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Back Pain is probably the most common symptom seen in a chiropractic
office. Have you ever had pain doing the simplest of activities? Perhaps
you were bending over to pick up a young child or even something as
light as a newspaper. How about when you reach across your bed to
straighten out the blanket or when you change positions from sitting
to standing? Have you ever gotten back pain after driving for a period
of time? All of these actions and many, many more very common activities
can help aggravate lower back conditions. It is easy to know how your
back got hurt if you lifted heavy boxes, or worked very long hours
bending and twisting. These are obvious causes. However, the more
common causes are the everyday activities that we perform. Even though
they don't feel painful, they cause micro traumas to our spine. That
is, they cause little irritations that, over a long period of time,
end up causing significant changes to our spinal structure, and in
some cases, major pain. Treatment: Chiropractic treatment typically consists of physical therapy to help reduce the muscle spasm and tightness, and the chiropractic adjustment which helps restore normal spine and nerve function to the affected areas. Also, ice therapy (cryotherapy) is used to help reduce swelling. It is important in most cases to avoid the use of heat therapy such as a heating pad on the lower back as this causes increased swelling and eventually more pain. |
