Back Pain

Most people experience mid-low back pain at some point in their lives. Here at Hickory Grove Chiropractic approximately 90 percent of car accident victims present with back pain. The jarring effect of a car accident most commonly sprains the ligaments of the spine and strains the tendons and muscles. Scar tissue begins to form within 24 hours of a motor vehicle accident; this is why it is so important to begin the rehab process immediately. Back pain is a symptom that something is not functioning properly; the problem can occur acutely from a direct trauma or can occur from no apparent incident at all.

When someone presents with insidious onset of mid to low back pain it is extremely important to sit down and go over a full history with the patient. Often times we find that the pain stems from not one major trauma but a series of hundreds and hundreds of small traumas. Traumas can start from the birthing process itself, children are born head first and there is often twisting, turning, bending and pulling involved. Learning to walk comes with its fair share of bumps and bruises. Playgrounds are full of nasty little mishaps from hopping off swings to plopping on your butt at the end of the slide to teeter totter and merry go round accidents. As we grow older we gain speed and strength and the games get more physical; all of the bumps and bruises add up. Jobs contribute to back pain due to poor postures, repetitive stresses or just plain back breaking work and this is not even counting work related acute injuries due to a specific incident. At Hickory Grove Chiropractic we take a thorough history, perform a thorough exam including X-ray’s if necessary, and then sit down to thoroughly explain our findings to the patient and answer any questions they may have.