Our backs are crucial for our mobility, strength, and overall well-being, and any damage can leave us in pain or immobile. While minor injuries dissipate over time, major injuries can lead to chronic pain, which is often harder to heal from.
Surgery is recommended for conditions like herniated discs, spinal stenosis, or spinal deformities that significantly impair daily life, but it's not the only option. For those looking for a non-invasive way to address back pain/injuries, chiropractic treatment can be an excellent choice.
Here are a couple of conditions where chiropractic treatment can be a viable substitute for back surgery.
Lumbar Herniated Disc
A Lumbar Herniated Disc occurs when the soft, gel-like center of a spinal disc protrudes or leaks out through a tear in the tough outer layer. The condition can irritate nearby nerves, leading to pain, numbness, or weakness in the lower back, buttocks, and legs.
Chiropractors can treat lumbar herniated discs through spinal manipulation, which reduces nerve pain and improves spinal mobility.
Degenerative Disc Disease
Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD) refers to the gradual deterioration of the intervertebral discs and is part of the natural aging process. The condition leads to reduced disc elasticity and height, causing pain, weakness, or numbness due to nerve compression.
Chiropractors can treat Degenerative Disc Disease through the Flexion-distraction technique, a gentle form of spinal manipulation that resolves disc bulging and stretches the spine to increase the space between vertebrae.
As you can see, not all back injuries require surgery. Chiropractic treatment can often be an effective and non-invasive way to treat the injury and minimize pain.
Benefit Chiropractic & Wellness offers chiropractic health care, acupuncture, and massage therapy in order to enable patients to live a healthy and happy lifestyle that is both pain and symptom free.
If you have any questions about this article or would like to make an appointment with one of the medical professionals at Benefit Chiropractic & Wellness, please call (604) 534-7451 or email info@benefitchiropractic.ca
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