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Non-surgical Spinal Decompression Therapy: Is It Effective?

A quick look at the medical field will show various forms of treatment for any health challenge that may arise in the human body. These treatments can be surgical or non-surgical. An issue in the body that is not often addressed with much concern is pains ranging from back pains to chest pains. Most times, pains occur due to much tension in a part of the body.

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A quick look at the medical field will show various forms of treatment for any health challenge that may arise in the human body. These treatments can be surgical or non-surgical. An issue in the body that is not often addressed with much concern is pains ranging from back pains to chest pains. Most times, pains occur due to much tension in a part of the body.

A common pain that tends to spread and affect other parts of the body is spinal decompression. Although these pains are primarily common in people above age 40, it is still a major concern in the medical field. The primary form of treatment used in treating spinal pains is traction treatment.

Traction treatment is a non-surgical treatment performed by chiropractors with the help of chiropractic decompression table. It involves traction therapy, where chiropractors discuss with patients to know how long they have been experiencing the pain, where they feel the pain, and prescribe the kind of traction treatment that is best. A reinvented form of traction treatment that is in existence today is the non-surgical Spinal decompression

There exists a debate on how effective this form of traction treatment is. This article will explain what non-surgical Spinal decompression is and the benefits associated with this form of traction treatment.

What is Non-surgical Spinal Decompression?

This form of traction treatment uses intermittent motorized traction to address pains in the spine from the upper back to the lower back. This treatment applies the principle of pull with variable force and relaxation. This type of traction treatment exists in various forms, and they are:

Vertebral axial decompression: This form of spinal decompression therapy focuses on the vertebrae in the spine. It helps address pains associated with facet syndrome and herniated or degenerated discs. However, the safety of this treatment is dependent on the patient. A study on 22 people who underwent this sort of therapy showed that 75% would not experience recurring pains with time, 17% will experience recurring pains, the remaining percentage deteriorate mostly very aged individuals.
Lumbar spine decompression: This addresses spinal pains caused by lumbar pains. A survey was conducted to test the efficiency of lumbar decompression therapy in relieving back pains. The result showed that 85% had no complaints of pain after the therapy while the other faction had instances of recurring pain, although it was observed that they were more advanced in age than those in the 85% faction.
Intervertebral Differential Dynamics: This form of non-surgical spinal decompression focuses on the difference in movement between the vertebrae. When the vertebrae discs have a high difference in movement, there are bound to be back pains. This treatment tries to reduce the difference in intervertebral movements. A study to examine the efficiency of this treatment showed that this form of treatment reduces the level of pain experienced by 76%.
Sensory nerve: Another cause of back pain can be swollen sensory nerves. This is very discomforting. However, non-surgical spinal therapy can be used to address back pains with this origin. A study showed that non-surgical spinal decompression therapy has an 85% efficiency.
Conclusion

Not much scientific letters and memos exist to highlight the efficiency of non-surgical spinal decompression therapy, but from the little available, this therapy is discovered to have a 75% efficiency in treating back pains. Thus, it can be seen as a safe form of therapy only when handled by a specialist.

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What should you rinse with after a tooth extraction?

Your dentist gave you a whole bunch of instructions after you had your wisdom tooth removed. You just got home and everything is still a bloody mess but what were you supposed to do again? Can you rinse or can’t you rinse?

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After a tooth extraction, there are specific instructions about what you can and cannot do. You need to follow them very closely to avoid continuous bleeding from the extraction socket.

Post-Operative instructions for an extraction:

On the day of the procedure – do not rinse, do not spit, and no drinking through a straw.
Bite down on a folded up piece of gauze for 30 minutes.
Switch out to a new piece of gauze every 30 minutes until the bleeding stops.
If it keeps bleeding you can wet a black tea bag and bite down onto it.
Starting the day afterwards you can start using a salt water rinse every time after a meal.
Just to reiterate, start rinsing with salt water every time after a meal but starting not on the day of but the next day after the tooth extraction.

Put about a teaspoon of salt into a cup.
Add 8 oz of water.
Rinse your mouth very vigorously to dislodge and food debris in the socket.
You may repeat more than once to ensure that all food particles have been expunged.
It is important to remember that you should only do this the next day and not on the day of because any type of rinsing will cause the bleeding to continue.

Why, does it bleed more when you rinse?

