Back Pain

Back Pain

It is estimated that nearly 80 percent of adults will experience back pain at some point in their lifetime. Back pain can be a caused by many different things, like poor posture, lack of range of motion, sprain/strain to the muscles or ligaments, irritation to the nerves of the spine, arthritis  or even a disc herniation.

Different types of back pain

• Acute Pain
• Chronic pain
• Dull/achy pain
• Radiating or sharp, shooting pain
• Numbness or tingling
• Weakness
• Severe pain that does not improve after resting
• Pain that travels to the buttocks, legs, and feet
• Referred Pain

How Chiropractic Can Help

Here at Clearview Family Chiropractic, we want to first determine what primary factors are causing your back pain through a proper examination and structural radiographs if necessary to locate the underlying cause of your back pain rather than masking the secondary symptoms. One common cause for back pain is abnormal positioning of the spinal bones in the back. A misalignment or subluxation in this region can affect the muscles, ligaments and tendons or even more importantly, cause irritation and inflammation to the surrounding nerves creating a disruption in the nerve pathways between the brain and body leading to many different types of secondary symptoms of back pain. If it is determined that we can help you, we utilize gentle Chiropractic adjustments as well as educating on exercises, stretches and proper postural techniques to help align the spine which can aid in pain reduction and more importantly allow the nervous system to function optimally. Depending on the severity of the condition and taking previous ailments and other limiting factors into consideration often times our patients begin to see results in just a few visits however it is important to maintain a healthy spine as it is the major protection mechanism for the central nervous system which is vital to ones overall health.