By Kelly Blomquist


The prominent reasons chiropractic intervention is attractive to those with back problems are, it does not rely on medication and it is a non-invasive method of care. No one wants to risk addiction. No one is eager to consider surgery except as a last resort. Those who are in pain can turn to Seattle Chiropractic for the most appropriate care.

The sufferer must go through an assessment before any care will be offered. The first appointment with the chiropractor is spent examining your spine, talking about the severity of the backaches and asking if you know what precipitated them. Your range of motion is going to be measured. You will have an x-ray.

The backbone is not one single bone. It is a vertical column made of thirty-three small hollow bones. The delicate spinal cord runs through these bones. All the nerve roots are located there. Except for the ones that are fused, there are small discs between them. These little shock absorbers are filled with a soft semi liquid substance.

When a collision or some other type of impact is exerted against the spine, the vertebrae can be misaligned. This will compress the discs. When they are compressed they can press against the nerve roots. That is when the unbearable pain begins. Your chiropractor will discover the optimal way to alleviate that pain.

When your evaluation indicates it is appropriate, a series of manual adjustments are scheduled. Each one moves the vertebrae closer to the correct position. Over time the pressure is lifted and the pain alleviated. Relieving that pressure allows the herniated disc to heal.

Terms like ruptured disc, bulging disc and slipped disc are used to describe the same condition. All these refer to the herniated disc. That is the correct medical term. Chiropractic care focuses on the spine and nervous system. When herniated, a disc can prevent nerve signals from being transmitted to all parts of your body.

As you move, the intervertebral discs prevent the vertebrae from grinding against each other. A realignment of the vertebrae will, over time, reduce the pressure. That, in turn, will reduce the pain that is interfering with the activities you previously enjoyed.




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