Experts estimate that as many as 80 percent of Americans will experience back pain at some point in their lives. The back is a complicated weave of nerves, muscles, joints and ligaments. There are plenty of opportunities for something to go wrong. A twinge or minor pain in the back may come and go. But what the average person would call “pain” in the back is not likely to go away on its own. Low back pain, some experts say, is the leading cause of disability worldwide. Back pain often is the result of mechanical problems with the back. This is the type of condition which a chiropractor is trained to treat. And chiropractic has been proven an effective form of treatment for back pain.

Chiropractors do not use drugs, which simply mask the source of the discomfort, or surgery to treat back pain. They have many forms of treatment at their disposal. The best known is the spinal manipulation used to put the 33 vertebrae—the individual bones that make up the spinal column—back into proper alignment. Using their hands, they adjust the joints and tissue in your back to restore joint mobility, relieve pain and ease muscle tightness. Keeping the spine healthy, incidentally, will do more than ease back pain. It will let you enjoy a higher quality of life. Talk with your chiropractor for more information about back pain.

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