Midlothian Chiropractic Care Helps Relieve Back Pain Safely

By Lilia Slaybaugh


Many Midlothian residents suffer from chronic back pain. They can feel it anywhere in the back, but the most commonly affected area is the lower back because it supports most of the weight of the body. You may feel back pain after lifting a heavy object, moving suddenly, after an accident or after sitting in one position for extended periods. You can relieve backache safely by consulting with a Midlothian chiropractor.

Doctors of chiropractic believe that the overall health and well being of an individual is influenced by spinal alignment. These professionals incorporate this belief into chiropractic therapy and pay special attention to the spine. Chiropractors use chiropractic manipulation to relive back pain. They can perform chiropractic adjustment when a patient is standing, lying down, sitting on in combination.

Chiropractors usually use spinal manipulation to stimulate the self healing ability of the body and manage pain. Low force spinal adjustment is effective in relieving pressure in the central nervous system. The goal of spinal alignment is realigning the vertebrae that may have become skewed because of obesity, trauma or poor posture. After manual adjustment, the vertebrae return to their normal aligned position. Spinal adjustment also helps eliminate excessive pressure that occurs on soft tissues and nerves when the spine is misaligned.

Once you visit a chiropractor, you will be asked to describe the symptoms you have. The doctor of chiropractic will perform a physical exam that can involve watching how you stand or move and feeling your head, pelvis and spine. After this, he or she will come up with a suitable care plan.

In order to manage pain, you may need to make multiple visits to the chiropractic office over an extended period. At every visit, the chiropractor may use forceful pressure on key areas of your back or other body parts in order to realign the spine. The chiropractor may deliver the pressure by hand or with a specially designed instrument.

Chiropractic adjustments can be effective in eliminating many kinds of back pain safely. This includes the pain associated with disc problems and facet joint dysfunction. Chiropractic adjustment increases function, and reduces nerve irritability and pain.




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