SL 1122 Health - FINAL_Dept 12 / 9 / 22 12 : 11 PM Page 1 Q & A For anyone who is experiencing back H E A L T H pain , at what point should people consider going to a chiropractor or other medical professional for care ? Pain is an unfortunate part of life for many people . It is important to recognize that pain can often be an indicator of injury , disease , infection , or the like . It is critical that patients with pain , whether acute or Back in Action chronic , access their healthcare team When back injuries and other musculoskeletal whether their chiropractor , specialist , or primary care physician so as to afford a disorders disrupt everyday life , it’s time to timely history / examination , appropriate test - ing , and diagnosis to identify the pain gen - seek help . BY BILL DONAHUE erator or cause , and establish an efficient treatment strategy to get the patient on the road to recovery . Are there new technologies or thera - pies you use regularly that show a lot of promise in terms of helping to ease people’s pain or getting them back to doing things they haven’t been able to enjoy ? There are several established physical med - icine procedures , including spinal manipu - lation , which I use in my treatment plans that align with evidence - based protocols . However , there are emerging trends in re - generative medicine that offer promise in treating musculoskeletal conditions . Our office now offers Radial Pulse Wave therapy , a form of shockwave therapy , to treat my - ofascial conditions like tennis elbow , plantar fasciitis , and certain tendinopathies , that has shown sound efficacy in trials . riedrich Nietzsche once described humankind as “ the bravest Other than surgery , most remedies Fanimal and most prone to suffer . ” seem to require an ongoing course The German philosopher may have been referring more to existential suffering of treatment . What can people expect than to the physical kind , his point is the same : Pain is an unavoidable part of human in terms of the duration of a chiro - life . Muscles become stiff and sore the day after a difficult workout . A keening practic treatment plan ? sharpness courses through a limb after taking a fall on the ice . A broken heart aches Regarding my approach to establishing ef - dully and seems as though it will never heal . fective chiropractic treatment plans , the pa - Time excels at helping the human body heal from the many pains that can tient needs to be established as a good prevent a person from living their life fully , but it does not always succeed in doing so . candidate for care to start . Regarding my When the musculoskeletal pain resulting from an injury , disease , or some other treatment programs , I traditionally introduce disorder begins to detract from a person’s quality of life , it’s time to seek out the short trials of care of two to three weeks , expertise of a qualified medical professional . or less , and based on response to treatment Carl Hiller , D.C . , of NeuroMusculoSkeletal ( NMS ) Spine & Joint Institute has properly adapt or titrate care in a timely devoted his career to providing the best possible care in the areas of chiropractic manner to maximize response to care and medicine and physical rehabilitation . Dr . Hiller specializes in the diagnosis and recovery . I also often incorporate a team treatment of musculoskeletal disorders , treating everyone from professional athletes approach to the treatment of musculoskeletal to weekend warriors to patients who have been injured on the job . No matter the or orthopedic conditions whereas I work patient , he always has the same goal : to help each patient experience a pain - free with orthopedic and pain - management spe - return to his or her normal routine . cialists to maximize results and expedite We asked Dr . Hiller to share his thoughts on when patients should seek out pro - interventional treatment strategies . fessional care , the therapies that show the greatest promise in terms of providing real - world results , and more . Here’s what he had to say , his responses condensed and You must get a lot of satisfaction out edited for clarity and convenience . SUBURBANLIFEMAGAZINE.COM VOLUME 14 ISSUE 3 16 |