Misdiagnosed Back Pain?
By Randi Morse
One of the more difficult aspects of dealing with chronic back pain is receiving the correct diagnosis. Back pain is often difficult to diagnose because there are so many different things that can cause the pain. Your back is responsible for supporting your entire body and there are countless tendons, muscles, and nerves that are all centralized in your back. Back pain that has been misdiagnosed cannot be treated correctly. Did you know that a chiropractic visit may be able to help you get your back pain diagnosed correctly?
Experts
When something is broken on your car, do you attempt to fix the problem yourself or do you take your vehicle to a mechanic? Unless you have some mechanical training, or are one of those people who just happens to be good at fixing everything, you likely do what most people do and take your vehicle to a mechanic. You do this because the mechanic is an expert in dealing with vehicles. If you have a foreign made vehicle, you may go a step further and bring your car in for repairs at a garage that specializes in working with foreign made vehicles.
Think of the chiropractor as an expert in spine and back health. Chiropractors are doctors trained to know and fully understand everything about the back and spine. They understand the many different connections that are made in the spine, such as how the spinal column protects a large bundle of nerves, and how one joint restriction can cause a variety of different types of pain sensations.
See the Expert
When you are dealing with chronic back pain, take your problem to an expert. General practitioners can be great doctors, but they often struggle with diagnosing back issues correctly. They tend to be much more likely to prescribe pain medication rather than to properly diagnose the problem and create a treatment regimen that will help alleviate the pain more naturally.
At The Joint Chiropractic you're dealing with back and spine "specialists" who can help you to diagnose your back problem. They can also create a treatment plan to help alleviate, or possibly even eliminate, the back pain that you're dealing with. The Joint Chiropractic has open office hours and affordable rates to make it as uncomplicated as possible for anyone to get their back pain diagnosed.
To learn more about your health, wellness and fitness, see your local chiropractor at The Joint Chiropractic in Tempe, Ariz.