Back pain can take a while to dissipate. In many cases the nerve endings around the affected area are inflamed and have swollen. This creates the pain associated with a back problem. While your regular doctor is able to provide you with drugs to ease the pain, these are not treating the condition, simply covering up the symptoms making you feel your back is better. In some respects, while it may be necessary to take pain relievers, they can make the situation worse. This is because as the pain has gone, you feel like you are able to partake in normal activities. The pain, while unpleasant, is there as a warning to slow down and take your time. Taking away the pain can therefore exacerbate the problem.

Over the last decade or so, many people have turned to alternative methods for relieving back pain. Manipulation is one such treatment that is said to be very effective; if carried out by a professional. Until fairly recently, manipulation had been disregarded by medical doctors; anti-inflammatory and pain relieving drugs were the treatment of choice and to a greater degree still are, if you were to visit your regular general practitioner.

Chiropractic doctors don’t prescribe any type of drug; instead they rely solely on their ability to manipulate your back. Having manipulation is safe and considered very effective at treating acute back pain. It helps relieve the pain naturally, and if you have to take pain-relievers, you will need to take less and for a shorter period of time.

Prior to any treatment a chiropractor will ask about your medical history and lifestyle. He or she will also check out your posture and depending on the symptoms you present with, may take X-rays of the spine. During the initial treatment you will be moved into various positions, some of them rather uncomfortable, to ascertain what movement you have in the joints and to see what pain is created by moving them.

During the second and any subsequent consultations the chiropractor use controlled techniques to moving your joints as far as possible. He or she then makes a sudden movement to take the joint just a little farther. Sometimes there is a small clicking sound. This is not, despite what many people think, your bones coming in or out of place. It is actually gas bubbles that have been made because of the alteration in the pressure when the joint is moved farther than it would naturally go.

Effectively a chiropractor re-aligns the spine, so the rest of your joints can function correctly. If you are suffering from back pain and would like to try alternative treatment then contact the American Chiropractic Association (ACA). Check online and you can search their database to find a chiropractor that is registered in your area. If your back problem is not too severe, you may find that there is a substantial improvement after just one visit and certainly, after you have attended a couple of times, you will notice a big difference.

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