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Back Pain
Eighty percent or further of the people who visit a chiropractor, do so because of reverse pain.
Back pain can arise from a variety of conditions. The chief among them are
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Pinched Nerves
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Slipped Discs
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Ruptured Discs
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Scoliosis
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Arthritis
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Muscle Pain
A chiropractor can pinpoint the cause of the reverse pain. He or she can make the necessary spinal adaptations to relieve the problem. In some cases, a chiropractor will recommend that you seek medical attention for your situation.
The 1994 Federal Agency for Health Policy and Research( AHCPR) guidelines for low- reverse pain concluded that spinal manipulation, chiropractic's primary treatment fashion, is one of only three treatments whose effectiveness is substantiated by rigorous exploration.
According to a 1992 RANDCorp. study, cases see a chiropractor primarily for low reverse pain and neck pain. Because reverse pain is so pervasive in our society, a recent study published in the British Medical Journal pointing out that back pain does not go down that fluently verified what chiropractors have always known. Only 25 percent of low reverse pain victims had completely recovered 12 months after their first visit to a general guru, the study said. This low number is in conflict with the generally- held notion that low reverse pain occurrences go down by themselves after a month. Croakers of chiropractic have long understood the cyclic nature of low reverse pain.
In 1999, Blue Cross/ Blue Shield of Kansas in August 1999, presented a study aimed at determining the cost and effectiveness of treating back pain with chiropractic compared with other ways. The results showed that 38 percent of the cases chose to seek chiropractic care rather than medical care. The results showed that chiropractic was further cost-effective than anesthesiology; neurosurgery; neurology; registered physical remedy; orthopedic reconstructive surgery; physical drug and recuperation; and rheumatology. The study also showed that utmost of the chiropractic charges 89, were related directly to patient care, while only 45 percent of the medical costs were related to treatment of the condition with remainder of the costs being for individual procedures. The study had barred any costs for hospitalization, surgery, or any freights paid to orthopedists or neurosurgeons for costs associated with surgery. Without these fresh costs being included in the study, the costs related to medical care were reported much lower than they actually were, and the savings from chiropractic care was actually much larger.
Chiropractors points out this study as vindication of their long-held view, "Patients suffering from back problems are in much better, and cost effective hands with chiropractic care."
Satisfied Customers
A research journal, the “Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics” published a study that showed high levels of patient satisfaction for those who went to chiropractors with what was classified as severe to moderate pain in either the back or neck. A total of 369 patients were sampled who had gone to chiropractors with these problems. These individuals were asked to complete surveys tracking all kinds of information from the type and severity of their problem to their level of satisfaction with care.
The results showed a very positive response from the study group in both the results they felt and their overall level of satisfaction with their care. The results of the published study summed it up best; “Based on the results of this survey, it seems that patients suffering from back and or neck complaints experience chiropractic care as an effective means of resolving or ameliorating pain and functional impairments. Moreover, the patients surveyed demonstrated a high degree of satisfaction with the care they received. Numerous other studies have demonstrated that chiropractic is as effective, if not more effective than conventional medical management of such complaints.”
Preventing Low-Back Pain
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Exercise regularly
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Keep objects close to the body when lifting them.
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Place a pillow or rolled-up towel behind the small of the back when driving long distances.
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Put work tables at a comfortable height.
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Use a chair with good lower-back support.
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Wear comfortable, low-heeled shoes.
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Wear a lumbar corset if you lift things frequently at work.
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When you sit for a long time, rest your feet on a low stool.
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