Workplace injuries are widespread. You may find it challenging to keep up with the physical and repetitive motion demands of your job if you do it for an extended period of time. Approximately $50 billion is spent each year on back pain events. A low back injury is the most prevalent cause of disability, and up to 30% of those occur as a result of an accident at work. Workers’ compensation claims for back pain account for around 60 percent of all claims. You may benefit from chiropractic treatment.
* Chiropractic patients who get back injuries at work suffer significantly more than non-chiropractic patients. Chiropractic patients with back injuries are about twice as likely to require surgery than those who are not chiropractors.
The fact that you get injured on the job may come as no surprise, the facts are that you are most likely to be injured using your back and you are most likely to be moving the wrong way or from the wrong angle. This can include situations where you are over-straining your back doing something you are not used to or are not moving with enough strength. If you are injured while lifting and are asked to lift up items that are too heavy to move at once or too close together you may injure your back. Choose only the top chiropractor to help you with your back pain.
* Pain from lifting is common in a large number of workers and the same is true of back pain. A 2010 research found that 90% of back pain patients benefit from chiropractic care. Of these, 86% saw chiropractor as treatment, compared to 18% who saw primary care physicians and 16% who saw psychologists.
A study published in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine found that 80% of back pain patients were told by the top chiropractor that their pain was caused from lifting up heavy items at work, while only 6% of pain patients who saw chiropractor’s for this pain were found to be suffering from a different medical condition.
Chiropractors who work in rehabilitation settings are trained to look for causes of back pain and can be taught to explain symptoms, to recognize risk factors and to manage pain. A recent study found that chiropractors are often the first health care provider patients turn to when they experience long term pain, when patients seek care from other sources pain usually subsidizes within 12 weeks.
It is usually something to do with the way we pick up objects, bending your back into a painful position from daily activities that you did not expect and didn’t think could cause pain in your back. Many people are aware that the weight we put on our back can be unhealthy.
Often there is muscle imbalance; there are muscles at the front of our bodies that are shorter, tighter, weaker or different from the muscles at the back. The main function of our muscles is to transfer force from our legs to objects. The balance of the muscles controls the force. When the muscles are imbalanced the bones will not be under enough pressure. The muscles in our back can mismanage and place strain on our joints, which is a common trigger for low back pain.
If the body is allowed to maintain a chronic pattern of stress or strain it will weaken, leading to a more common condition called osteoarthritis, which can cause symptoms such as pain and stiffness in the joints. Often the muscle imbalance has led to disc degeneration or bulging.
Looking for the best chiropractor for workplace injury in Edmonds? Dr. Jerry Dreessen has extensive expertise treating industrial injuries thus, he is considered the best chiropractor in Edmonds. He has had success treating both overuse issues and back pain in a number of cases. His technique begins with a properly positioned spine and progresses through the rest of the body. A properly positioned spine is the foundation for a healthy body and ensures that your nervous system operates optimally. Additionally, this enables the body to repair more efficiently.
Workplace injuries are best treated with a proactive treatment plan. Following a precise diagnosis, his staff is able to develop an effective and individualized treatment strategy for you.
If you live in Edmond and are dealing with a work-related injury, please contact us at 425-670-2600; we are delighted to assist you. Back to Action Chiropractic Center is well-known for relieving people suffering from work-related ailments, and we are committed to helping you achieve optimal health.Visit his website at www.backtoaction.com or visit his clinic at Back To Action Chiropractic Center 6603 220th Street SW Suite 100 Mountlake Terrace, Washington 98043.