Orem Chiropractor, R. Ned McArthur, Discusses How Chiropractic Helps Low Back Pain

Aug. 4, 2010 - PRLog -- Low back pain is one of the most prevalent and costly problems in the US healthcare system. 80% of adults will experience low back pain during their lifetime.

Common causes are sprains and strains due to improper mechanics during physical activities, poor diet and emotional stress.  

A lot of these cases are short lived, lasting 1 to 10 days.    

Unfortunately, for others the pain doesn’t go away and begins to affect their lifestyle.  These people commonly report problems lasting more than a year.  

In clinical outcomes, patients with low back pain got better results with chiropractic care than those who were medically treated.  In fact, according to a survey, chiropractic treatment received the highest percentage of patients that were "highly satisfied" (59%) when compared to other treatments, including physical therapy (55%), acupuncture (53%), massage (48%) and treatments from specialists (44%) and primary-care doctors (34%).

It was found that hands-on treatments are most helpful with the patients suffering from low back pain.

Chiropractic care is based on some very simple to understand principles.

1.   Your brain and nerves control everything that happens in your body.
2.   Your body has a natural and powerful ability to heal itself.
3.   Pain, injury, and sickness result when the body can't meet the demands placed on it.  
4.   The chiropractic adjustment stimulates the brain and nerves.  
5.   Improved brain and nerve function eliminates pain, improves muscle function, and improves your body’s
     ability to heal.

The chiropractic adjustment is a quick, but gentle movement of a joint through its full range of motion. This does several things, first it stimulates nerve endings in joints and muscles that block pain, relaxes tight muscles and improves blood flow.  With relaxed muscles comes increased mobility and flexibility. Those same nerve endings travel to the brain increasing brain activity, increasing coordination.  

The number and frequency of your chiropractic visits depends on how severe your case is, your lifestyle, and what your health goals are.  

Low back pain is common, but each of us experiences pain uniquely.  Therefore I never use a “one size fits all" approach to back pain.  In most cases, I perform spinal adjustments manually, using my hands to move bones through their full range of motion.  In other cases the adjustment may be done with an instrument.  How the adjustment is done is determined by the needs and condition of the patient.  

I also use a variety of rehabilitative and physio therapies including, electrical muscle stimulation, heat, traction, oxygen therapy, percussion, stretching, strengthening exercises, diet and lifestyle counseling, and a variety of brain exercises to help you end your back pain for good.

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Dr McArthur is a chiropractor in Orem, Utah. He has a 93% success rate with people who experience fibromyalgia, headaches & migraines, numbness, sciatica, neck & back pain, dizziness, insomnia, restless leg syndrome and car accident injuries.

Dr McArthur uses traditional chiropractic treatments as well as Brain Based Therapy, which is a treatment that asks the question "is brain and nerve malfunction contributing to your health problem?"

By changing and improving brain and nerve function Dr McArthur is able to help people when traditional medical and chiropractic care has fallen short.