Low Back Pain Treatment in Boulder, CO

Comprehensive Consultation and Exam

We employ comprehensive consultations and examinations to obtain information about a patient’s condition and formulate a treatment plan. It often entails thoroughly evaluating the patient’s medical history, a physical exam, and possibly diagnostic procedures such as postural screenings and X-rays.

Specific Chiropractic Care In Boulder, CO

Spinal misalignments interrupt nerve flow and affect proper muscle function. This can lead to pain, muscle tension and imbalance, and organ dysfunction. Spinal manipulation, which includes applying force to the spine to increase mobility and reduce pain, and spinal mobilization, which involves using gentle, low-force movements to the spine to enhance mobility and reduce pain, are two typical treatments we employ to treat lower back pain. Correcting these misalignments, also known as subluxations, will restore balance to the physical structure of the spine as well as the nervous system, which is responsible for controlling every aspect of our body.

Chiropractors are healthcare practitioners who diagnose and treat neuromuscular diseases, focusing on the spine. They use several treatments, including spinal adjustments, to reduce pain and improve nervous system function. Numerous individuals seek chiropractic care to alleviate back, neck, and other musculoskeletal problems.

Massage Therapy

Massage therapy is one of the most effective non-invasive treatments and can help relieve tension and soreness throughout your entire body. It decreases headaches’ severity by reducing muscle tension in the neck, shoulders, back, and face and improving circulation to accelerate healing. Massage therapy also relieves pain, improves flexibility and range of motion, and helps promote relaxation relieving another cause of headaches, stress.

Custom Therapeutic Exercise Plan

We create a therapeutic exercise program tailored to your unique needs and limits. A customized program can aid in strengthening the muscles that support the spine, enhancing flexibility and range of motion, and alleviating pain and discomfort. Exercises work with adjustments to stabilize proper spinal structure and help the body hold adjustments longer.

Spinal Decompression

Spinal decompression is a vital low back pain treatment. This procedure is frequently used to address herniated discs, degenerative disc disease, and spinal stenosis. Disc injuries put pressure on the adjacent nerves. By decompressing the spine, we can relieve pressure on the discs, relieve nerve irritation, and give the discs a chance to rehydrate and heal.

Deep Tissue Laser

Deep tissue laser is a non-invasive treatment that uses laser energy to speed up healing and reduce inflammation in the deep tissue layers of the body. We sometimes use this method to treat lower back pain and other musculoskeletal problems like arthritis, tendinitis, and plantar fasciitis.

Bulged Lumbar Discs

When a bulging lumbar disc presses on spinal nerves, it can cause lower back pain. The lower back discs (lumbar spine) have a soft, spongy center and a harder, fibrous outer layer. A bulging disc indicates the soft center has pushed through a crack or tear in the outer layer. It can cause the disc to press against adjacent nerves, resulting in lower back pain, tingling, numbness, and muscle weakness, even in the legs.

Muscle Strain

When the lower back muscles are stressed, they can become inflamed and sore. Depending on the intensity of the strain, this can result in mild to severe lower back pain. The discomfort could be acute and restricted to the damaged muscle or more diffuse and spread across the lower back.

Spinal Stenosis

Spinal stenosis is the narrowing of the spinal canal, which houses the spinal cord and nerve roots. This constriction can pressure the spinal cord and nerve roots, causing lower back pain and other symptoms.

Herniated Lumbar Discs

When a bulged disc tears completely and the soft center herniates, it puts pressure on the nerves in the lower back, which can cause pain, numbness, and tingling in the lower back and legs. The severity of the low back pain can vary, depending on the size and location of the herniated disc and the amount of pressure it puts on the nerves.

Degenerative Disc Disease

Degenerative disc disease is when the discs in the spine begin to degenerate and break down. The discs have a soft, gel-like interior encircled by a fibrous outer covering. They provide cushion between the spine’s bones, allowing the spine to move and bend while providing support. When the discs are damaged or degrade, they can no longer provide appropriate cushioning and support, resulting in lower back pain.

Facet Joint Dysfunction

Facet joint dysfunction occurs when the facet joints, which are tiny joints positioned between the vertebrae in the spine, become inflamed or injured. It can result in several lower back issues, such as low back pain, stiffness, and decreased range of motion.

Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction (SI Joint Pain)

The SI joint connects the sacrum (the triangular bone at the base of the spine) to the iliac bones (hip bone). SI joint dysfunction can cause low back pain by transmitting tension between the upper and lower extremities. Inflammation, muscle imbalances, and anatomical abnormalities cause SI joint dysfunction.

Subluxation

A misalignment or partial dislocation of a vertebra in the spine is referred to as a subluxation. This misalignment interrupts normal nerve flow and alters proper spinal structure. Interrupted nerve flow scrambles the messages transmitted between the brain and body, causing joint, muscle, and organ dysfunction.