Alleviating Mechanical Low Back Pain with Chiropractic Adjustments

Explore how chiropractic adjustments can effectively alleviate mechanical low back pain by restoring spinal alignment, reducing nerve pressure, and improving overall mobility.

Understanding Mechanical Low Back Pain and Chiropractic Relief

Low back pain is a common ailment that affects millions globally, significantly impacting daily activities and quality of life. Mechanical low back pain, characterized by pain primarily due to issues with spinal movement and alignment, can be particularly debilitating. Chiropractic care offers a promising solution by addressing the root mechanical causes of this pain.

Symptoms of Mechanical Low Back Pain

Mechanical low back pain is typically influenced by physical movement and posture. Symptoms may include:

Pain that intensifies with specific movements or positions, such as bending or lifting.
Discomfort that alleviates when lying down or resting.
Muscle stiffness or spasms in the lower back.
Limited flexibility or range of motion in the lower back.
Occasionally, pain may radiate from the lower back into the buttocks or upper thighs, though it rarely extends below the knee.

Chiropractic Adjustments: A Path to Relief

Chiropractic care provides a non-invasive, drug-free approach to treating mechanical low back pain. Here’s how chiropractic adjustments can help:

Restoring Proper Alignment: Misalignments in the spine, known as subluxations, can restrict movement and cause discomfort. Chiropractic adjustments help realign the vertebrae, restoring flexibility and easing pain.
Reducing Pressure on Nerves: Misaligned vertebrae can also exert pressure on spinal nerves; adjustments relieve this pressure, alleviating pain and improving nerve function.
Improving Mobility: By restoring normal movement to the spine, chiropractic care helps decrease stiffness and improve mobility, making everyday activities more manageable.
Enhancing Muscle Function: Adjustments can reduce muscle tension, which in turn helps to decrease pain and prevent muscle spasms.

Integrating Chiropractic Care Into Your Routine

For those suffering from mechanical low back pain, incorporating regular chiropractic adjustments can be a game-changer. Many patients experience significant relief after just a few sessions, though ongoing care may be recommended to maintain optimal spinal health.

Conclusion: A Natural Solution to Low Back Pain

Mechanical low back pain doesn't have to limit your life. With chiropractic adjustments, you can regain mobility, reduce pain, and improve your overall spinal health, all without the need for medications or invasive procedures.

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Low Back Pain Compression & How to Ease it

Low back pain is the most common mechanical type of pain in all of North America. Low back pain symptoms usually cause stiffness, aches, and generalized fatigue, but there are many different reasons why you can get these symptoms.

Low back pain is the most common mechanical type pain in all of North America. Low back pain symptoms usually cause stiffness, aches and generalized fatigue, but there are many different reasons why you can get these symptoms.

One of the main causes of this discomfort is repetitive strain for a rounded low back. This rounding of your low back makes it susceptible to injury and you guessed it, low back pain.

If you are suffering from low back pain with acute onset then it’s important to know what type of injury it is and what you exercises and stretches you can do and which ones you should avoid.

In the video below I discuss how you can identify if the low back pain you are experiencing is getting irritated with compression, as well as three exercises which you can start today to help get relief.

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The Most Overlooked Stretch for Low Back Pain

Low back pain is not a matter of if, it’s a matter of when.

According to some health organizations, low back pain and stiffness affects 80% of people in their lifetime.

I’ve suffered from disc injuries in my low back when I was younger. I’ve also broken many bones, wrists, hands, ribs, and I can tell you from experience I would rather the latter than the former.

When you get low back pain or low back stiffness you will have a tendency to try and stretch out the low back and improve the movement.

Although your low back can have deterioration and disc degeneration, there is a limiting factor that is often almost overlooked.

Low back pain is not a matter of if, it’s a matter of when.

According to some health organizations, low back pain and stiffness affects 80% of people in their lifetime.

I’ve suffered from disc injuries in my low back when I was younger. I’ve also broken many bones, wrists, hands, ribs, and I can tell you from experience I would rather the latter than the former.

When you get low back pain or low back stiffness you will have a tendency to try and stretch out the low back and improve the movement.

Although your low back can have deterioration and disc degeneration, there is a limiting factor that is often almost overlooked.

This limiting factor in back pain is the length of the psoas muscle. The psoas muscle is a hip flexor that connects to your lower back and when you are in discomfort it will contract and compress your low back.

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With people working from home, and spending more time than ever in a seated posture, the psoas muscle will lead to increased tightness, and therefore subsequent compression of the low back. This will lead to increased risk of low back pain or the likelihood of low back pain lingering longer than it normally does if you hurt your back.

As a chiropractor I usually see a high correlation between hip tightness and low back pain. The hip tightness caused by the psoas muscle usually presents as the inability to extend your leg behind you. If you sit at a desk for work, have a long commute or drive for a living, or you played/play sports like hockey or soccer where you are forced to drive your knees forward and you have a history of low back pain or low back stiffness, you need to start doing the following.

Here are three different variations of how you can stretch your psoas muscle to help reduce low back pain.

These are in order of what I think are most effective to least effective but the key to any stretching is do it consistently or it will provide little to no results.