Got Back Pain? You're Not Alone.

Did you know one half of all working Americans admit to having back pain each year? In fact, back pain is the second highest reason for visits to primary care physicians each year. WOW!

If you or someone you love suffers from back pain, please take the time to read some of these statistics and quotes from trusted Medical Journals. Chiropractic may be the right choice for you. 

• Most cases of back pain are mechanical or non-organic—meaning they are not caused by serious conditions, such as inflammatory arthritis, infection, fracture or cancer.  - American Chiropractic Association

• Americans spend at least $50 billion each year on back pain — and that’s just for the more easily identified costs. - American Chiropractic Association

• "Patients with chronic low-back pain treated by chiropractors showed greater improvement and satisfaction at one month than patients treated by family physicians. Satisfaction scores were higher for chiropractic patients. A higher proportion of chiropractic patients (56 percent vs. 13 percent) reported that their low-back pain was better or much better, whereas nearly one-third of medical patients reported their low-back pain was worse or much worse.”– Nyiendo et al (2000), Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutic

• In a study of lower back pain in children, the authors noted that about 50% of children suffer from lower back pain at one time or another and about 15% of children experience frequent or continual pain. In a period of 30 days, 82% of the children in the study, ages 4-18, who received chiropractic care reported they were "much improved". (2003) Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics.

• Chiropractic is currently the number one choice for treatment of low back pain. Although most back pain is the results of spinal dysfunction of joints from strain, sprain, or spinal misalignment, it can be caused more serious underlying conditions or conditions from internal organs.

If you are having back pain, do not self treat. Visit a chiropractic physician. In some cases you may need further care from an internal specialist.