Dr. Jeff Langmaid explains that cervical steroid injections work better when combined with chiropractic care. Injections reduce inflammation but don't fix the biomechanical problems causing neck pain. Research shows patients who do both get better results than injections alone.
Dr. Jeff Langmaid (Jeff Langmaid)
May 31, 2018
Cervical steroid injection (for neck pain)
Hi, I'm Dr. Jeff Langmaid. Have you been recommended to have an injection for pain in your neck, a cervical steroid injection? If so, please you want to think twice before you discontinue chiropractic care. And here's why. Great new research showcases individuals who receive concurrent care chiropractic while they receive their injection receive far better results than than just the injection alone. And here's why. The medication, the steroid that's involved in an injection can do a great job at pain relief. It can also reduce inflammation, but it does not take care of any of the biomechanical components of pain. So when you go through, if you are someone who has to get an injection, if you have been suffering from cervical disc issues, radiculopathies, and maybe the progress has been slow, your spine surgeon or primary care has recommended you get an injection section, please ask them about concurrent chiropractic care. The research supports it, the results are fantastic and that gives you the ability to work on all aspects of the pain syndrome to get your life back as quickly as possible.
