Back Pain Relief – Who Can Really Help Me
Back pain affects over one-third of the adult population. To add to their woes, back pain sufferers also endure the frustration of having to work out for themselves which of the many kinds of practitioners, all of whom claim high degrees of success, can help them – and which of the numerous, highly touted treatments and self-help approaches may offer back pain relief.
Suppose you have recurring and incapacitating muscle spasms with accompanying low back pain. Do you simply start making the rounds and hope for the-best? Is self-treatment the best answer?
Do you listen to your neighbor when she suggests acupuncture? If the meter reader was helped by trigger point injections, does that mean they will work for you? Is your mother-in-law right about the value of manipulation? Which kinds of exercises help most? Does gravity inversion help at all? Are biofeedback and yoga effective?
What about medical doctors versus other practitioners? Do doctors know best? If so, which kinds of doctors? The orthopedic surgeon, the musculoskeletal physician, the sports medicine specialist, the pain consultant, the neurologist, the rheumatologist, the acupuncturist? Will your general practitioner do just as well?
How about the sometimes maligned but increasingly popular complementary health practitioners like chiropractors, holistic massage therapists, Alexander teachers, kinesiologists, Rolfers, posture therapists and yoga instructors?
What do their track records look like for various back problems? And why do a majority of back sufferers eventually get around to seeing one or more of them?
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