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Back
Pain
Back
pain are the number one cause of disability in people
aged 18 - 64, and the second leading cause of missed
workdays. Back pain is generally due to poor posture
and poor lifting techniques. It is also the failure
to seek medical/chiropractic care following any accident,
from slip and falls to car accidents. This failure to
receive adequate treatment for back injuries, and decreased
physical activity, makes it very difficult to treat
and bring you back to pre-injury status. Chiropractic
care focuses on the cause of your problem and does not
rely on medication for short-term relief of symptoms.
We work to restore motion and function into your spine
and to any joint within the bodies system.
Neck
Pain
Recent
studies show that at any given time more than 10% of
Americans are suffering from neck pain. The neck is
comprised of many delicate and pain sensitive structures,
and is frequently exposed to abuse and stress that may
result in neck pain. Some common factors involved in
neck pain are incomplete recovery from past injuries,
poor posture, prolonged sitting and falling asleep on
too many pillows. Regular spinal adjustments generally
help to prevent neck pain due to these sources. The
best treatment outside of regular adjustments is self
awareness and correcting potentially damaging self inflicted
affects, such as poor posture and poor sleeping habits.
Other things that can occur from and lead to as a result
of neck pain and stiffness is:
a) Headaches
b) Carpel Tunnel Syndrome
c) Decreased motion of the neck
d) Nerve disorders in the arm
More
severe neck disorders, or long term cervical (neck)
spine damage can lead to:
a) Spinal Cord tractioning. REMEMBER....the spinal cord
in the region of your
neck has very little room to move around, much less
than in the low back.
Straightening of this area of the spinal cord from whiplash
injuries or poor
posture can lead to further neurological disorders in
other regions of the body
including the torso (where your heart, lungs and stomach
are) and lower limb
neurological disorders such as sciatica.
b) Moderate to severe arthritis where bone spurs form
in the neck around the
joints and discs, causing extreme discomfort and lack
of mobility of the neck
ultimately requiring surgery, which fails most of the
time.
Lower
Back Pain
More
than 80% of Americans report suffering from lower back
pain at some point in their lives. Lower back pain is
the leading disability reason stated in workers' compensation
claims. When left untreated, lower back pain can severely
restrict mobility. Most lower back problems, which result
in lower back pain, are due to improper lifting techniques,
poor posture, large stomach and overweight, and poor
weak back muscles. Low back injuries heal relatively
quickly but require proper treatment in order to achieve
complete rehabilitation.
YOU
the patient must also take a proactive role in repairing
your back and neck injuries, by doing all prescribed
stretching and strengthening exercises and correcting
the problems that started the injury such as changing
your posture and lifting techniques.
Finally,
you must realize that your back (low back) is like a
chain. It is only as strong as its weakest link. That
link is your stomach. If you have a strong stomach and
you are not overweight, you back will be very strong
and less prone to injury. I am not saying you must have
a 6 pack to be considered strong, just a strong stomach.
There are specific exercises (NO NOT CRUNCHES) that
will help strengthen your stomach quickly and are easy
and fun to do.
Call us today and we'll show you how. |
