Back Pain Help - Don't Let It Become Chronic

Don't be afraid to get back pain help. Periodic pain will become chronic if left untreated by a professional. If you fear that proper back care will end up being very expensive, call your local chiropractor and see what you can arrange for a payment plan. If you already have a chronic condition or suspect that you have a disc herniation, be sure to get professional advice right away.

Simply having a severe muscle spasm can cause you pain that makes you think something worse has happened. Yet in many cases, you have over-exerted your back muscles with a sudden non-calculated movement, for example, while twisting or while off balance. The muscles spasm, in order to hold you as still as possible, to protect your back. The misalignment of the spine will probably stay in place unless the muscles are relaxed with ice, some physio therapy, and often some gentle traction.

A severe injury may result in a swollen and inflamed disc, or cushioning tissue, that divides the spinal vertebrae. If the disc swells, it will fill up the space that also accommodates the nerve and spinal ligament. It will press on the nerve, causing pain, and press against the bones, causing more pain, and may squeeze out from in between the adjacent bones. Thus, you have a swollen, inflamed, painful bulging disc, or herniated disc.

Since the nerve is now irritated and hurting, you have the much feared "pinched nerve". Anti-inflammatory drugs can help with extreme situations, but will not repair this condition. Physio therapy and chiropractic care are the ideal choice to get you feeling better.

Spinal decompression is done with a traction table that gently and repeatedly pulls the vertebrae away from the swollen disc. This allows a flow of nutrient-carrying blood and fluids to enter the area and promote healing. Discs that are injured can become dehydrated, so the traction is necessary to remedy this condition.

Regular icing in between treatments is recommended. Always use a fabric covered or towel- wrapped ice pack, use for about fifteen minutes only. Repeat as often as every hour if you can. Never fall asleep on an ice pack. You lose the effect of the treatment by letting it heat up, and after all, you would be sleeping on a bump.