Chiropractic Therapy For Low
Back Pain in North Portland

What is chiropractic therapy?

A chiropractic adjustment is a procedure in which trained specialists (chiropractors) use their hands or a small instrument to apply a controlled, sudden force to a spinal joint. The goal of a chiropractic spinal procedure, also known as spinal manipulation, is to improve spinal motion and improve your body's physical function. It comes under complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). Chiropractic therapy in North Portland may be used to treat conditions such as back pain, neck pain, headache, and hand or foot problems, and to improve overall health.

Lower back pain in North Portland?

These might range from a dull ache to a stabbing or shooting sensation. The pain could make it hard to move or stand up straight. Pain that comes on suddenly is called acute. Pain that lasts more than 3 months is considered “chronic.”

Common causes:

Muscle strain: Muscle strain is often the cause of back pain from heavy lifting or vigorous exercise. Sometimes it’s due to small jelly-filled disks meant to protect the space between vertebrae which bulge or break, pushing on a nerve. When it’s the sciatic nerve, the pain runs from the buttock down one leg. This is sciatica.

Job: When your job requires you to twist and turn your spine so often you end up causing strain in your lower back.

Work out: The wrong form or overdoing it ends up straining your lower back.

Posture: The spinal alignment is highly dependent on the body posture so it is highly likely for posture to cause lower back pain.

Chronic conditions: There are various other issues that are serious in a medical sense that lead to lower back pain.

How is chiropractic beneficial for lower back pain?

There are many invasive methods of treatment for lower back pain including surgeries and pills( which isn't even sustainable in the long run)

Chiropractic treatments at North Portland Wellness Group allow for the doctors to figure out the cause of lower back pain and treat it by fixing the alignment of the spine and treating the different causes for the lower back pain separately.

The different causes require different treatments to be employed, such as spinal manipulation or manual manipulation or mobilization, etc.

Below are some of the health benefits chiropractic care and chiropractic adjustments can provide patients with low back pain:

• Reduced pain and discomfort
• Decreased inflammation
• Improved range of motion
• Improved flexibility
• Increased muscle tone and strength

Generally, North Portland chiropractors will address sciatica by taking pressure off of the sciatic nerve and restoring normal motion in their patient’s low back, pelvis and hips. This can be done by providing the patient with a chiropractic adjustment and potentially some soft tissue muscle release to the affected areas.

When to see a chiro about lower back pain?

1. When it is uncomfortable to do everyday work.
2. If there are sharp twinges of pain that occur from time to time.
3. If you have a continuous dull pain that doesn’t stop.
4. If you have pain that grows more severe as time passes.

So, If you suspect that you have any sort of lower back pain, Try contacting your nearest North Portland chiropractor and solving your issue. You will not be disappointed.