Back pain impacts many millions of people each year, causing missed work, events, and activities. If it's disrupting your Canton, GA, routine, Dr. Paul Early at Georgia Advanced Healthcare uses a variety of chiropractic and complementary techniques to address various issues and medical conditions that may cause back pain.
Common Causes of Back Pain
The severity or intensity of back pain varies from occasional mild discomfort to chronically debilitating. This range in back pain is typically influenced by factors that dictate the most suitable treatment approach – i.e., the underlying cause, the progression of the condition, etc.
- Strained Muscles or Sprained Ligaments
Back muscles and related ligaments can become painful, stiff, or even begin to limit your range of motion if you injure yourself from overuse or a single major event.
- Bulging or Herniated Spinal Discs
The discs that separate the spine act like shock absorbers when you move. When one of these spinal discs becomes misaligned by bulging or herniating the result may be a compressed nerve, which then creates intense back pain.
- Osteoarthritis
Back pain can result from the development of osteoarthritis, a medical condition that impacts any of your joints - resulting from wear and tear over many years.
- Spinal Stenosis
When your spinal canal constricts or narrows, this medical issue is known as spinal stenosis. The narrowing of the spinal canal narrowed canal presses on spinal nerves, which can cause varying intensities of pain, numbness, and stiffness.
- Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis is a medical disorder that is characterized by bones that are vulnerable to fracture and breakage.
- Other Medical Conditions That May Affect Your Spine
Scoliosis, for example, may create an abnormal curvature of the spine, resulting in pain and reduced mobility.
Additionally, carrying excess weight (usually with a BMI or Body Mass Index greater than 30) often creates medical issues that cause back pain.
Chiropractic Treatments for Back Pain Relief
At Georgia Advanced Healthcare, we provide spinal adjustments, which are the traditional chiropractic standard of care. In addition, these are complementary and alternative approaches to treating the patient holistically.
- Trigger Point Work
- Thompson/Drop Table
- Massage Therapy
- Stem Wave Therapy
- Mechanical Traction
- Therapeutic Ultrasound, and more
Contact a Leading Canton, GA, Chiropractor Near You Today.
Contact Dr. Early or a staff member of Georgia Advanced Healthcare to schedule a consultation or an appointment for back pain relief. A member of Dr. Early’s staff can be reached at 678-880-7576 and online.