Chiropractic Care for Lower Back Pain

man with low back painThe Global Impact of Back Pain

Do you suffer from lower back pain? You’re not alone. It is now the leading cause of disability worldwide!

Back pain guidelines recommend seeing a chiropractor or other form of healthcare before resorting to medications such as muscle relaxants or opioid-based pain relief.

Understanding Back Pain

Back pain can be frustrating and debilitating. With so many people suffering from the condition, doctors often struggle to identify the cause. Most of the time, back pain isn’t due to something like a fracture or an infection. It’s often due to a change in the way your back is moving and functioning, which alters how your brain senses what is going on in your back.

The Benefits of Chiropractic Care

Chiropractic care improves low back pain and may even prevent the pain from becoming chronic. This is because chiropractic care improves the way the spine moves and allows the brain to properly sense and control the spine, helping to heal and prevent injuries.
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What Does the Research Show?

There have been many research studies on the effects of chiropractic care on low back pain:

  • A study has shown that the earlier someone gets chiropractic care, the better their long-term outcomes. This is likely because chiropractic care changes the way the brain functions, particularly affecting the part of the brain involved with pain becoming chronic.
  • This means chiropractic care may stop the brain from learning to be in pain.
  • Another study showed that people who had regular chiropractic care, even when not experiencing back pain, had an average of thirteen fewer days of low back pain over the course of a year-long study compared to those who only saw a chiropractor when experiencing back pain.
  • In a study of 750 military personnel with low back pain, thirteen scientists explored what happened when they added chiropractic care to usual medical care. Over six weeks, the group that saw a chiropractor had less back pain intensity and less disability than the group that only received their usual medical care.
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Additional Benefits

What’s more, the chiropractic group was more satisfied with the care they received, thought they’d improved more, and reported taking fewer drugs to help control their back pain compared with those who only got the usual medical care.

Beyond Pain Relief

Remember that chiropractic care offers much more than just helping with your back pain. Chiropractic care is about improving the communication between your brain and body so you can function optimally.

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If you want to keep your back pain at bay or simply want to function at your best, see your family chiropractor. The research suggests that your spine and brain will thank you for it.

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