Categories: Health Care

TREATMENT FOR BACK PAIN

Are you suffering from chronic low back pain? Have you tried over the counter medications, cortisone shots, even physical therapy – without relief? Has your medical doctor recommended that you consider getting an MRI and back surgery? Then consider this…

Surgeons perform more than 250,000 lower back operations per year, yet health officials admit that 50-90% of those surgeries are unnecessary and useless. Up to 53% of those who have back surgery are in the same or worse pain after the operation. They have failed back surgery syndrome. To make matters worse, if surgery is ineffective the first time, a second or third operation will not help.

Having a lot of back pain does not mean that you need surgery. In fact, a government panel, Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR), recommends treating acute lower back pain with spinal manipulations in the first four weeks of symptoms in conjunction with mild exercise.

Poor posture, injuries, wear and tear, hereditary weakness, or excess weight can cause a variety of painful low back problems. If your lower back lacks strength or flexibility your entire back loses support. This can put pressure on joints, nerves and discs. After locating the misaligned vertebrae in your back, Dr. Esarco manually applies gentle pressure and repositions the vertebrae. These adjustments can help restore alignment, improve mobility, and relive pain and stiffness. Get regular spinal checkups to prevent spinal problems.




HEADACHES, WHAT CAUSES THEM?

Headaches often begin in your spine. Poor posture or injury can force your spinal vertebrae out of alignment, pressuring nerves and blood vessels. When nerves send painful signals to surrounding neck muscles, those muscles tighten up and a headache may begin.

Other headache triggers include stress, caffeine, smoking, allergies, alcohol, some diseases, and nutritional deficiencies. Physical, orthopedic, and neurological tests can reveal the condition of your spine. Static and motion palpation tests check for factors related to headaches, such as stiffness, pain, swelling, and restricted range of motion. Based on the examination and findings, we can recommend an individualized treatment program for your neck or spine to help reduce the frequency and intensity of your headaches.

If needed we will also consult with other medical specialists about your condition. After locating any misaligned vertebrae in your neck or spine, Dr. Esarco will manually apply gentle pressure and reposition the vertebrae. This adjustment can help ease your headaches by restoring alignment, improving mobility, and relieving pain and stiffness. The doctor may recommend other types of treatment to decrease muscle tension and swelling and increase your circulation. These treatments may include moist heat, ice packs, trigger point therapy, or traction.




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For more than 20 years, Light Therapy has been used throughout the world to effectively treat a number of soft-tissue injuries, pain, and inflammatory conditions like: Arthritis, Headaches, Back Pain, TMJ pain, Carpal Tunnel, Tennis Elbow, Plantar Fasciitis and more.

Recently this exciting technology was cleared by the FDA for the treatment of pain and stiffness associated with arthritis. This is important and timely in light of recent published concerns regarding the safety of traditional arthritis medications.

Treatments are administered 2-3 times per week for optimal results with treatment times generally less than 5 minutes.

How Light Therapy Works:  Light is applied to tissue. Photons are absorbed by chromophores in the mitochondria and cell membranes. Absorbed photon energy is converted to ATP. The additional ATP accelerates DNA & RNA synthesis, mitosis, and cell proliferation. The result is tissue repair, pain reduction and accelerated resolution of inflammation


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