Not all back pain needs the attention of a professional. As we all have experienced after a few inches of snow that has been shoveled, many will experience stiffness of muscles in the back, arms, and neck. This is normal and is easily relieved by rest, ice and a long hot shower.
Chronic or persistent low back pain is when folks seek out the help of a professional, commonly your family MD for a prescription medication. If the medication is not doing the job, then a referral to physical therapist, massage therapist or traditional chiropractor maybe warranted. The massage therapist, PT and DC look to decrease pain, increase movement and decrease spasm/tightness. These professions I have no doubt accomplish their goals.
If these do not achieve the level of relief, then pain management and disc surgery are utilized.
Different approach?
As a Structural Corrective Chiropractor, which is different than conventional chiropractic, massage therapy and physical therapy. Instead of temporarily attempting to loosen the joints or improve muscle strength, we look for whats called a structural shift in the spine.
Your spine has a normal range, just like eye sight, cholesterol and blood pressure. When your spine has shifted outside normal range this leads to a common secondary condition of low back pain. Which if left undetected and corrected will lead to degenerative disc and joint diseases.
Structural shift has 5 objective indicators, that anyone who studies anatomy would know these are not normal, they are:
AHS Anterior Head Syndrome
DDD Damaged/Degenerated disc disease
NIS Nerve Impingement Syndrome
Muscular Tension/Spasm Chronic.
DJD Damaged or degenerated joint disease
Now, any one of these objective indicators tells me you have a structural shift in your spine that needs our unique approach. The more indicators you have the more severe your condition.
When the spine has shifted abnormally, your spine can no longer adapt to the harsh stresses, which weakens the muscles, ligaments, disc and finally nerves, leading to injury. There is only so much your body can take until you break down, your body has limitations.
Our approach, which is different - not better and different none the less. We are very proud of our unique approach.
We look to correct the spine by enhancing or directing your spine closer to normal range, we do this with our correcting instrument (no aggressive manipulations), structural rehabilitation and complementary recommendations (homework).
This is different than traditional chiropractic or physical therapy, in that we are attempting to place the ligaments in plastic deformation, instead of the temporarily loosening of the joints.
Plastic deformation of ligaments is accomplished with our unique structural rehab and enhanced by our correcting instrument. Ligaments hold the bones together and are the main reason why they have shifted abnormally, we direct our attention to plastic deformation of the ligaments and stimulating your nerve system to allow your body to adapt to the positive changes to your spine.
You should know that...
You must be a partner and do the complementary recommendation I teach you. Just like brushing your teeth or dental floss, these need to be done even when they seemingly are not a big deal, as you know details matter.
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ADVANCED CHIROPRACTIC of West Hartford Dr. Chris Chase - Certified Structural Correction Chiropractor, Dr. Chris is the only Structural Chiropractor in West Hartford, and surrounding communities. ADVANCED CHIROPRACTIC is a company that offers Structural Correction services for women, children and men - which is different from traditional chiropractors (not better BUT significantly different).
