Older adults commonly suffer from lower back and neck pain. Many seniors seek a doctor’s help when faced with back and neck pain. Often the x-rays show a diagnosis of arthritis. The patient is given pain medication and told they just have to live with it. Now, research is showing that a different approach can be taken to treat seniors with back or neck pain. The October 2018 Journal of Arthritic Care and Research study showed that during an alternative program of a 12-week treatment of spinal manipulation and rehabilitative exercise, the 182 seniors experienced improvements in pain and disability. Chiropractic care can significantly help older adults suffering from low back and neck pain. Ch
Low back pain affects 80% of Americans by the age of 40. Many people have one or more episodes of significant back pain while others suffer from back pain constantly. Back pain affects your everyday activities from working to taking care of your family and your house, from exercising to just being able to take a walk. To relieve back pain, it has become common practice for medical practitioners to prescribe opioid pain medications. With all the news about opioid addiction, overdoses, and deaths, starting on opioids is not a path most people want to take. Chiropractic care can relieve, and sometimes eliminate, most lower back pain without the use of drugs. For chiropractors, spinal manipulati
