Back Pain 101

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1. BACK PAIN 101 www.broadviewchiropractor.com
2. Back Pain is VERY common. It will affect approximately 80% of Canadians at one point in their lives.
3. What is pain exactly?
5. Pain is a function of your nervous system. It works just like your other senses do.
6. 1. Receptors detect damage to your body’s tissues.
7. 2. A signal is sent from the receptors up the nerves and into the spinal cord. Tissue Damage Spinal Cord Pain Signals Travelling Through Nerves
8. 3. The signals reach your brain and are interpreted as pain.
9. It can be difficult to determine what tissue is causing these pain signals. A thorough history and examination needs to be performed.
10. In most cases there are 4 tissues that generate back pain.
11. 1. The Disc
12. 2. Facet & SI Joints
14. 3. The Nerve Roots
15. 4. The Muscles
16. The SOLUTION
17. Treat The Disc Chiropractic & Easy Core Exercises
18. Clinical studies have shown a 90% success rate for this approach to disc herniations. A NONSURGICAL APPROACH TO THE MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH LUMBAR RADICULOPATHY SECONDARY TO HERNIATED DISK: A PROSPECTIVE OBSERVATIONAL COHORT STUDY WITH FOLLOW-UP. Murphy DR, Hurwitz EL, McGovern EE. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2009 Nov-Dec;32(9):723-33.
19. Treat the Joint
20. Spinal adjustments have been shown to be more effective for pain & disability than physiotherapy and back schools. Spinal manipulation compared with back school and with individually delivered physiotherapy for the treatment of chronic low back pain: a randomized trial with one-year follow-up. Cecchi F. et al Clin Rehabil January 2010 vol. 24 no.1 26-36
21. Treat the Nerve Mobilisation exercises help free nerves from adhesions and promotes proper movement.
22. Treat the Muscle Stretch, Strengthen and Soft Tissue Work
23. Call us today to beat back pain. (613) 728 – 2929 765 Broadview Avenue. Ottawa, Ontario www.broadviewchiropractor.com