So what’s your back pain telling you about your health?

Pain is a natural occurrence telling us that something is wrong.  Relief from back pain through drugs or even back_pain_old_man.jpgjust rest often delays getting to the cause of the problem.  Chiropractic is a safe, drug free and surgery free approach to helping people find and correct the cause of their back pain.

Chiropractic can help relieve back pain by addressing the cause of the problem.  Often subluxations (misaligned vertebrae affecting the function of the spinal nerves) can irritate the spinal nerves and bring about back pain.

The joints in your body are highly nerve sensitive and you have more joints in your spine than anywhere else in your body.  Some vertebrae in your spine can have up to 8 joints connected to them and there are usually 24 vertebrae in the spine.  Statistically you are much more likely to have a joint issue in the spine than in any other area of your body.

If you throw in the fact that the spine both protects your spinal cord but is able to move and flex with the body.  You will become aware that care must be taken of your spine and any pain should not be ignored- even if the pain comes and goes by itself.

Adjusting the spine (or improving the function of the spine) with the correct techniques and training can bring about relief from back pain but also improve the function of the nerves.

Looking at lifestyle factors are also equally important when looking at getting back pain relief and your Nervana chiropractor is trained to assess and give direction with these things.

Factors affecting health are obviously nerve function (which chiropractic directly helps).

What are the lifestyle factors for back pain relief?

1.      Optimal nerve function.  The brain has to effectively communicate with the body for it to be the best that it can possibly be.  Improper nerve function can cause imbalances in the functioning of your overall body and then later cause back pain.

2.      Rest, relaxation and sleep is critical.  Your Nervana chiropractor can give you advice on bed types, sleeping positions, and sleeping habits.

3.      Exercise is important- the fitter we are the faster we heal.  Once the spine improves in its function it’s not uncommon that you will be able to again return to exercise that perhaps your back pain was stopping you from doing.  Your Nervana chiropractor is able to inform you of the correct exercise to do to prevent relapse and even improve spinal strength.

4.      Diet- you are what you eat!  The food you eat provides your body with the building blocks it needs to repair and heal.  Eat great quality food and your healing will be of a greater quality.  Your Nervana chiropractor will educate you on the most appropriate way of working out what your body needs to heal itself best.

5.      Stress Management.  Stressful situations arise often and how we handle or react to these is one of the keys to optimal wellbeing and healing.  Your Nervana chiropractor will help you address areas of stress in your life and come up with a suitable and healthier way of dealing with it.

An imbalance in any of the mentioned factors of health often leads to a crisis.  So when you are in pain the question to ask is “what did I do (or not do) to get in this situation?  Your Nervana chiropractor will help identify key imbalances in your lifestyle so that not only do you experience relief from back pain, but such higher levels of health that you have ever could have considered possible.