Whenever you have lower or middle back or neck pain, or suffer a non-trauma mechanical spinal injury, chiropractic treatment should be your first consideration before turning to drugs or surgery. Why? It all boils down to the cost-effectiveness and exceptional benefits that high-quality chiropractic treatments can provide.
Why chiropractic care and rehabilitation is the best first choice
When you visit a British Chiropractic Association (BCA) and General Chiropractic Council registered chiropractor near you, you’ll be expertly assessed and treated by spinal experts. Chiropractors are registered primary health care practitioners and can treat to minimise spinal surgery risk and help you recover from whatever ails you. Chiropractors are biomechanical spinal specialists who use various hands-on techniques, including dry needling, massage, trigger point therapy, mobilisation, and spinal manipulation, to improve spinal and muscle function. Using these techniques helps you recover from back or neck pain and allows you to return to whatever your goals are.
Chiropractic is effective for a wide range of neuromuscular skeletal disorders, particularly when it comes to managing conditions that are more prevalent as we naturally age, including osteoarthritis of the spine (wear and tear) and degenerative disc disease.
Chiropractic therapy is also much more effective compared to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID’s) such as Ibuprofen or Naproxin. Chiropractic spinal adjustments provide effective and long-term improvement for various typical spinal issues, such as low back and pelvic pain, sciatica, tension-type and cervicogenic headaches and neck pain, and decreased mobility.
Even better, chiropractic care is cost-effective. It’s more affordable to see a chiropractor than to rely on expensive medication or undergo pricy private surgery.
Drugs are only temporarily effective; chiropractic treatment is long term, restoring the correct function to the joints and muscles and minimising the same injury’s return on restarting activities
Why wait to use drugs? While painkillers can help with some or even most of your back and neck pain, medications by their very nature are only temporarily effective. They are not good solutions for treating the root cause of your spinal discomfort or broader issues, and used long-term, can lead to irritation of the stomach lining and have other side effects.
Furthermore, some drugs can be incredibly addictive and expensive. This can all add up over the long run, leading to increased reliance on the drugs for day-to-day function and exacting a heavy toll on your bank account.
Of course, we at Hutchinson Health realise the benefits of pain and inflammatory medication and support its use when it is valid and can help provide the best available patient care. Pain medication can be a good choice for your needs… just not the first choice and certainly not without consultation.
Surgery is the last resort but should be coupled with chiropractic rehabilitation
Surgery should always be saved as a last resort due to its unavoidable associated risks. There’s always a risk of health complications or side effects, no matter the surgeon’s reputation or confidence.
Surgery can and should be used when necessary when manual therapy is not the best option for the injury. Still, it should always be the final treatment option when all other possibilities are exhausted. If patient injuries are too severe or trauma to joints and ligaments are sustained, an MRI and surgical referral may be the best option.
In that case, Hutchinson Health can help you get the chiropractic care you need to recover from your spinal injury(s) thoroughly.
Contact Hutchinson Health today!
Not sure how to proceed? It may be worth a Google search for ‘best chiropractor near me’ to find a good chiropractor in your area to help. If you’re looking for a chiropractor in Portchester, Fareham or Portsmouth, get in touch with us at Hutchinson Health, and we’ll help you come up with a plan to treat your pain and any other issues.
We can offer you a Free 30-Minute Consultation and talk through your injury, perform a short examination, and go over your options instead of signing you up for surgery first. We’ll explore various therapy options and other treatments that might be appropriate for your needs.
