27 Jan What is Chiropractic Rehabilitation?
Chiropractic rehabilitation treats a wide variety of medical conditions affecting the brain, spinal cord, nerves, bones, joints, ligaments, muscles, and tendons. Chiropractic rehabilitation evaluates and treats injuries, illnesses, and disability. Most people first learn about rehabilitation after an injury or other traumatic event. When a muscle is torn or a major bone is broken, you need help with careful stretching and training as it heals for optimal results. Managing your own rehabilitation can be risky. We incorporates multiple diagnostic tools to assess your injuries as you heal to ensure your treatment is helping your recovery progress and not hindering it. See what chiropractic rehabilitation can do for your health today!
How Common Is Back Pain?
When you think of aches and pains, you probably don’t think of back pain as being one of the most common occurrences of pain. That is, unless you have back pain. Over 31 million Americans suffer from back pain every single day. This pain is most common in the lumbar spine.
Lower back pain where the lumbar spine is located is the single leading cause of disability worldwide according to the American Chiropractic Association. ½ of working Americans have back pain every day and reports estimate that Americans spend around 50 billion dollars every year on back treatments. Back pain is so intense in many Americans that it is one of the most common reasons for missed work. Problems in the back end up leading to neuropathy symptoms such as numbness, tingling, weakness and more. They also lead to headaches and contribute to the more than 37 million people in the U.S. that suffer from frequent migraines.
What Is Chiropractic Rehabilitation?
Your back is a structured system of bones, ligaments, muscles and joints that work together to hold up your body and to help you move throughout the day. Your back basically carries the weight of your body and all your movements each day. It’s no surprise then that millions suffer from back problems. Some problems are easily correctable such as poor posture, nutritional deficiencies and repetitive movements. Other back problems are caused by herniated discs or pinched nerves.
We can correct these problems (as well as bad habits) through chiropractic rehabilitation. If you struggle with chronic pain, the issue may lie within your 24 vertebrae in your spine. Many patients seek out invasive surgeries or narcotic pain medications to stop their symptoms and pain. However, narcotics are addictive and surgeries don’t always work, but require weeks and months of healing. Chiropractic rehabilitation utilizes chiropractic adjustments and non-invasive, drug-free methods of relieving your pain, while actually fixing the cause of your initial problem. A series of adjustments can restore proper alignment to your back, improve your posture, relieve your symptoms and restore greater flexibility and range-of-motion to your body.
Are Chiropractic Adjustments Safe?
If you’ve ever been to a chiropractor, then you know that a chiropractic adjustment comes with popping noises. These noises happen as we put you in different positions and apply gentle force to move your back into proper alignment. Many people worry that the popping noises and feelings of adjustment are causing damage to the spine. However, your skeleton creaks and pops anytime you stretch, even if you can’t hear it or feel it. Chiropractic rehabilitation with its accompanying adjustments is completely safe if you receive your care through a licensed professional.
In fact, chiropractic rehabilitation has a far lower rate of associated risk than any other basic medical procedure. Plus, you don’t have to worry about addiction like you do with narcotic pain medications. During your appointment, we seek to place your spine in correct alignment. Our chiropractor applies a small amount of focused pressure to move vertebrae and to loosen joints that have become frozen in incorrect positions. We place you in different positions depending on which direction your back needs to go, and then we apply gentle force. Patients can actually feel relief immediately with many of our chiropractic adjustments.
Chiropractic Rehabilitation Is Great for Pregnancy
Many women already have some form of mild or generalized back pain before they become pregnant. Pregnancy and the extra weight of a baby can put a lot of wear and tear on the spine. Hormonal changes also contribute to feeling back pain. Your pelvic bones and lower back (where the lumbar spine is) take the most amount of pressure during this time, so pregnant women often feel lower back pain. Luckily, chiropractic rehabilitation is safe for pregnant women and can relieve intense pressure and pain they feel. This can also help their body be healthier and more relaxed for labor.
Get “Back” to Good Health
Both teen and adult athletes seek out our physical medicine services to help safeguard them from injuries and treat them when they arise. Seeking immediate help after even a minor injury can keep you in the game rather than sitting on the bench. If you would like to see what chiropractic rehabilitation can do for you today, call Mile High Spine & Pain Center at (720) 507-0080!