How Chiropractic Care Can Help Manage Chronic Pain

Chronic pain is a serious problem for many individuals and managing it can be difficult without the right help. Generally, chronic pain is defined as pain that lasts three months or more and can be related to the bones, joints, ligaments, tendons, and muscles.

The Underlying Causes of Chronic Pain

It can be difficult to identify a particular cause of chronic pain. However, a chiropractor is often best equipped with the knowledge necessary to assess the cause of musculoskeletal disorders and pinpoint their origins of pain. Oftentimes, the causes of chronic pain relate to an underlying condition, such as spinal stenosis, osteoarthritis, or inflammatory arthritis. Your chiropractor will be able to not only assess and diagnose the musculoskeletal disorder that is the cause of your pain, he or she will also be able to create a treatment plan that is specifically designed to address your needs.

How Chiropractors Manage Chronic Pain

Depending on your condition, treatment plans can vary. It could include spinal manipulation, manual therapies, and therapeutic exercises, to name a few. Additionally, chiropractic care combined with exercise was found to be twice as effective compared to those who rely on treating chronic pain with medication.

To provide the most effective treatment plan for you, it is important for your chiropractor to be well-informed when it comes to your medical history, including any medical conditions you might have, medications you are currently taking, surgical history, and other lifestyle factors.

Symptoms of Chronic Pain

A variety of musculoskeletal conditions can cause chronic pain and, depending on the condition and its severity, your symptoms will differ from another suffer from chronic pain. However, there are 4 main symptoms that are typically associated with chronic pain, which include:

• Being abnormally sensitive to pain
• Pain that lasts for over 6 months after sustaining an injury
• Experiencing pain from something that would not usually be painful
• Increased rate of pain from something that usually would be painful

Comprehensive Chiropractic Services in Atlanta

At Atlanta Pain & Rehab, we offer chiropractic care with a natural and drug-free approach. If you are suffering from chronic pain, let us help you finally relieve you of your symptoms, so you can live the pain-free life that you deserve. We use chiropractic and other natural healing methods to empower every patient we serve to experience a greater sense of well-being.

Reach out to us today and call us at (404) 6204010 for a free consultation. Learn more about what we can do for you!