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What Causes Spinal Pain & How a Chiropractor Can Help

Written By Atlanta Spine and Wellness on June 16, 2023

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Your spine is a complex structure that includes bones, vertebrae, discs, joints, muscles, and nerves that all work together to support the entire body. A problem at any area of the spine can affect many other processes in your body, resulting in spine pain, loss of range of motion, decreased mobility, stiffness, numbness, muscle weakness, tingling, and other symptoms. If you’re suffering from spinal pain, our chiropractors in Chamblee, GA can help. 

Most Common Causes of Spine Pain

The most common causes of spine pain are disc problems, like a slipped disc, herniated disc, or bulging disc. Spinal pain can also be caused by muscle spasms, injury, age-related disc degeneration, bone spurs, illness, tumors, and congenital or other medical conditions. Spinal pain can occur anywhere in the body, and the location of your pain and other symptoms you experience depend on what part of the spine is compromised. 

Diagnosing the Cause of Spine Pain

The chiropractic treatment our chiropractors recommend will depend on the underlying cause of your spine pain. They will use diagnostic tests, such as an x-ray, MRI, or CT scan, to evaluate your spine and look for signs of injury, abnormality, or anything else that could be causing your symptoms. They will also do a full physical exam and take a health history. They may ask you to perform simple movements in front of them so they can evaluate the curvature of your spine and your posture, gait, balance, flexibility, and dexterity. 

Chiropractic Treatment for Spinal Pain

Once our chiropractors have a better understanding of what is causing your spinal pain, they can design a customized treatment plan. This treatment plan won’t rely on prescription drugs or surgical intervention. Instead, it will be designed to address the root cause of your symptoms, promote healing and rehabilitation, and help you get back to living a happy, healthy, pain-free life. Our chiropractors might combine several different chiropractic therapies to give you the best chance of a full recovery, such as: the Pettibon Spinal Rehabilitation System, chiropractic adjustments, electrical muscle stimulation, massage therapy, spinal decompression therapy, physical therapy and physiotherapy, therapeutic exercises and stretches, trigger point therapy, and lifestyle modification counseling.   

Get Spine Pain Treatment in Chamblee, GA

If you’re looking for a chiropractor who specializes in the treatment of spine pain in Chamblee, GA, come see us at Atlanta Spine and Wellness. Our experienced, knowledgeable team can get to the bottom of your symptoms and design a customized chiropractic treatment plan that will get you up on your feet as quickly as possible. You can schedule your appointment by calling our Chamblee office at (404) 396-2224 or our Roswell office at (404) 480-3311.

 


Posted In: Spinal Decompression Spinal Rehabilitation