{"id":12839,"date":"2023-10-10T16:05:08","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T16:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/chiropractors-provide-drug-free-back-pain-relief-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2023-10-10T16:05:08","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T16:05:08","slug":"chiropractors-provide-drug-free-back-pain-relief-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/chiropractors-provide-drug-free-back-pain-relief-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Chiropractors provide drug-free back pain relief | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\">\n<strong class=\"location-names\"><br \/>\nISLAMABAD:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"color:black\">Chiropractors employ High-Velocity Low Amplitude Thrust (HVLA) manipulation techniques that will provide rapid pain relief along with improved mobility, flexibility and movability.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"color:black\">Dr Arsalan Sajjad Sunday explained that chiropractic practice involves joint manipulation, mostly of the spine to grade five thrusts. He said this technique can also be applied to the wrist, ankle, foot and knee joints.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"color:black\">\u201cDuring a chiropractic procedure, the joint is rotated to its maximum range of motion and then a quick, controlled force is applied,\u201d he said and went on to explain that the cracking sound produced comes from gas bubbles bursting in the joint fluid and not by the bones themselves.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"color:black\">He said chiropractic sessions must be performed by licensed professionals for safety and proper diagnosis should precede any chiropractic sessions. \u201cPatients with advanced osteoarthritis are not recommended for chiropractic sessions and they should consult orthopaedic surgeons instead,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"color:black\">Dr Sajjad outlined key differences between chiropractic care and physiotherapy saying that chiropractors focus on the spine and rapid manipulation while physiotherapists address a wider range of injuries providing long-term solutions through graded mobilisation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>He said physiotherapists also utilise pain management techniques by mobilizing joints and muscles.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"background-color:white\">Published in The Express Tribune, October 10<sup>th<\/sup>, 2023.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async defer crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&#038;version=v5.0&#038;appId=419051588770002&#038;autoLogAppEvents=1\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: Chiropractors employ High-Velocity Low Amplitude Thrust (HVLA) manipulation techniques that will provide rapid pain relief along with improved mobility, flexibility and movability. Dr Arsalan Sajjad Sunday explained that chiropractic practice involves joint manipulation, mostly of the spine to grade five thrusts. 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