Low Back Pain Incredible Non-Surgical, Drug-Free Solution
Facts About Low Back Pain
Facts About Low Back Pain
Virtually all human beings are subject to back problems.
The fact that humans walk upright, on two legs, puts great pressure on the spine and muscles that support it.
Chronic Back Pain can Affect Us…
Causes of Back Pain
Causes of Back Pain
Accidents
Auto
Lifting
Sports
Subluxation (discussed later)
Disease
Infection
Tumor
Bad “back habits” as unnecessary strain from overexertion at play or work:
Lifting, pushing, pulling, and reaching for things improperly,
Poor standing and sitting posture
Conditions Causing Back Pain
Pinched or Irritated Nerves
Bulging or Herniated Discs
Degenerated Discs
Scoliosis
Arthritis
Muscle Pain
Subluxation
Treatment through Medication
Aspirin Side-Effects
GI: Dyspepsia, heartburn, anorexia, nausea, occult blood loss, epigastric discomfort, massive GI bleeding, potentiation of peptic ulcer. Possible stomach bleeding in those who ingest three or more alcoholic drinks/day.
Allergic: Bronchospasm, asthma-like symptoms, anaphylaxis skin rashes, angioedema, urticaria, rhinitis, nasal polyps.
Hematologic: Prolongation of bleeding time, thrombocytopenia, leukopenia, purpura, shortened erythrocyte survival time, decreased plasma iron levels.
Miscellaneous: Thirst, fever, dimness of vision.
Motrin (Ibuprofen) Side-Effects
Treatment Through Medication
Most common effects include:
Abdominal cramps or pain,
Bloating and gas,
Constipation, diarrhea
Dizziness
Fluid retention and swelling,
Headache,
Heartburn, indigestion
Itching, Rash,
Loss of appetite,
Nausea, vomiting
Anxiety
Ringing in ears
There are also, more serious, but less common side effects
NSAIDs like Advil and Tylenol have shown to cause serious GI problems in 1,000 to 4,000 people per million
Reportedly 7,600 patients die annually from their use.
Other Treatments
Other treatments may give short term relief but none have been found to speed recovery or keep acute back problems from returning. They may also be expensive, they include:
Traction
TENS
Massage
Biofeedback
Acupuncture
Back injections
Back corsets
Ultrasound
Surgical Treatment
Can Chiropractic Help?
Understanding The Master Control System?
What coordinates every function within the body.
Nervous System
“Every function of the human body is under the control of the nervous system. Its function is to coordinate all the other organs and structures and to relate the individual to his environment.”
“The nervous system controls and coordinates all functions of the body.”
The MASTER System
Your BRAIN, SPINE, and SPINAL NERVES make up your body’s MASTER control system. When the nervous system is FREE of all interference, your body can function at its MAXIMUM level. When there is nerve interference in the spine, dis-ease or disharmony occurs
The Nervous System
Communications From Your Spine
Nervous System Imbalance
Nervous System Interference
Oftentimes, nervous system interference can occur as a result of birth trauma, stress, falls, deficiencies, outside pathogens, auto-intoxication, or immune dysfunction. These imbalances can manifest as mental or emotional disorders, discomfort, distress, and/or pain
Blown Circuits?
Your circuit breaker box in your house is just like your spine!
How? Just as each circuit controls a specific room in your house…each vertebrae (all 24) sends a “wire” that we call a nerve to each and every muscle organ, gland, and cell in your body
Your Spinal Circuitry
If a vertebrae should move out of place (subluxate), you will have nerve interference that can act like a blown circuit by interfering with the instructions, information, directions, and nerve impulses being sent by the brain – thereby causing the end-organ that is controlled by those nerves to dys-function
Vertebral Subluxations
3 Causes of Vertebral Subluxation
WE Know That…….
WE Also Know That…….
In order to have maximum Health and Function, you need to have:
Plenty of Sleep
Consistent Exercise
A Positive Mental Attitude
Excellent Nutrition
And Chiropractic
Brain Impulses
Dr. Seth Sharpless at the University of Colorado showed that the weight of a dime on a nerve alters (brain) impulses by 60%.
Vertebral Subluxations
Chiropractic Guidelines
Chiropractic Treatment
Traditional chiropractic care relies on spinal adjustments to correct subluxations (misaligned vertebrae), which may be responsible for pain or problems anywhere along the spine.
Vertebral Subluxations
Chiropractic Treatment
Spinal manipulation, chiropractic’s primary treatment technique, is one of only three treatments whose effectiveness is substantiated by rigorous research.
Results showed that 38 % of patients chose to seek chiropractic care rather than medical care and
…chiropractic was more cost-effective than anesthesiology, neurosurgery, neurology, registered physical therapy, orthopedic reconstructive surgery, physical medicine and rehabilitation, and rheumatology.
The study also showed that most of the chiropractic expenses (89%) were related directly to patient care, while only 45% of the medical costs were related to treatment of the condition with remainder of the costs being for diagnostic procedures such as XRays and MRI’s.
Without these additional 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 were actually much larger.
Chiropractic Treatment Options
Chiropractic Treatment – Canadian Study
In 1985, a landmark study published in the Canadian Family Physician researched the effects of chiropractic adjustments for people with severe and chronic lower back pain.
Approximately 300 subjects had been “totally disabled” by back pain for an average of 7 years, and had gone through the full gamut of standard medical interventions.
The study found that after 2 to 3 weeks of daily chiropractic adjustments, between 79 and 93 % of patients without spinal stenosis (narrowed spinal cord) had good to excellent results, reporting substantially decreased pain and increased mobility.
After chiropractic treatment, over 70 percent of those studied were improved to the point of having no work restrictions.
Moreover, follow-up a year later demonstrated that the changes were long-lasting.
The landmark Canadian study clearly demonstrated the effectiveness of chiropractic adjustments for treating chronic lower back pain, even when standard medical interventions had been exhausted.
Yet, sadly, many physicians are uneducated about the benefits of chiropractic care.
Chiropractic Treatment – Rand Study
In 1992, the widely respected RAND Corporation, headed by Paul Shekelle, M.D., released a study on spinal manipulation for lower back pain.
It marked the first time that representatives of this prestigious group recognized spinal manipulation as an appropriate treatment for lower back pain.
Chiropractic Treatment – AV MED
As a result of two to three weeks of chiropractic care
86% of this group were helped.
12 patients diagnosed as needing disc surgery were able to avoid surgery
Savings to AV MED was $250,000
The Benefits of Chiropractic
The studies presented here are good examples of how chiropractic care plays a vital role in restoring patients’ health.
When a chiropractor removes interference to the nervous system by adjusting the spine, communication to and from the brain is restored and the body is better able to heal itself and function WITHOUT pain.
Chiropractic Can Help!
If you or someone you care about is needlessly suffering from back pain, chiropractic may be the answer you’re searching for.