When suffering from back pain many people turn to chiropractic care. Back pain in Murrieta CA is most often caused by sports injuries, muscle strains and accidents. Other than back pain, people turn to chiropractic care for relief from pain in the neck, arms and legs as well as headaches.
Myths And Facts Associated With Back Pain In Murrieta CA.
There are a number of myths and facts associated with back pain, a few for consideration are:
• Always sit up straight: There is no doubt that slouching is bad for your back but so is sitting too straight, they are both repetitive injuries. If you need to sit a lot then periodically put your feet flat on the floor and lean back, better yet, stand a few times a day.
• Don’t lift heavy objects: Within reason it is not the weight you lift, it’s the way you lift it. When lifting, squat close to the thing you’re lifting, keep your back straight and your head up and lift the load with your legs by standing straight up.
• Bed rest is best: resting can help a strain but a couple of days in bed can make the pain worse, not better.
• Back pain is caused by injury: Of course it is but disc degeneration, diseases, infections and even inherited traits can cause back pain.
• More weight, more pain: True, back pain is most common with people who are out of shape and those that only do strenuous exercises periodically and sit the rest of the time. Obesity puts stress on the back and leads to pain.
• Skinny people don’t hurt: Not true, people who are too thin such as anorexics may suffer bone loss which results in a crushed or broken vertebra.
• Exercise is bad for pain: Not true, regular exercise will help avoid back pain in the first place and for those suffering lower back pain a chiropractor may recommend exercises that start slow and gradually increase in intensity. Maintenance of the exercise program may prevent a recurrence of the pain.
• Acupuncture may help: The American College of Physicians suggests that patients who suffer back pain consider acupuncture and chiropractic manipulation. Yoga, progressive relaxation and behavior therapy are also suggested as considerations in the treatment of back pain.
Back pain Murrieta CA is a symptom, back pain is not the disease, there will be medical issues that are at fault and the causes may be mechanical in nature, an injury, an acquired condition such as arthritis or infections or tumors. The bulk of the problems is mechanical in nature and is due to the way the spine moves or the way you feel when the spine moves in that peculiar way. Back pain caused by spasms, muscle tension and herniated discs can be relieved by a chiropractor.
If you have Back pain and you live near Murrieta CA then it is suggested that you contact Hoyt Chiropractic Clinic. Dr. Hoyt has over 20 years experience and many thousands of happy patients who swear by his ability to ease their pain.
