Posted by Kevin Rindal on Thu, May 05, 2011 @ 09:15 AM
Although Dr. Rindal, Seattle Chiropractor, care for far more injuries than just back pain, many patients come to Seattle chiropractors hoping for relief. If we look closely, 31 million Amercians are experiencing low-back pain at any given time.
So what are the back pain facts? We have them right here on the InHealth blog.
1. One-half of all working Americans admit to having back pain symptoms each year.2
2. Back pain is one of the most common reasons for missed work. In fact, back pain is the second most common reason for visits to the doctor’s office, outnumbered only by upper-respiratory infections.
3. Most cases of back pain are mechanical or non-organic—meaning they are not caused by serious conditions, such as inflammatory arthritis, infection, fracture or cancer.
4. Americans spend at least $50 billion each year on back pain—and that’s just for the more easily identified costs.3
5. Experts estimate that as many as 80% of the population will experience a back problem at some time in our lives.4
So what if you are one of those 31 million Americans with back pain? How can a Seattle chiropractor help? Dr. Rindal, Seattle Chiropractor uses spinal manipulation and Active Release Technique to address back pain. Used primarily by Doctors of Chiropractic (DCs) for the last century, manipulation has been largely ignored by most others in the health care community until recently. Now, with today's growing emphasis on treatment and cost effectiveness, manipulation is receiving more widespread attention.
Chiropractic spinal manipulation is a safe and effective spine pain treatment. It reduces pain, decreases medication, rapidly advances physical therapy, and requires very few passive forms of treatment, such as bed rest.5
In fact, after an extensive study of all currently available care for low back problems, the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research—a federal government research organization—recommended that low back pain sufferers choose the most conservative care first. And it recommended spinal manipulation as the only safe and effective, drugless form of initial professional treatment for acute low back problems in adults.
If you are experiencing back pain, contact Dr. Rindal, Seattle Chiropractor at 206-315-7998.