The Hope that Comes with Back Pain

Each person that has pain has one hope: to get out of pain fast.
In my office, we provide not only the fastest possible pain relief
without the use of drugs, but treatment focused the prevention
of pains' return. In addition to that, I coach and strategize with
my patients in the mysteries of Wellness Care. I'll explain more
about that later.
Lets' say you were cleaning the leaves out of the gutters and
you fell off your ladder yesterday. You're hurting today. That's
an acute condition. Lets' say that, ten years ago you were
cleaning the leaves out of the gutter when you fell off your
ladder. Your back bothered you on and off ever since but now
your back really hurts. That's a chronic condition.
Acute spinal problems always have swelling, often have
stretched or torn ligaments, usually there's muscle spasm that
get worse with movement (try moving around with a back
spasm) and, on occasion, has nerve pressure or a pinched nerve.
If an acute spinal problem just started, then it should get better
with a short course of chiropractic care. The goal for the acute
problem is pain relief and nothing works as well as chiropractic care.
But for the chronic problem, it will probably take longer to fix.
Why?. Because over time, muscles have gotten weaker,
connective tissues have stretched, disc problems might have
started, and spinal alignment has deteriorated. What about
when the pain is gone in chronic problems? Here, the spine will
require rehabilitation and stabilization to prevent pain from
returning.
The goal of rehabilitation and stabilization is to return the
normal curves and alignments of the spinal vertebra and keep
them that way until all the connective tissue can adapt to hold
the vertebra in proper alignment. The treatment may not be so
different from acute care, but there is a decreasing frequency of
the visits. The result of rehabilitation and stabilization is the
prevention of future episodes of pain and improved overall
health.
Wellness care considers not only the condition of your spine
and nervous system, but also your fitness, immune function,
mental clarity, focus, stress response, emotional well being,
enthusasm for living and sense of purpose. Wellness care
emphasises nutrition, lifestyle, neurotransmitters, and stress
management. Those who choose Wellness Care expierence
more energy, less illness, and a fuller expression of life.