If back pain is making your life miserable, come visit Dr. Melissa Hoover and the team at Activate Your Health Chiropractic and Wellness in Littleton, CO, for customized, comprehensive, and lasting treatment.
Guide to Relieving Back Pain With Chiropractic Care
No one wants to deal with pain in their back. It can make everything difficult. In some cases, even breathing can be painful. Fortunately, it’s not something you just have to put up with. Dr. Hoover and the team at Activate Your Health Chiropractic and Wellness in Littleton, CO, share insight into the common causes of back pain and how chiropractic treatment can provide natural and lasting relief.
What Is Causing My Back to Hurt?
You are not the first person to ask this question, and you won’t be the last. Back pain is extremely common, leaving many suffering and wondering what exactly they’ve done to make it happen. Unfortunately, there is not a simple answer to this question.
The back is made up of many different components, and everyone has different lives, hobbies, and habits that can lead to pain due to muscle tension, misalignment, herniated discs, nerve compression, strains, and much more. Some common factors include:
- Work accidents
- Sports accidents
- Auto accidents
- Poor posture
- Improper lifting techniques
- Sitting or standing for prolonged periods
- Being overweight
- Being overly active or not active enough
Chiropractic Treatments for Back Pain
As there are so many different causes and contributing factors, there is no one-size-fits-all approach to relief. However, the following are some common ones.
- Adjustments: Restoring alignment to the bones and joints of the spine is integral to healing.
- Spinal decompression: Gently stretching the spine relieves pressure on the discs and pulls them back into place. This relieves nerve compression and more.
- IR sauna: An IR sauna utilizes infrared rays to penetrate the soft tissues and stimulate healing.
- Cold laser therapy: Cold laser therapy uses a handheld device to send targeted beams of laser light into the deep tissues to reduce inflammation, stimulate healing, and improve blood circulation.
- Trigger point therapy: Tender knots often build up on the soft tissues that restrict movement and cause intense pain. Trigger point therapy or TPT is designed to break up these knots.
- Therapeutic massage: Massage therapy is a hands-on method for breaking up tension, improving range of motion, and increasing blood flow.
- Stretching and strengthening exercises: Targeted movements can help relieve tension, improve blood flow, strengthen core muscles, and improve range of motion.
Visit Dr. Hoover and the team at Activate Your Health Chiropractic and Wellness in Littleton, CO, for natural and effective back pain relief. Call (720) 990-1716 to schedule an appointment today.
