Chiropractic Care Better Than Drugs for Back Pain

Chiropractic More Effective than Drugs for Back Pain

Here in our Amite City office, The Culminating Experience Chiropractic Clinic has helped many people recover from back problems. If you are struggling with back pain, you've most likely been tempted to take some medications to decrease the pain. You should understand that studies have shown that chiropractic care is usually a better approach than drugs when it comes to alleviating this particular type of pain.

In a report published in the journal Spine experts included 101 subjects who had suffered back pain for more than 48 hours. Each one was then designated to one of three groups. The first group, which was made up of 37 patients, received chiropractic care and a placebo of the drug diclofenac. The second group of 38 participants received fake chiropractic adjustments and the actual drug. The third group of 25 individuals acted as the control as those subjects received sham chiropractic and also received the placebo, thus having no real treatment at all.

All of the patients who received some form of actual treatment, whether through chiropractic or the drug diclofenac, fared better than the control subjects who had no actual care. However, when the two active groups were compared to one another, the patients who received chiropractic had improvements that were "significantly better" than those who took the drug.

Natural Healing with Chiropractic

Because chiropractic is non-invasive and involves no use of medication, it helps promote healing without undesirable side effects. For instance, NSAIDs can result in ulcers, high blood pressure, and other serious health issues. Plus, the health benefits of chiropractic care last longer as it's designed to resolve the source of the problem, not just treat the signs and symptoms.

If you're ready to get help for your back pain naturally, then chiropractic care is for you. Make an appointment in our Amite City office with The Culminating Experience Chiropractic Clinic today at (985) 247-2898. We'll help ease your back problems in a healthy way!

References

von Heymann WJ, Schloemer P, Timm J, Muehlbauer B. Spinal high-velocity low amplitude manipulation in acute nonspecific low back pain: a double-blind randomized controlled trial in comparison with diclofenac and placebo. Spine 2013;38(7):540-548.