After developing spine-related symptoms, whether caused by injury or an underlying condition, patients can reduce how intense symptoms are by temporarily changing the way they do daily activities.
Nonsurgical Options
Activity Modification
Acupuncture
Acupuncture describes a family of procedures involving the stimulation of anatomical points on the body using a variety of techniques.
Alternative Treatments
More Americans are looking beyond Western medicine to help relieve their back, neck, and spinal joint pain, including osteoarthritis of the spine.
Aquatic Therapy
Aquatic Therapy is a viable option for rehabilitation of spinal issues from low back pain, degenerative disc disease, surgeries and fusions.
Bone Growth Stimulation
Bone growth stimulation (BGS) is a therapy your surgeon may prescribe following a spinal fusion procedure.
Chiropractic
A chiropractor can use many different techniques to relieve pain, including applied pressure, massage, and hands-on manipulation (adjustment) of the vertebrae and joints.
Chiropractic Care
Chiropractic care includes spinal manipulation and non-manipulative therapies, such as electrical muscle stimulation, massage therapy, and ultrasound.
Chiropractic – A Conversation With Dr. Jordan Gliedt, DC
Chiropractic is a health care discipline concerned with the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mechanical disorders of the musculoskeletal system and the effects of these disorders on the function of the nervous system and general health.
Directional Exercises
Directional exercises are a unique treatment for those patients with neck (NP) or low back pain (LBP) found to have a "directional preference."
Drugs and Medications
Certain drugs are used to treat specific types of pain and its causes, such as inflammation or muscle spasms.