Back Pain

Common causes of back pain

The back is a complex structure of tendons, ligaments, discs, muscles, and bones, any of which can be irritated by severe trauma like a car accident, or by minor, repetitive stress. The usual culprits:

• Disc bulges or herniations, like a jelly doughnut whose outer wall is damaged, allowing the inside to escape and press on nerves, often causing shooting pain into the legs
• Subluxations, vertebrae out of position from trauma, stress, or toxins, disrupting normal movement
• Sprains & strains, overworked muscles, tendons, and ligaments that typically respond well to chiropractic care

The stress connection

Chronic stress changes your physiology, elevated heart rate and blood pressure, altered immunity, even decreased bone density and muscle mass. It also creates muscle tension and “trigger points” in the back, which we treat with a high rate of success.

Can chiropractic help?

We believe in treating the cause of back pain rather than the symptoms. Nearly all of the causes above share one factor in common: misalignment of the vertebrae in the spine. A conservative, effective, non-invasive approach should come first, before drugs or surgery.