If you’ve been living with a strange pain in your back or something more like sciatica for any length of time, you may be a bit frustrated with its mysterious nature. You may have even gone to the doctor just to find out what was going on. Sometimes, just knowing what is causing your pain or giving it a name is some relief in and of itself. The problem is that this will not end your pain. Chiropractic may be a great solution for you.
Chiropractic affects more than just your back because it is aimed at helping your body’s nervous system function more effectively. Your nervous system consists of your brain, spinal cord and peripheral nerves. These all communicate with your body at all times.
Compression, distortion and any other compromise of the messages being sent between your brain and body through your nervous system will affect function. This causes symptoms and pain. These are just your body’s way of warning you that something is wrong and needs your attention. Approaches that only look to alleviate your pain often miss the mark in terms of helping you with long-term relief and overall well-being.
Chiropractic has many more approaches under its umbrella than you may know. Some styles utilize the most well-known popping or cracking type. This is just one of many. If this traditional approach is not an option for you, for whatever reason, then maybe you can try another one of the several gentle styles.
One such gentler approach is called Network Chiropractic and it involves light touches or taps along specific places on your back. Back pain and other physical changes occur rather quickly. It is the mysterious types of pains that are often addressed once these disappear. This approach can help your body to dissipate the tension and various stressors that lead to many of these pains.
Submitted by Gilbert chiropractor, Dr. Michael J. Funicello. He has been serving patients in private practice in the Phoenix-metro area since 1998.
