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Did You Know Improving Your Posture Can Prevent Back Pain?

Back pain comes in a variety of different forms, but they all have one thing in common — they are deeply unpleasant. Even the mildest aches and pains in your back or spine can get in the way of your daily life, and severe back pain can be truly debilitating. While Carlson Chiropractic offers a range of treatment options for back pain, in some cases there are simple things you can do yourself to prevent back pain. For instance, did you know just how much of a difference your posture can make? Read on for helpful advice in today’s blog.

Is your back pain holding you back from the active lifestyle you wish to live? You're not alone and it's time for you to find natural relief.

Tragic Result of Uncorrected Trauma

Collisions that occur during sporting events, slips, falls or automobile crashes can all have a damaging effect on your neck and back. These types of collision-related injuries are often called a "whiplash." The resulting instability of the spine and soft tissues can contribute to headaches, dizziness, blurred vision, pain in the shoulders, arms and hands, reduced ability to turn and bend, and low back problems. As the body attempts to adapt, symptoms may not appear until weeks or even months later. 

What is Sciatica? This common condition affects more than 3 million people each year in the United States. Sciatica rarely occurs before age 20 and is most likely to develop around age 40 or 50.

Sciatica can cause serious pain that starts in the spine and typically extends down the back of the leg. Sciatic nerve pain can be excruciating and debilitating, sometimes making standing or sitting difficult or impossible.   

There are few things worse than watching your teen struggle with their posture. Healthy habits are hard to instill. The pervasive use of electronic devices has most parents frustrated and the advent of concerns of "text neck" are just the beginning! We all look at our kids' lifestyles and wonder how they are going to overcome these modern challenges.

Do you suffer from lower pack pain? Have you been told you need back surgery? 

Spinal decompression therapy is a procedure where we decrease pressure on the disc pad that's been injured through disc herniation or disc bulging. Proper care over time, treats the cause of the back pain instead of masking the symptoms, providing back pain relief. 

 

When we think of arthritis, we often imagine swollen and aching joints in the hands and knees of an elderly person. But did you know that arthritis can also occur, and often does, in the spine? Spinal arthritis can be very painful and debilitating.

 

Do you have an exciting trip planned soon? More than likely, it involves a long plane, train or car ride. This can leave you aching, stressed out, and having stiff back pain before the fun even starts!

 

We bet you have heard people say that "once you go, you have to keep going back to the chiropractor." This is true and not so true (but should be true). Let us answer this question for you!