Back Pain

           Studies have shown that up to 80% of the population will have a back problem at some point during their lives. Back pain can come on suddenly (acute) from an accident, injury or seemingly out of nowhere. It can also be terrible pain that plagues people for years and years (chronic). Add stress, obesity, poor posture, and back pain can get complicated and negatively affect your life.

 

            Back pain can stem from various structures, such as the vertebra, nerves, muscles, ligaments and tendons. Over our combined 19 years of clinical experience, we have helped hundreds of patients with both acute and chronic back pain with our natural, non-surgical techniques. We not only help people with their back pain and dysfunction, but teach them how to keep their backs healthy, pain free and prevent other back problems from occurring.

Possible Causes of Back Pain:

Sciatica

 Sciatica is a lower back problem where people can have pain in the back, buttocks, legs and even into the feet. Pain may be accompanied by numbness, tingling, burning, trigger points, muscle spasms and/or muscle weakness. Sciatica can be caused by pressure on lumbar and/or sacral nerves or pressure from a disc bulge or herniation.

 

Herniated Disc

 A herniated disc is when the soft center of the vertebral disc, the nucleus pulposus, protrudes through a tear in the outer, stronger rings of the disc, the annual fibrosus. The result can be pain, local and/or radicular, as well as pressure on the exiting nerves.

Fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia is a complicated pain syndrome that can affect the entire body. People with fibromyalgia can experience a wide range of symptoms, including, but not limited to, joint and muscle pain, fatigue, weakness, painful pressure points, digestion problems, endocrine disorders and "brain fog". Because fibromyalgia affects the central nervous system and musculoskeletal system, chiropractic can offer relief to a lot of these sufferers.

 

Spinal Stenosis

Spinal stenosis occurs when the spinal canal becomes smaller which affects the nerves and spinal cord. This can be due to a number of conditions, including degeneration and disc herniations. When spinal stenosis is present, it can cause back pain, weakness or paresthesias in the back and/or extremities.

 

Bulging Disc

A bulging intervertebral disc occurs when the soft center of the disc, the nucleus pulposus, is allowed to push through a weakened area in the disc's outer, stronger rings, the annulus fibrosus. The disc bulge can affect the spinal nerves and cause back pain and dysfunction. Over time, the disc bulge may worsen into a disc herniation, which can cause even more severe back pain and negatively affect function.

 

Degenerative Disc Disease

Degenerative disc disease (DDD) is caused when the intervertebral discs between the vertebra become dehydrated and lose their normal height. This causes the discs to become less affective as the body's natural shock absorbers. DDD can happen from trauma and progressively get worse over time. Patients with DDD can have back pain, extremity pain, weakness, tingling as well as have it negatively affect their activities of daily living (ADLs).

How do I get started?

Contact our office at (805) 520-2929 to schedule an initial consultation with the Doctor to determine your individual situation. Medical Evaluation and Diagnostic testing procedures should be performed prior to beginning any treatment in order to determine the most effective process. After carefully studying your case history and exam findings, the Doctor will sit down and explain his recommended plan of action for you. After answering any questions you may have about the recommended plan, you may begin your care.

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