Does this sound like you: you feel increased back pain when repetitively bending or with prolonged sitting? Do simple things such as coughing, sneezing or even laughing cause “pins and needles” to radiate into your arm or leg? You may also feel weakness in your legs and feet, sciatica and even loss of control of your bladder or bowels.
If this is you, you may have hurt a disc in your back.
Intervertebral discs, which are pads that sit between each vertebra in the spine, are found in everyone’s back. The absence of these robust yet flexible discs, which operate as stress absorbers between each vertebra, would leave you literally unable to move – especially when bending over or carrying heavy objects.
A term you may have also heard the term “herniated disc.” Bulged, slipped or ruptured are also ways to describe when a fragment of the disc’s nucleus is basically pushed out of place and into the spinal canal. Since the canal only has so much space, the pushing of disc fragment can result in pain – which can be severe. While this issue is more common in the lower back, it can also occur in the neck.
One common way to help is chiropractic care. This can provide fast pain relief as well as long-term rehabilitation. To establish what sort of disc injury you may be suffering from, the degree of the damage, and the best-tailored treatment strategy for you, your medical team will conduct a full assessment that will include x-rays as well as an examination.
OPTIONS FOR BACK PAIN TREATMENT
Does your back hurt?
If the answer is “yes,” surgery and/or medication is not always the answer.
Chiropractic care is a safe and effective method of providing relief for patients who suffer from chronic back pain and discomfort. Mild chronic pain, which is acceptable but can still interfere with your daily activities, can progress to incapacitating agony that interferes with every part of living imaginable – including sleeping at night! Chronic pain can be caused by a variety of factors. When it comes to acute or chronic pain, chiropractic care has the potential to bring relief where other treatments have failed.
Discover what causes lower back discomfort and how chiropractic therapy can help to maintain and enhance spinal health.
SOLUTIONS FOR MANAGING SUBLUXATIONS
Subluxations can be a severe and sometimes overlooked source of back discomfort for many people. In most cases, they’re excruciatingly painful, causing you to lose considerable amounts of movement and leaving you feeling irritated or even frightened about how it may affect other elements of your life. Fortunately, chiropractic adjustments can be used to cure subluxations without the use of drugs or surgery. If you believe you may be suffering from subluxations, you should consult with a chiropractor as soon as possible.
MUSCLE DISCOMFORT CAUSED BY SPRAINS, TENDON OR LIGAMENT STRAINS
Back strains and sprains are most common when we perform tasks to which our bodies are not accustomed, when we lift objects incorrectly, or when we are involved in an accident. They can occur for a variety of causes, but back pain most frequently happens by twisting too much while carrying something heavy – which is also painful!
Because muscles are stimulated during movement, it is likely that bruising will develop around the affected area in these situations. If you have a back sprain, you should seek chiropractic care since chiropractors are qualified to help with alignment difficulties such as those found in spinal injuries.
CHRONIC STRESS AND BACK PAIN
Muscle spasms and tension can both contribute to back discomfort in some people. Trigger points are areas of the body where tension builds up, and they can be extremely uncomfortable. This tension accumulates as a result of the production of stress hormones, which cause your muscles to remain tense throughout the day, without a break. In addition to using treatments such as spinal adjustments to relieve this type of pressure rapidly, a qualified chiropractor will be able to identify and address any underlying issues in your body that may be causing you to feel tense and tight.
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