As soon as I tweaked my back, I knew that I had a serious problem. I couldn't stand up straight and the pain was excruciating. I tried to hobble to the car, but I realized that I would need help. That day, my wife drove me to the nearest chiropractor, and that doctor helped me more than I thought was possible. After evaluating my condition, he informed me that I had a herniated disc in my back. In addition to adjusting my back to alleviate the pressure, the doctor also recommended some strengthening exercises that he said would help. These days, I can walk pain-free because of my chiropractor. Check out this blog to learn how a chiropractor can help you.
Getting Help With My Back
Chiropractic Treatments For Lower Back Pain
Tyrone Berry
If you are suffering from lower back pain, you probably need to see a chiropractor. Studies have found that chiropractic procedures are effective in treating lower back pain. Here is a list of some of the common treatments chiropractors use for lower back pain treatment.
Manipulation With Anesthesia
Manipulation under anesthesia is done to relieve lower back pain when other treatments have failed. The treatment involves sedating the patient so the practitioner can perform spinal maneuvers and stretches. These procedures are often too painful to do without anesthesia because of excessive scar tissue and muscle spasms.
When a patient is sedated, the their muscles relax. This allows the chiropractor to perform adjustments to the joints that would not be possible if the patient were awake. These manipulations break up the excess scar tissue and help to reduce inflammation. One of the main benefits of manipulation with anesthesia is that the results last longer than chiropractic manipulation and physical therapy. It is also cost-effective and regarded as safer than invasive treatments like spine surgery.
Flexion-Distraction Therapy
This therapy is done on a moving table as the practitioner manipulates the patient's spine. These manipulations, coupled with the table's movement, decompress your spine and relieve your legs, arms, neck, and back. During the procedure, the table keeps moving to change the position of your body. This movement facilitates the treatment by realigning your spine.
According to a study in the Journal of Physical Therapy Science, scientists sought to determine how flexion-distraction affects people suffering from lumbar spinal stenosis. This is a condition that affects the nerves on the legs and lower back, causing weakness, cramping, numbness, and pain. The researchers found that flexion-distraction helped relieve these painful symptoms. Other benefits of flexion-distraction include relief for chronic back pain, improved posture, improved range of motion, and better disc health.
Pelvic Blocking
Another lower back pain treatment is pelvic blocking. This treatment involves the use of cushioned wedges. The wedges are positioned under the pelvis to draw the disc from the affected nerve. Pelvic blocking targets pelvic misalignment that causes a range of problems including shoulder problems, hormonal issues, headaches, cranial problems, ovary pain, and lower back problems.
Pelvic blocking is different from intense manual adjustments. The treatment is aimed at balancing the lower back gradually and relaxing your ligaments and muscles naturally. The chiropractor will use both lower force and higher force techniques to adjust you.
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