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Sunday, February 16, 2014

By Lynn Todd Parish


It is very concerning to note how many folks these days suffer from lower back pain. For these people it is a struggle every day to do the normal things that others can do quite easily. For many the pain is debilitating and they find themselves restricted when it comes to simple things such as walking or sitting.

Many people who suffer from this often go for long periods of time before they seek professional help. Often the medical help that they do get is not satisfactory and there often seems as though there is no relief in sight. However, of late, studies have shown that more and more people are seeking help from chiropractors. Many of them have had fantastic success within a few visits and often have experienced resolution of chronic problems in weeks.

A very interesting thing to note is that many folks who seek a chiropractor's help initially do not have to go for surgery. Although this is sometimes unavoidable, chiropractors have had a lot of success when it comes to these types of conditions. The most amazing thing to observe is that when a patient seeks this type of help initially, they very seldom have to have a back operation.

In many cases chiropractors are able to help the patient within days. This is great and the patient then does not have to undergo any other kind of therapy. In just a short period of time the patient is able to move more freely without any pain.

When it comes to seeking such professionals, you need to make sure you get to a licensed professional. Chiropractors need to study in this field for six years. They need no less than 4200 hours of classroom, laboratory and clinical experience before they can proceed. Thereafter they have to complete a state and national board examination. Only after this has been successfully completed, may they then become licensed in order to practice.

When it comes to chiropractic it has been noted that there is a dramatic reduction in medical costs and lost work days. One study showed that patients with lower back pain who were treated by a doctor of chiropractic recovered in approximately 9 days whereas with other traditional treatment they were out of action for approximately 35 days. This means that there is far less productivity lost when an employee gets injured if treated by chiropractic healthcare.

Should you perhaps have recently sustained such an injury, you will no doubt have tried some over the counter medication to relieve the discomfort. This is usually the route most people take as they often do not take such injuries seriously. By the time the pain is debilitating it may be causing loss of ability to work, care for one's family or just limit the amount of social activity one would prefer.

Very few things are more painful than lower back pain and one should not play around with this condition. You should seek the advice of a chiropractor as soon as you feel discomfort. This is important to enable the healing to begin rapidly.




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