Doctor, What is Wheezing?

Doctor,

What Is This Noise My Child is Making?

Especially during fall and spring, parents have to deal with allergies and the noises of kids breathing. There are different sounds lungs can make. Wheezing is generally a high pitched, whistling sound—either loud enough to hear from across the room or so quiet it can only be heard through a stethoscope.

True wheezing is caused when the airway and lung tissue becomes inflamed and swollen Imagine your child suddenly starting to breath through a small straw.

Different environmental factors can cause wheezing—not every child wheezing is diagnosed with asthma. Wheezing can develop when a child has a cold or sinus infection—it will go away and rarely ever returns. Asthmatic children will have more frequent, recurring wheezing that improves with using an inhaler or a nebulizer machine. Talk with your medical caregiver for advice on eliminating the particular allergens in your case. Granted wheezing can be frightening for both kids and parents. Rely on your medical provider for evaluation and treatment.

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3WaysTo Prevent Making Your Back Pain Worse

Chiropractic care for patients with low back pain (LBP) not only includes spinal manipulation or adjustments but also patient education in regards to heat/ice, performing daily activities and exercise

Heat vs. ice is a controversial topic. Often patients will be told by their friends and family to use the opposite to what we may recommend to our patients. In general, when pain is present, there is inflammation...so use ice to reduce swelling and pain. When heat is inappropriately utilized during this inflammatory phase of healing, vasodilation or an increase in blood supply to the already swollen injured area often results in an increase in pain. The use of heat may be safely applied later in the healing process during the reparative phase of healing, but as long as pain is present, using ice is usually safer and more effective.

As far as daily activities, improper methods of performing sitting, bending, pulling, pushing and lifting can perpetuate the inflammatory phase, slow down the healing process, and interfere/prevent people from returning to their desired activities of daily living, especially work. Improperly performing these routine activities is similar to picking at scab since you’re delaying the healing process and you can even make things worse for yourself.

There are many exercises available for patients with LBP. When deciding on the type of exercise, the position the patient feels best or least irritating is usually the direction to emphasize. More specifically, for those who feel a reduction in pain when bending forward (referred to as “flexion-biased”), flexion exercises are usually indicated. Example of these include raising a single knee to chest, double knee to chest, posterior pelvic tilts, sitting forward flexion and hamstring stretches. When bending backwards results in pain reduction (referred to as “extension-biased”), standing and bending backwards, performing a sagging type of pushup (“prone pressup”), laying backwards on large pillows or on a gym-ball are good exercises. The dosage or duration of exercises must be determined individually and it is typically safer to start with one or two exercises and gradually increase the number as well as repetition and/or hold-times.

If sharp/bad pain is noted, the patient is warned to discontinue that exercise and report this for further discussion with their chiropractor. It is normal and often a good sign when stretching/good pain is obtained at the end range of the exercise.

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