Low Back Pain
Many people have low back pain at one time or another. It could be just a short episode where you overdid some work and have an achy feeling for a couple of days and then it completely resolves itself with no more pain. It could also be where you have weeks, months, and years of low back pain that started as a simple ache, but which has progressively grown worse over the years to be a constant strong ache or sharp pain. It could even limit what you would normally do like walking, sitting for prolonged periods of time, and even keep you from good sleep at night.
What is the Cause?
There can be a number of different causes for low back pain. You may have overworked some lumbar muscles which in turn have pulled a vertebrae out of place. You also could have irritated the disc (the padding between the two vertebrae). This typically causes a deep ache and/or sharp pain when you move wrong. You may even be slightly off center (antalgic) as the body tries to take additional pressure off of the disc.
With chronic low back pain, you may not even remember how you originally hurt your low back, but the vertebrae and sacrum are usually out of alignment and there may even be a slight to moderate curve (scoliosis) in the low back. You started off with some low back pain for a couple of weeks with it getting better on and off, and then it eventually becomes sore all the time.
Treatment:
Chiropractic treatment helps to realign the vertebra, balance out the muscles, and takes pressure off the disc and the nerve roots. Dr. Zager also gives all her patients at Zager Chiropractic Services strengthening exercises and stretches that will help you prevent future back pain and will increase your flexibility and the mobility of your spine.
If you have back pain for more than 3 days without it resolving, you should seek a chiropractic evaluation and treatment at Zager Chiropractic Services (830) 393-6554. If you have chronic low back pain, you should also seek treatment at Zager Chiropractic Services. Dr. Zager can also educate you on the various things you can do to help reduce and prevent future back pain episodes.
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