoking is not. Examining 2307 smokers and non-smokers, researchers discovered that smoking is greatly associated with spine pain. Headache, trunk pain and limb pain followed. Active smoking is linked to pain in every part of the body. The spine and head take the brunt of the painful effect though. If a smoker does not like pain, you’ll want to consider stop smoking! (2) Palmer Chiropractic Center is with you to back your effort to stop smoking when you’re ready.

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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Silke Laub of chiropractic’s contribution to palliative care of a patient with cancer who has neuropathic pain due to chemotherapy. Dr. Michael Johnson of The Back Doctors Podcast highlighted the supportive side of chiropractic care and Cox® Technic for patients with spine related pain.

Schedule your next Lynchburg chiropractic visit with Palmer Chiropractic Center. Smoking is a risk factor for more pain. Smoking is very bothersome to the spine. Being the Lynchburg back pain specialist, your Lynchburg chiropractor is here to ease back pain and support any efforts you decide to try to decrease your back pain.