When you’re dealing with back pain, a disc bulge, muscle spasms, or an irritated spine, chiropractic care can be an important part of getting you moving again.
But chiropractic care doesn’t always have to stop with the adjustment.
At Back to Life Chiropractic, we have additional therapies that can be used alongside chiropractic care to help address pain, muscle tension, and the tissues surrounding the problem area.
Two of these therapies are MR4 laser therapy with electrical stimulation (e-stim).
Chiropractic Care and More
The adjustment is designed to improve the movement and function of the spine. But when you’re in pain, the muscles surrounding the area may also become tight, irritated, and protective.
That’s where complementary therapies can be helpful.
Rather than looking at your back pain from only one angle, we can address the spine, muscles, and surrounding tissues as part of a more complete treatment approach.
MR4 Laser Therapy
Laser therapy uses specific wavelengths of light that interact with tissues in the body.
At Back to Life Chiropractic, our MR4 laser can be incorporated into a treatment plan for patients experiencing pain and inflammation associated with a variety of musculoskeletal conditions.
Laser therapy is:
- Non-invasive
- Comfortable
- Drug-free
- Easy to incorporate into a chiropractic treatment plan
The goal is to help decrease pain and inflammation while supporting the body’s natural recovery processes.
For someone dealing with a painful back, adding laser therapy can be another tool in the toolbox.
How Electrical Stimulation Can Help
When your back hurts, your muscles don’t always cooperate.
Muscles surrounding an irritated area can tighten and go into spasm. Sometimes that muscle tension becomes a significant part of the pain problem itself.
Electrical stimulation, or e-stim, uses controlled electrical impulses delivered through electrodes placed on the skin.
Depending on the type of stimulation being used, e-stim may help:
- Relax tight muscles
- Reduce muscle spasms
- Decrease pain
- Improve comfort
- Prepare the muscles and tissues for chiropractic treatment
For some patients, relaxing the muscles before an adjustment can make the entire treatment experience more comfortable.
Combining Therapies Can Make Sense
Think of your treatment like putting together a puzzle.
The chiropractic adjustment addresses the joints and movement of the spine.
Laser therapy can provide another way of addressing pain and irritated tissues.
E-stim can help address muscle tension and spasms.
Together, these therapies can complement one another and give us additional options when treating someone who is struggling with back or neck pain.
Your treatment plan doesn’t have to look exactly like someone else’s.
What About Disc Bulges?
If you’ve been diagnosed with a bulging or herniated disc, you may be dealing with a combination of pain, inflammation, muscle spasms, and restricted movement.
That’s why treatment may need to address more than one part of the problem.
Chiropractic care can focus on improving spinal movement and function, while laser therapy and e-stim can be used to address pain and muscle tension.
This is particularly helpful when pain and muscle guarding make normal movement difficult.
If you haven’t already read our article about chiropractic care and disc bulges, take a look at “How Chiropractic Can Help Disc Bulges—and Why Our Gentle, Specific Approach Makes a Difference.”
A Customized Approach to Your Care
At Back to Life Chiropractic, we don’t believe in treating everyone exactly the same.
Some patients may respond well to chiropractic adjustments alone. Others may benefit from combining chiropractic care with laser therapy with e-stim, or other supportive therapies.
Our goal is to determine what combination makes the most sense for your condition and your goals.
You don’t have to choose between chiropractic care and other supportive therapies. Sometimes the best approach is using them together.
Get Back to Life
Back pain can interfere with work, exercise, sleep, and the activities you enjoy.
The good news is that there are multiple conservative tools available to help you manage pain and improve function.
Chiropractic care, MR4 laser therapy with electrical stimulation are three of the tools we can use to help you get moving again.
If you’re tired of dealing with back pain, neck pain, muscle spasms, or disc-related symptoms, contact Back to Life Chiropractic to schedule an evaluation.
Let’s put the pieces together and help you get Back to Life.