It bleeds when you rinse because the blood clot is trying to form but any type of pressure in the mouth will dislodge the blood clot and that is usually when it keeps bleeding. If you think about it, the spitting and drinking through a straw both create a lot of pressure in the mouth. That is what you want to avoid, pressure in the mouth. The bleeding should stop the day after, which is why we recommend to do the salt water rinsing then.

What happens if you don’t do the salt water rinses?

If you don’t do this type of mouth rinse, food will get stuck in the extraction sockets and that will delay healing. It will take your body a longer period of time to close up the hole in the gums because food keeps interfering with the healing process.

Aside from delayed healing, any food that is stuck in there will start to ferment. What this means is that it will start to smell. What do you think happens when you leave food out on the table for the next 7 days? It will start to rot and smell correct? The same thing happens if food is stuck in the hole and you leave it there for days. You will start to notice a very foul odor.

Maybe then you will be encouraged to do the salt water rinses.

There is also one last additional effect from the salt water rinse and that is the salt has a natural anti inflammatory effect. It will help keep the swelling down around the area. If you can keep the swelling under control for the gums, it will have a chance to heal faster. Hopefully you picked up a few new tricks for when you do get an extraction!

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10 Reasons Why you Need a Good Sleep?

A good night’s sleep is as equal as to that of your health. It is equally efficacious as that too the healthy eating and exercising. There are a lot of reasons that can interfere with natural sleep patterns.

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Poor sleep directly affects weight:- People who sleep less tend to gain more weight. People who sleep for shorter durations weigh more than those who do not sleep for the requisite number of hours. A short amount of sleep is the major reason that causes obesity. For instance, if you are thinking of losing weight, you need to make sure that you are getting enough amount of sleep.

Those who take a good amount of sleep will consume fewer calories-Research shows that those who take less sleep do have a bigger appetite and thereby they tend to consume more calories. Those who were facing sleep deprivation, observe fluctuations in the sleep hormones. You will observe the higher level of ghrelin that is responsible for stimulating the appetite .The reduced levels of leptin, which is responsible for suppressing the appetite.

Good sleep will improve concentration and productivity:- Good sleep helps to increase concentration power, productivity, and performance at the workplace. A short amount of sleep is also responsible for a negative impact on brain functions. These hampered effects are similar to that of alcohol intoxication.

Good sleep is responsible for maximizing athletic performance:- Good sleep endeavors to enhance athletic performance. A comparison was made between the players who used to take a lesser amount of sleep and those who take sleep for longer durations. Players who were having less amount of sleep show poor performance and alertness while playing. Therefore, we can conclude that good sleep helps to improve accuracy, reaction times, and mental well-being.

Reducing the intake of salt and sugar:- These two components are the worst enemies of a healthy diet if you are taking it at more than the recommended levels. HIgher sugar level makes you feel diabetic and thereby increases the pressure of the blood flow to the heart. There are increase risks associated with heart attack and stroke. Try to ut down the sugar and salt levels by switching on to a diet that has low sodium as well as sugar content.

Reduce the intake of harmful fats:- Saturated fats are considered to be unhealthier when compare to saturated fats. Saturated fats have the tendency of getting deposite in the blood vessels thereby increases the chances of heart failure. Unsaturated fats are found in avocados, fish, nuts, sunflower, soybean, canola, and olive oils.

Cut down the consumption of alcohol:- It is not safe to consume alcohol at more than the recommend levels because it will cause liver cirrhosis, cancers, and heart disease as well as the injuries that have the link with violence. Moreover, there is also an increased risk for collisions and road accidents.

Do not smoke:- Smoking is detrimental and injurious to the health. Smoke contains a higher level of nicotine. Nicotine has the tendency to increase the levels of blood flow to the heart. More is the level of blood flow to the heart, more are the chances of heart damage and brain stroke.

Be-active:- Physical activity plays a very important role in maintaining a healthy lifestyle. It is advisable to do at least 150 minutes of physical activity. Increased levels of physical activity reap additional health benefits.

Check your level of blood regularly:- Hypertension is the main reason that causes brain stroke, heart failure, kidney disease. Therefore, doctors recommend taking a healthy diet

so as to prevent yourself from these deadly diseases. You can also take anti-anxiety medications to reduce stress levels. The lower level of stress will decrease the flow of blood to the heart.

Cover your mouth while coughing or sneezing:- There are various diseases such as influenza, pneumonia, tuberculosis that do get transmit through the air. When a person sneezes or does cough in the air, droplets get spread from one person to another, and therefore, it is an unhealthier phenomenon.

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