Low Back Pain Chiropractor In Gig Harbor

What causes lower back pain in Gig Harbor? Why doesn’t it just go away on its own? Why do some people get low back pain and others don’t?............ why is lower back pain so complicated.???

These are common questions we get asked every day by your patients and there are no simple answers. Low back pain affects millions of Americans daily across the nation.

Factors that affect lower back pain in Gig Harbor WA:

• Bodyweight
• Job duties
• Repetitive stress
• Prolong driving
• Chronic injuries
• Acute trauma

These are just a few of the factors that can affect lower back pain and prolong its duration. If repetitive injuries and trauma are left alone without being corrected, arthritis usually will settle in over years. Once arthritis settles in, patients experience a decreases in range of motion in the lower back region and also increased inflammatory factors causing pain. Most Americans at this point will react, if they have constant pain for months they will take the first step, and the first step is usually not natural healthcare, …..the first step is usually painkillers. There is a place in society for painkillers but it should not be our only solution. Painkillers do not go to the root cause of the problem; they only mask the pain.

Natural solutions to lower back pain include acupuncture, chiropractic, massage therapy, home care, rehab and dietary changes to decrease inflammation.

Chiropractic therapy utilizes light forces to mobilize fixated joints to allow optimal healing and restore proper spinal motion.

Massage therapy is also utilized for chronic lower back pain. Once muscles go into spasm and create adhesions, the most effective treatment is massage therapy. Massage therapy utilizes specific forces to break up trigger points and improve motion in multiple segments.

Combining acupuncture, chiropractic and massage therapy to treat chronic lower back pain gives you your best chance of success.

The next time you are in pain, ask yourself… what is the underlying cause? can I avoid painkillers? do I need to live with the pain?

Common lower back diagnosis:

• Disc herniation
• Stenosis
• Osteoarthritis
• Sprain strain
• Facet syndrome
• Sacroiliitis
• Joint dysfunction

Fox Chiropractic

Call our team at Fox Chiropractic Wellness Center in Gig Harbor for a complementary consultation.