Sooner or later, almost everybody experiences back pain. Eight out of ten Americans will suffer with back pain. Of course, chiropractors are typically thought of as back doctors, even though we treat many other things.
Because so many people do suffer from back pain, the government appointed a panel to discuss the most EFFECTIVE treatments for low back pain. They found that chiropractic care "can be helpful with acute low back pain" while bedrest, many types of injections and several presciption medications were found to be not as effective or ineffective.
Most people understood this concept innately....that when your back hurts going to the chiropractor helps.
But people often question the need chiropractic for ongoing, chronic low back pain because you usually don't see the same dramatic results.
The truth is there is no silver bullet that will give you those dramatic results. Chiropractic has been studied against home exercise programs, medication, back pain school and other treatment options in the treatment of these tough chronic cases.
An article in the medical journal, Spine, found chiropractic care beneficial for ONGOING CHRONIC back pain. "Spinal manipulation is clinically useful for chronic pain patients who have been suffering seven weeks or more." Another study has also found chiropractic care of low back pain superior to medical management in terms of safety, evidence of effectiveness and in patient satisfaction.
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