The nerve-rich facet joints on the back side of each spinal bone are a common cause of back pain. If these pairs of interlocking “fingers” aren’t moving right, they can cause painful symptoms.
The discs between spinal bones can be a source of back pain, too. These rings of fibrous tissues act as spacers, connectors and “shock absorbers” for the spine. Trauma can cause the soft, pulpy material in the middle to bulge or herniate, putting pressure on delicate nearby nerves.
Once you know the cause, you have several choices. One approach is bed rest. But research shows that prolonged bed rest can actually delay recovery and make the problem worse!
Physical therapy is another option. But exercising spinal joints that aren’t working right is like continuing to drive your car with misaligned tires!
Another choice is to numb or cover up the pain with drugs. While drugs can offer temporary relief, they can’t correct functional problems of affected spinal joints.
The most drastic measure is surgery. A laminectomy cuts off the offending facet joints, leaving the spinal cord exposed! A spinal fusion cuts out the disc tissue and immobilizes the joint. While there may be times when surgery makes sense, it’s expensive, risky and more than half of all back surgeries fail.
More and more people are choosing chiropractic care first, Specific chiropractic adjustments can help improve spinal function and reduce pain. If you are suffering with bulging or degenerated discs, degenerative arthritis, or spinal stenosis, adding DTS Spinal Decompression Therapy, exercise or Brain Based Therapy may make even more dramatic improvements.
But what if you’ve tried everything (drugs, surgery, physical therapy, and other chiropractic offices) and you are still struggling with chronic pain?
Your pain may not be primarily structural in nature. What does this mean? There are multiple causes of back pain other than the joints and other structures of your back. The best way to determine what the cause of your back pain is to perform a comprehensive spinal, neurologic, and metabolic assessment. This is what makes us different, we leave no stone unturned to find the cause of your healthcare problems and pain.
Sometimes back pain is just back pain. But sometimes, especially when traditional treatments aren’t working, back pain is the result of other health problems. If you’ve struggled with chronic back pain and are ready for real answers to the cause of your pain and real (non-drug, non-surgery) solutions to recover call our office today at 610-558-8920 and schedule your “2 Discovery Visits“.
A life with less pain may be just a phone call away!
