When you visit a chiropractor, physical therapist, or your family doctor with the complaint of chronic neck pain, you can expect that the practitioner will pepper you with plenty of questions. How you answer these questions will help your practitioner develop an effective treatment plan, as well as gain an understanding of the likely cause of your neck pain. If you’re concerned that you may struggle to answer these questions clearly and accurately, it’s a good idea to keep a pain journal.…
Back pain can result from many sources, and it’s important to determine the source of your back pain in order to receive proper treatment for pain relief. Until the recent opioid addiction epidemic, it has been common practice for doctors to prescribe narcotics to mask the pain.
However, while short term narcotic use may be necessary in cases of extreme pain from serious injuries, it’s better to treat the source of back pain and begin activities for prevention of future occurrences.…
Sciatic nerve pain, also referred to as sciatica, can start out as a mild discomfort in your hip, buttock, or lower back area and gradually grow into a disabling source of pain. Many doctors will only offer pain medication or surgery as options for treatment, but chiropractors have many more techniques to utilize. You can expect your chiropractor to offer you at least these five ways to reduce sciatica pain.…
