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How Chiropractors Treat Back Pain

There’s a number of options available to you when you experience back pain. Many people opt for over-the-counter or prescription medications like muscle relaxants and anti-inflammatory drugs. Certainly these temporarily ease pain, but they also carry major side effects, from affecting your judgement and reflexes to things as severe as liver damage.

Another option that’s non-invasive, doesn’t use chemicals, and can permanently put your pain to rest, is to visit a chiropractor. These medical professionals know exactly how to treat your spinal issues to control pain and help you live a healthier lifestyle. Discover how chiropractors treat back pain using spinal manipulation and other specialized techniques, getting you back in shape and healthy again.

How Chiropractors Treat Back Pain
To understand how chiropractors treat back pain, you must first understand that usually, it’s not all done in a single visit. It will take regular visits to get your spine in order and boost your natural healing abilities. Chiropractors address health issues related to what are called subluxations, or areas where your spine is out of its natural alignment.

By putting your spine back in its proper alignment and curvature, chiropractors can treat everything from headaches and lower back pain, to symptoms that mimic major illnesses.

The Chiropractic Process
The process of visiting a chiropractor begins with an evaluation where you tell the doctor the symptoms you’re experiencing and you may have a physical examination, tests and even X-rays to properly diagnose where your problem lies. Following this, you and the doctor will develop a plan for treating the condition. Complete pain management may require multiple visits and some time, but you’ll always know what to expect.

At each chiropractic visit, your chiropractor will focus on key areas in your back and body, using force and pressure to realign the spine to its proper form. Sometimes this pressure will be low force and extended; other times it will be abrupt and quick. You may also get massage. Your chiropractor should be happy to explain all the needed procedures to you before you agree to your treatment plan.

Other Aids
The best chiropractors don’t stop at spinal adjustments, however. They also focus on nutritional supplements, dietary plans, exercise routines, the application of hot and cold packs and even electrical stimulation. It’s all an effort to get you living a healthy lifestyle so once your pain is managed, you can keep it at bay for the long term.

Chiropractors are specially trained and licensed medical doctors who are focused on whole-body approaches to health and wellness. The process is safe, non-invasive, and doesn’t rely on putting foreign substances like drugs and chemicals into your body. It’s a way to allow your body to heal itself, and to keep it functioning strong for years to come.

If you’d like more information on the chiropractic process or how chiropractors treat back pain, read about the services ACT Wellness provides. We’ve been the leading Woodbridge Area chiropractor for over eight years, now, and we’re happy to help you. Give us a call for an evaluation and examination today!

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