Treatment of Back Pain in Helena MT
The Pardis Chiropractic Clinic specializes in the treatment of back pain in Helena MT.
As a chiropractor in Helena MT, Dr. Pardis uses many different techniques to treat back pain. The highly trained staff at the chiropractic clinic provides gentle, professional care.
Common Reasons for Back Pain
After assessing your specific type of back pain, your back specialist will perform adjustments to your spine and outline a treatment program. But what causes back pain in the first place? Recurring back pain can be attributed to many factors:
- Aging: People gradually lose muscle mass as they age
- Lack of sleep: Existing back pain will be aggravated by a lack of sleep because most tissue repair happens when you're asleep
- Stress: Muscles tighten up as a result of a stress hormones
- Lack of exercise: An inactive lifestyle weakens muscles and increases incidences of back pain
- Smoking: Incidences of back pain are higher in people who smoke largely because healing is delayed by lowered oxygen levels
- Footwear: Wear flat shoes or shoes with heels that are one inch or less.
- Poor posture: Slouching and leaning forward for extended periods puts tremendous pressure on your lower back and can cause mild to severe back pain
- Lifting techniques: Lifting objects without bending your knees puts extra strain on your back
Managing Back Pain
Exercise: Since weak muscles are a contributing factor of back pain, regular exercise helps strengthen the muscles that support your spine. Avoid injuries by thoroughly stretching your back muscles, but don't stretch to the point where you feel pain or tingling in your extremities.
Massage Therapy: In addition to spinal adjustments, a back doctor will often perform or prescribe massage therapy to manipulate the muscles and soft tissues affected by back pain. Massage therapy helps alleviate back pain by stopping muscle spasms, breaking up scar tissue, increasing circulation of the lymphatic system, and increasing blood flow to muscles and soft tissues.
Chiropractic Facts & Stats
* Chiropractic techniques have been around for over 100 years
* There are about 65,000 active chiropractic doctors in the U.S.
* It is estimated that 90% of Americans will be affected by back pain at some point in their lifetimes
* Over 30 million Americans visit a chiropractor every year
* After the common cold, back pain is the second leading cause of missing work
* Back pain is one of the most frequent reasons people visit doctors' offices or emergency rooms
* Chiropractors are licensed to practice in all fifty states
* Eleven states mandate that chiropractic benefits be included in health plans
* Becoming a chiropractor doctor includes a six-year degree program, an internship at a chiropractic clinic before starting a private practice, and becoming fully licensed and regulated as a chiropractor
What Do I Do If I Need a Trusted Back Specialist?
If you've been injured or are experiencing back pain for an unknown reason, the Pardis Chiropractic Clinic will provide the best chiropractic care for the treatment of back pain in Helena MT. Dr. Pardis's chiropractic care has helped thousands of patients reduce pain and learn better ways to move their bodies as they live, work, and play-making them healthier and enabling them to spend less time at chiropractic clinics in Helena.