Consult Dr. Lois Flemming of Flemming Chiropractic Wellness Center to receive effective treatment for your back injury in New Bern, NC.
What Back Injury Are You Dealing With?
The back is highly susceptible to injury. Getting to know those injuries can help with your prevention and treatment efforts.
Sprains and strains, which are injuries to ligaments and tendons/muscles, respectively, are among the most common back injuries because they may be caused by both traumatic incidents and gradual damage. You can pull a muscle in your back while working out at the gym and find yourself dealing with excruciating pain. Even if your job involves carrying relatively manageable weights, those repetitive motions can still deal prolonged damage to your back and eventually cause significant discomfort.
Another injury that could be responsible for your chronic back pain is a herniated disc. A herniated disc is an injury that can develop due to the aging of the spinal discs. The discs between your vertebrae lose fluid as they age, and they become misshapen and more susceptible to tearing as a result. Once a spinal disc tears, its inner gel may spill out, affect other parts of the spine, and cause various troublesome symptoms.
Developing a herniated disc also makes you more susceptible to pinched nerves. If one of the nerves in your back is trapped by a herniated disc, you may soon experience symptoms such as chronic pain, stiffness, muscle weakness, and numbness. Bone spurs caused by osteoarthritis may also be responsible for pinched nerves.
Those are some examples of back injuries anyone may sustain from following their daily routine. Make sure you obtain proper treatment for your back injury in New Bern, NC, by partnering with Dr. Flemming of Flemming Chiropractic Wellness Center.
How Will a Chiropractor Treat Your Back Injury?
Entrusting your back injury treatment to a chiropractor is highly recommended because we can present various non-invasive, non-medicative solutions.
Herniated discs and pinched nerves are injuries that respond well to chiropractic adjustments. During your adjustment session, your chiropractor can use an instrument to reposition the dislocated parts of your spine to reduce friction and imbalances.
Spinal decompression is another treatment that works for herniated discs and pinched nerves. It involves gently stretching the spine to create negative pressure. This can cause disc retraction and alleviate pressure on the damaged nerve. It can also send more nutrients to the injured part of your back.
Chiropractors can also use myofascial release, electrical muscle stimulation, and ultrasound therapy to treat soft tissue back injuries. They are good solutions for sprains and strains.
Schedule your back pain treatment in New Bern, NC, by calling 252-638-6062 and coordinating with Dr. Flemming of Flemming Chiropractic Wellness Center.