With gentle spine adjustments a chiropractor can perform, you can help to realign your spine and muscles to assist in reducing pressure off of the compressed nerve. This method of assistance for nerve pain is typically preferred by patients to avoid other more invasive and dangerous practices. Additionally, patients opt to choose chiropractic services to alleviate their nerve pain symptoms in order for them to avoid prescription opiates or pain medicine.
After completing a detailed consultation and exam with your chiropractor he/she will attempt to point out the exact source of your pain and suggest one of the following treatments:
Manipulation to adjust the spine
A spine adjustment is an alignment intended to correct vertebral subluxations and assist in reducing nerve pain, increasing blood flow, reduce inflammation, and much more.
Flexion Distraction
A decompression technique that involves the use of a specifically designed table to reduce pressure on the spinal nerves and improve vertebral alignment.
Other Chiropractic Services
Other chiropractic services such as ultrasound treatments, acupuncture, and electrotherapy can also help to ease nerve pain.
With regular trips to your chiropractor, you may see marginal relief over time. Much like physical therapy, several visits and adjustments may be needed over-time depending on the severity of the nerve pain. Typically, any pain that lasts longer than a few weeks or month after chiropractic treatment you may want to start considering surgery.
