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Back Disabilities

Chiropractic has been a blessing to millions with back problems, often saving them from pain, disability, drugs and surgery.

That's one of the reasons why 85 percent of the population will experience disabling low back pain at least once during their lives! That's almost all of us. The problem is so bad that at any one time, according to one researcher, 6.8% of the U.S. adult population is suffering from an episode of back pain lasting more than two weeks, with the estimated cost of lower back problems in the U.S. being over $50 billion a year.

Workers' Compensation Plans

Workers' compensation plans reveal that more than twice as many claims are filed for back "sprains and strains" than any other category of injury. Although 30% of all claims are for back problems, the chronic (long-term) nature of these conditions gives rise to 60% of all compensation paid.

The Standard Medical Approach

The standard medical approach to back pain varies depending on the severity of the condition. Usually, muscle relaxers, painkillers and rest are prescribed - sometimes in conjunction with traction, diathermy, ultrasound, hot packs, cold packs and other procedures.

Surgery

Surgery maybe resorted to if all else fails. The medical approach is at times necessary. Surgery, however, has its attendant problems. According to some studies, more than half of all spinal surgery for lower back problems should never have been performed. Many people who have had back surgery report a recurrence of their symptoms within a year or two of the operation and may return to the operating table. In some case's the surgery makes no difference whatsoever. And in some cases, it does give long-term relief.

The Chiropractic Approach

Chiropractic has been a blessing to millions with back problems, often saving them from pain, disability, drugs and surgery. And yet chiropractic is not a treatment for back problems. The chiropractor's job is to make the spine healthier by correcting vertebral subluxations and relieving spinal nerve stress. This may make the difference between health and disability, comfort and pain.

Studies have shown chiropractic to be more beneficial and cost effective than standard American Medicine for lower back complaints.

This information was taken from the Koren Publications, Inc. brochure entitled, "Heal Faster From On-The-Job Injuries," 1995.