Back Pain

As much as 80% of the population will experience some form of back pain over their lifetime. Often, the conditions and self-limiting and will show some form of improvement within 2 months. Second only to upper respiratory infections (like the flu), back pain results in significant time lost from work and is a burden on the conventional healthcare system. Back pain can be a result of many different manifestations including dysfunction with the joints in the spine, ligaments, muscles and nerves. Chiropractors are expertly trained in diagnosing the cause of the back pain and dysfunction, as well as treatment of these conditions. All without the use of drugs or surgery, which have many undesirable side effects. Some back conditions that are commonly seen by chiropractors include facet syndrome, instability, muscle strains and ligament sprains, and disc herniations.