Back pain is one of the most common reasons people seek out chiropractic care. 80% of Americans experience back problems at least one or more times during the year. Even more interesting is that around 8% of the adult population (age 18 and above) have chronic back pain to the point that their daily activities are limited to some degree.
The back is made up of lots of things like tendons, ligaments, vertebrae, spinal nerves, and the spinal cord. So…what causes back pain then? The answer is complicated because so much is involved. Generally speaking, the cause of back pain is one or a combination of spinal misalignment or fixation (a joint not moving properly), inflammation, nerve irritation, muscle tightness, or ligament/tendon injury.
It's not uncommon for back pain to be the compensatory result of a misalignment in the neck, hip, knee, or ankle. In such situations patients report being relatively symptom free for an extended period of time until all of a sudden, their back starts to bother them out of nowhere, which is called an insidious onset.
At Health by the Sea Dr. Fattie sees an extensive number of acute and chronic back pain clients and aims to address the actual cause instead of dampening the symptoms with never-ending repetitive office visits. Her detailed initial workup examines the entire back along with the head, neck, and lower limb to correctly diagnose and treat the problem for the long term.
In short....we do back pain all day every day so if you've got it, we got you.
