Back Pain

Pain in any area of your spine is considered “back pain”.  The spine consists of a column of bones or vertebrae held together by muscles, tendons, and ligaments separated by shock-absorbing discs.  Chiropractic care is highly effective for many different conditions, including back pain.  It is reported the 31 million Americans experience low back pain at any given time.

Back pain occurs within a complicated structure of bones, joints, ligaments and muscles.  When you misalign vertebrae, sprain ligaments, strain muscles, rupture discs, and irritate joints, these all can lead to back pain.  Sports injuries or accidents can cause back pain as well as simple movements like bending over to pick up a child.  The strongest culprits in causing pain include emotional stress, lack of exercise, poor posture, improper ergonomics, obesity and even sleep habits.  Back pain can also directly result from disease of the internal organs such as kidney stones, kidney infections, blood clots or bone loss.  A knowledgeable Chiropractor will rule out these findings before a treatment plan is put into place.

There has been a lot of research conducted on back pain.  These findings are helpful in understanding the magnitude of back pain in our daily lives.  The leading cause of disability worldwide is low back pain according to the Global Burden of Disease 2010.  Back pain is one of the most common reasons for missed work.  Back pain is the second most common reason for visits to the doctor’s office, outnumbered only by upper respiratory infections.  One-half of all working Americans admit to having back pain symptoms each year.  Experts estimate that as much as 80% of the population will experience a back problem at some time in their lives.  Most cases of back pain are mechanical or non-organic- meaning they are not caused by serious conditions such as inflammatory arthritis, infection, fracture, or cancer.  Americans spend at least $50 billion each year on back pain.

At Sidmore Chiropractic you can feel confident in your diagnosis and treatment as the result of a thorough orthopedic/neurological examination, review of medical history and a clinical care plan designed from all gathered examination findings and testing. Back pain is the #1 reason people visit and are successfully treated by Chiropractors.