Low Back Pain :

Low back pain is the leading cause of disability for Americans under the age of 45. Eighty percent of all Americans will experience disabling low back pain at least once during their lives and at least six million Americans are affected with this ailment daily.  If you are reading this please understand, low back pain is not the result of a lack of pain killers or muscle relaxers in the body.

Most back pain results from muscle and skeletal disorders such as an injury, neglect, or misuse. It can be further aggravated by heavy labor, and stressful jobs, long periods of sitting or standing, or by doing ordinary chores such as gardening. The spinal column forms a protective covering that houses the spinal cord which is the body's primary communication line with the brain. Poor posture, lack of exercise, overexertion, traumatic injuries, can build-up over time and force a vertebra out of place.  This misalignment can compress and irritate the sensitive spinal nerves interrupting the nerve flow and causing pain, sciatica, numbing and tingling sensations radiating down the legs into the feet.

The Chiropractic approach to treating low back pain and disc problems is to find the source of the problem and correct it, not just to have the symptom treated with medications or surgery. By correcting the source of the problem, the body can heal itself naturally with no nerve interference.  Low back pain and disc pain often respond dramatically to the restoration of normal position and motion of the spinal bones in the low back.

Anyone experiencing low back pain and would like to find relief from that pain or if you're facing the prospect of spinal surgery, you should at least be examined, to see if chiropractic care can help you avoid drugs that only cover the symptoms and surgery that is often not necessary and sometimes ineffective. Dr. Skaggs has saved many back pain and disc pain sufferers from spinal surgery.

If you have any questions concerning Chiropractic care for Low Back Pain, don't hesitate to call Dr. Skaggs today, at Skaggs Chiropractic, LLC. 417-624-4242. Remember Chiropractic first, Drugs second, and Surgery is always the last option.

Disclaimer:  No individual, including those currently under our active care, should use the information and/or resources contained here within to self diagnose or self treat any health related condition(s).  Diagnosis and treatment of all health conditions should only be performed by your doctor of chiropractic or other licensed health care professional.