As a practitioner, you know foot pain should be addressed as soon as possible, as pain in one or both feet can potentially lead to impairment of foot function. But rather than treating foot pain with over-the-counter pain and anti-inflammatory medications such as ibuprofen, or prescription nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), or even corticosteroid injections for chronic foot pain, why not try red light / infrared therapy?
Kids with LBP Become Adults with LBP
A 25-year prospective study discovered that 14-year-olds with low back pain (LBP) in school were more likely to have problems as adults:
Back Problems at age 39: | LBP Kids | All Kids |
LBP in Last Week | 47% | 33% |
LBP in Last Month | 69% | 50% |
Hospitalization | 17% | 7% |
Deceased Work Activity | 13% | 5% |
The study we'd like to see is one comparing children with LBP who received chiropractic care, versus kids with LBP who didn't. One tends to believe that the chiropractic kids would have fewer instances of LBP as adults, compared to their chiropractically deprived peers. ...
Harreby M, Neergaard K, Hesselsoe G, Kjer J. Are radiographic changes in the thoracic and lumbar spine of adolescents risk factors for low back pain in adults? Spine 1995;20:2298-2302.