5 Common Chiropractic Techniques For Back and Neck Pain

Back and neck pain are very common conditions, but they can also be very painful to the point of feeling totally overwhelmed. If you live in the Wilmington community and you’re suffering from neck or back pain, contact the professionals at Athena Chiropractic to speed up your healing process.

What Causes Back and Neck Pain?

Most common causes are the overuse of muscles or participating in strenuous activities. Trauma, injury, and fractures cause these types of pain as well as vertebrae degeneration, infection, abnormal growths such as a tumor or bone spur and ligament or muscle tears. Many other things lead to back and neck pain such as osteoporosis, slipped discs, sprains and strains, ligament or muscle tears and arthritis. No matter what the cause of your back or neck pain, you should seek chiropractic treatment for fast and effective drug-free pain relief. Below are some of the techniques our chiropractor may use to provide that relief.

Diversified Technique

This is the most often used technique among chiropractors. It is the method used to adjust a lumbar disc herniation that causes the vast majority of back and neck pain. It is an adjustment to restore your popping joints, so they function properly and relieve your pain immediately.

Logan Technique

This technique is a form of adjustment that involves applying pressure to your spine. It is performed by applying a gentle pressure to realign the bones in your spine while it also releases tension and stress in your body as well as restoring your balance.

Gonstead Adjustment

A Gonstead adjustment is often used for neck and back pain. It involves a thorough analysis of the affected area and then the spine is realigned to reduce pain and inflammation in all the affected areas.

Soft Tissue Therapy

Soft tissue therapy involves a therapeutic massage to focus on the muscles and ligaments near the affected area of the spine. It can clear up scar tissue, release toxic byproducts, and improve blood flow and circulation.

Flexion Distraction

This treatment is to relieve you of the back pain that is associated with scoliosis and joint pain. Our chiropractor stretches your back and aligns the spine to treat painful disc herniations and relieve you of the pain.

Back and Neck Pain Treatment in Wilmington, DE

If you have any sort of back or neck pain, even if it's just a dull ache, you should get it examined by a chiropractor. There is no need to suffer from pain when you can start your recovery today. Call us today at (302) 543-4227 for an appointment at Athena Chiropractic in Wilmington. We will provide an examination and develop a personalized treatment plan to get your life back on track.