“Is chiropractic treatment best as a complementary therapy?”
My doctor mentioned chiropractic treatment to help cope with my back pain, but only as a stand-alone treatment. Shouldn't chiropractic treatment be alongside other treatments? Like medications?
13 Answers
Chiropractic works great as a stand alone treatment but I sometimes recommend physical therapy, acupuncture, and/or massage. We try to avoid medication as much as possible, because medication is meant to be temporary and typically doesn’t heal the root cause of the pain or issue.
In many instances, a back condition can be treated with the use of drugs and surgery. We often use adjunct therapies, such as micro-current modality, massage, and supplemental support.
Chiropractic can be a stand alone therapy. However, it depends on what your condition is exactly. If you have rheumatoid arthritis for example, yes, medications along with chiropractic care would be the best route, and without medications, the benefits of care would be drastically different. So that depends on the condition you have.
Absolutely. Chiropractic manipulation often works well as a standalone treatment, but it works even better in conjunction with other therapies such as physical therapy, massage or even medications such as anti-inflammatories or muscle relaxants. The medications do not fix the problem, but they do ease the symptoms while you try to correct the problem with chiropractic.
Good luck. I hope you find this info helpful.
Take care and be well,
Dr. Eric Miller
Good luck. I hope you find this info helpful.
Take care and be well,
Dr. Eric Miller
That would depend on the individual chiropractor. Many chiropractors offer other therapies than just chiropractic adjustments such as exercise therapy, disc decompression, manual muscle work, and on-site massage. Research suggests that adjustments work better when combined with exercise and stretching. Do your own research before selecting a chiropractor.
Depending on the severity of your condition you may need medications for pain management or controlling neurological symptoms from stenosis or nerve compression.
Depending on the severity of your condition you may need medications for pain management or controlling neurological symptoms from stenosis or nerve compression.
My opinion is that it is important to stay with one treatment form at a time to evaluate what works and/or what may not help to relieve or otherwise cause worsening of function. Pain is tricky because occasionally symptoms may increase for a short time, but any treatment that is worth staying with should be continually reducing symptoms and increasing function.
Medication and more invasive treatments should only be considered after conservative and natural recommendations have been exhausted.
Remember, your main goal should be to improve and progress toward reaching maximal musculoskeletal function (which includes relief of symptoms). Symptoms are the last to present and the first thing to go away resulting from weeks or months of maladaptation to an activity that may not have been healthy for your body! Stay mindful!
Medication and more invasive treatments should only be considered after conservative and natural recommendations have been exhausted.
Remember, your main goal should be to improve and progress toward reaching maximal musculoskeletal function (which includes relief of symptoms). Symptoms are the last to present and the first thing to go away resulting from weeks or months of maladaptation to an activity that may not have been healthy for your body! Stay mindful!
Chiropractic is the best remedy for back pain so medications are most often not necessary and in some cases may do more harm than good.
There are side effects to all medications and if you’re taking them you are covering up the cause of the problem that’s causing the pain.
It’s best to let the natural approach that chiropractic offers rather than mixing with allopathic medicine.
The other benefits of continued chiropractic care is that once the pain has been alleviated, the body can maintain balance thereby preventing the problems that started in the first place.
Correction of spinal dysfunction will enable you to live without back pain in most cases.
There are side effects to all medications and if you’re taking them you are covering up the cause of the problem that’s causing the pain.
It’s best to let the natural approach that chiropractic offers rather than mixing with allopathic medicine.
The other benefits of continued chiropractic care is that once the pain has been alleviated, the body can maintain balance thereby preventing the problems that started in the first place.
Correction of spinal dysfunction will enable you to live without back pain in most cases.
It depends on the severity of the case and what additional symptoms you may be experiencing. Chiropractic care can be a stand alone for back pain, but it can also be complimented with additional medications such as NSAIDS or muscle relaxants. It is best to have your chiropractor look over the case to make the best assessment for you. This way you can make an informed decision and work with your MD in necessary.
In my chiropractic practice, I work to find the root cause of the problem. Then we work to eliminate it. If that can be done there is no need of other treatments, meds etc. Besides, medications dont fix anything, they are just a band aid.
Chiropractic is effective for conservative treatment of back pain, neck pain, headaches and pain involving the joints of the body. Check out a prospective chiropractor's website before seeing one. If they say they treat things other than those related to the muscles, joints, and nerves, look for a different chiropractor.
Good luck,
Dr. Simone
Good luck,
Dr. Simone
A lot of times if it is done right and the anatomy is good, chiropractic might be all you need.
Chiropractic can be a stand alone therapy. In my opinion and in my practice we co-manage patient cases with other healthcare professionals.
No. To determine if Chiropractic is really working nothing else should be done while receiving Chiropractic adjustments
