Back Pain Treatment in O'Fallon MO
Make your life enjoyable again! If you have recently injured your back or if you are tired of dealing with chronic back pain, our chiropractor in O’Fallon may be just what you need for lasting relief. Below are several common causes of back pain and how our chiropractic care in O’Fallon can get you lasting relief!
Vertebral Subluxation
Subluxation is when one or more vertebrae in your spine shift slightly out of their normal alignment or become fixated. Even a small misalignment or joint fixation in the spine can irritate the nerves that pass between the vertebrae, which disrupts the communication between brain and body. Many people notice it as back pain, stiffness, tight muscles, fatigue, or tingling into the legs.
Subluxation is often overlooked, but chiropractors are specifically trained to identify subluxation through a chiropractic exam and treat them with non-invasive spinal adjustments.
Muscle Strains or Ligament Sprains
When muscles and connective tissues such as ligaments and tendons are overloaded due to heavy lifting or repetitive movement that stresses the muscles and ligaments over time, they can become injured. This can cause a great deal of inflammation and pain. Many times, strains and sprains can produce a subluxation and prolong a simple strain or sprain.
If you have a strain or sprain that is lasting longer than a week or two, there may be an underlying spinal condition as well!
Arthritis
Arthritis in the joints of the spine often points to a subluxation that was never corrected properly. Other times arthritis is a natural part of aging. Arthritis is not reversable, but it is often effectively managed. Arthritis can cause inflammation, pain, and you may feel stiff in the mornings and late at night, but stiffness may improve as you move and loosen up.
Disc Bulges or Herniations
Spinal discs are cushions or shock-absorbers between the vertebrae. A disc injury happens when the tough outer layer of the disc tears or weakens, allowing the soft, jelly-like center to bulge outward or to leak out. This is commonly called a bulging or herniated disc. A disc injury can produce significant inflammation and pain and can even press on nearby nerves that can cause numbness or tingling in the legs.
It is important to seek treatment sooner than later because a disc injury can cause a long-term spinal issue if it heals incorrectly. A chiropractor can identify the condition and severity to provide you with appropriate treatment to prevent worsening and to get relief.
Mental Stress and Back Pain
Mental stress can affect the body in many ways. Stress can produce back pain through tightening of the muscles leading to spasms and potentially causing misalignment. Constant stress can keep your body in a state of “fight-or-flight” which will eventually lead to exhaustion on top of pain.
A chiropractor can remove muscular tension with spinal adjustments and muscular trigger point therapy to offer your body a “reset” and help you break the stress cycle.
Chiropractic Care and Lasting Back Pain Relief
Chiropractic care in O’Fallon MO is an effective way to treat back pain and get lasting relief. The chiropractic spinal adjustment is a safe and non-invasive treatment that can improve mobility, decrease pain, improve alignment, reduce nerve pressure, relieve muscular tension, and can help prevent or slow spinal degeneration.
Our O’Fallon chiropractor also uses therapies that complement the adjustment such as manual decompression and muscular release techniques done by hand and instrument-assisted techniques.