Back Pain
Providing Relief From Back Pain With Chiropractic Care
Albuquerque Accident Injury, a premier ABQ chiropractic group, has a combined 60 years of experience. We provide expert relief from back pain. Back pain is one of the leading reasons that people visit emergency rooms each year. In addition, it is a primary cause of surgery. Above all, it is also a contributing factor in creating dangerous side effects from pain medication.
What is back pain exactly? It is a painful condition that effects people of all ages. Folks suffering often find difficulty performing simple everyday tasks. Therefore, things like sitting, sleeping, and engaging in every day activities become difficult. The longer that it stays untreated, the worse it gets. In fact, according to the American Chiropractic Association, an estimated 31 million Americans experience lower back pain. However, most people never take measures to keep their backs healthy and strong.
Managing your low back and neck pain with chiropractic care can help alleviate this pain. In addition, this can also help to restore your quality of life. We help people manage their pain naturally. Our goal is to avoid surgery or dangerous medication.
Symptoms
- Pain affects the back area and does not radiate to the leg
- Difficulty standing, walking or sitting
- Muscle spasms
- Cramps
- Pain is felt suddenly
- Back is sore to the touch
Causes of Back Pain
Strained muscles or ligaments
Important areas of your back can become injured when the muscles are pulled or torn. Your back muscles, ligaments and tendons can all be injured with a back injury. These injuries result in pain. Additionally, if left untreated, these problems can lead arthritis of the joints in your spine.
This pain is more common in people that sit long hours. Therefore, lumbar pain is related to spending long hours at a computer, or bent over a smart phone, for instance. Finally, back pain is common among athletes who engage in demanding activities. In addition, if your spine is out of alignment, you can still suffer from a pulled muscle while doing simple things like bending over to pick up something.
Stress
When you are stressed, your body becomes tense. Besides causing your blood pressure and heart rate rise, stress also causes and your muscles to spasm. Constant stress causes your muscles to become sore and weak. This leads to inflammation and pain. The beautiful thing about chiropractic care is it improves your body’s ability to adapt to stress.
Vertebral Subluxation
A subluxation is a misalignment of one or more of your back bones. These bones in your back are called vertebrae. In addition, these spinal problems have the potential to interrupt proper nerve function in your body. Therefore, these back bones can have an impact on every aspect of your health.
Herniated Disc
A herniated disc results when the rubbery cushions located between back bones are damaged. Think of your discs as jelly doughnuts. If you push on one side of the doughnut, the jelly in the middle will push out of the other side. Therefore, your spinal discs work the same way. When one of these discs is out of alignment, or develops a crack in its outer wall, problems begin. Besides the inner disc material being pushed into your nerves, it can also stop the joint from moving properly. In addition, the irritated nerves in your back can cause pain, weakness, and numbness.
Chiropractic Care for Back Pain in Albuquerque
We perform spinal adjustments to help patients manage back pain. Adjustments realign the vertebrae, resulting in reduced pressure on the spine. This technique improves communication between the brain and the rest of the body. Adjustments address the pain at its source while providing relief at the same time.
Comprehensive Exam – We complete an exam of your back and entire spine to determine the best approach. During the exam, we will check your posture and identity the areas of restricted movement.
Individualized Treatment Plan – We will put together a comprehensive and individualized chiropractic plan. Resulting in, a decrease of painful symptoms.
Spinal Adjustments – Spinal adjustments relieve pressure on the nervous system. These adjustments provide relief from back pain.
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