Aside from the common cold, lower back pain is the 2nd most common reason American’s miss time from work. Its been estimated that more than 80% of people suffer from occasional to frequent lower back pain. It is often easy to identify where pain is located because we feel it…but it can be more difficult to determine the true cause of the problem in order to effectively alleviate the problem.
As chiropractic physicians, our expertise in assisting patients overcome spinal pain (by helping the body’s immune system function optimally) is only a portion of our effort. We must also think “outside the box” as to what might be causing this patient to feel a certain way?