Back Pain Treatment in Washington, St. George and Hurricane, UT
Back pain is a common reason to visit a chiropractor when you want to get relief without having to resort to pharmaceuticals or surgery. Dr. Troy Allen at Allen Chiropractic Care provides back pain treatments that are personalized for each patient. Chiropractic care doesn't just deal with the symptoms, it looks for the root cause.
Getting to the root cause of back pain
The goal of chiropractic care is to allow the body to heal itself by restoring balance and proper messaging from the brain to the entire body. For that to happen, the spine must be in alignment. Back pain can be the result of muscle pain, arthritis, cartilage deterioration, and joint degeneration, just to name a few. Doing a thorough evaluation will allow Dr. Allen to begin your treatment for your particular back pain.
Back pain treatments
Chiropractic adjustments are the cornerstone of chiropractic care. With more than 100 different types, one is sure to fit your body and your pain. Getting the vertebrae back into alignment can be done manually or with an instrument called an activator. A drop table may also be used to help to provide gentle manipulation. The amount of pressure applied is modified to the needs of the patient.
Therapeutic exercise helps to continue the benefits provided by chiropractic back treatments and can be done at home as well as in the office. A variety of different options are available, and the program will be personalized to your particular pain, needs, and abilities. Stretching as well as strength exercises may be suggested.
Chiropractic massage helps in a variety of ways with back pain relief. It can help to relax muscles that have gotten tight and painful and this allows spinal manipulation to be more effective. For knots in the muscles, a much deeper type of massage can do the trick. We offer a specialized form called myofascial release that works the bands of connective tissue surrounding the muscles.
Ice pack cryotherapy helps with acute back pain. It lowers the temperature in the area which is useful in pain control and then, when the cold is removed, the blood rushes back to the area, which helps with healing.
Dr. Allen of Allen Chiropractic Care, serving Washington, St. George and Hurricane, UT, provides the relief you are looking to help with back pain. Begin your journey to wellness today by calling 435-986-1021 for an evaluation and back pain relief.