How a Chiropractor Can Help with Chronic Back Pain

Apart from health problems associated with stress, back pain is one of the most common medical problems for working adults. In fact, it represents a major portion of workers' compensation injuries in the labor world, with only stress cases adding up to a greater impact on companies and employers. Much of the problem has to do with how easy it is to hurt the back, despite how strong it is when working well. At Advanced Care Chiropractic in Gresham, we provide natural and effective back pain relief.

Back Pain is Extremely Common

At some point, almost everyone will feel serious back pain. Mothers-to-be go through the experience during pregnancy as the baby's weight shifts forward. Anyone who does manual work or standing work daily will eventually suffer from back pain as well. The same goes for those who sit in a chair all day working at a computer. Additionally, injuries add up to a good portion of back pain cases, and many of those stem from older injuries that make themselves known again as time passes and the body wears down.

Most times, back pain is temporary. With a bit of rest, maybe some icing or a warm compress, and the sensation goes away. However, for some, chronic back pain sets in and doesn't stop. While it might be intermittent, the pain just keeps coming back, flaring up on bad days and less on easier days. Sleep and rest don't solve the problem; the wrong movement often triggers a cascading event and the pain can be unbearable until it dies down again with painkillers and anti-inflammatories. However, none of those pharmaceuticals solve the problem definitively.

The Difference Between Chiropractic Care and Physical Therapy

The classic medical approach for back pain, aside from painkillers, is to assign a patient to a physical therapist. While this resource is good for rebuilding motion skills, physical therapy doesn’t directly deal with the cause of the back pain; it focuses instead on moving despite the pain. In short, a patient still hasn't solved their health problem.

A chiropractor, on the other hand, can review and evaluate a patient in their entirety, identifying from a whole-body system perspective what the true cause of the back pain is. Further, once the causal factor has been clearly identified, chiropractic treatment can help in both alleviating the problem as well as helping the body relax and begin genuinely healing again. This type of treatment can be applied through targeted chiropractic adjustment, which specifically focuses on realigning the joint area that is triggering the pain problems in the back in the first place.

Get Back Pain Treatment in Gresham, OR

For patients in the Gresham area needing help with chronic back pain, whether from injury or health issues, Advanced Care Chiropractic can help. Our team regularly applies chiropractic adjustment on back pain patients with a significant impact and influence on healing as well as relief from pain. Our chiropractic care strategy always focuses on the patient with a customized back pain treatment plan. The same can't be said for traditional medical responses. Call Advanced Care Chiropractic today at (503) 669-9495 to schedule a first appointment and find your freedom from chronic back pain with our help.