Chiropractic Care for Chronic Pain in Falls Church & Mosaic District

Chronic pain is a widespread term that describes pain lasting for more than 3 months or pain beyond the point of tissue healing. In some cases, chronic pain can be linked to a specific cause such as degenerative disease, spinal stenosis or spondylolisthesis. At times, there are no known causes that can lead to chronic pain such as fibromyalgia.

Chiropractors in Falls Church & Mosaic District use a variety of non-surgical treatments, such as spinal manipulation, to address chronic pain symptoms, such as inflammation and muscle tension. Various chiropractic care treatments can help you manage chronic pain caused by a neck pain or back pain condition, such as a herniated disc.

The good news for chronic pain sufferers is that there is care available. Conservative care, including chiropractic, can help to alleviate acute and chronic symptoms as well as correct underlying mechanical dysfunctions and recommend exercises to keep the body moving.

One of the most common and well known therapeutic procedures performed by doctors of chiropractic is spinal manipulation. The purpose of spinal manipulation is to restore joint mobility by manually applying a controlled force into joints that have become hypomobile - or restricted in their movement - as a result of a tissue injury. Tissue injury can be caused by a single traumatic event, such as improper lifting of a heavy object, or through repetitive stresses, such as sitting in an awkward position with poor spinal posture for an extended period of time. In either case, injured tissues undergo physical and chemical changes that can cause inflammation, pain, and diminished function for an individual. Manipulation, or adjustment of the affected joint and tissues, restores mobility, thereby alleviating pain and muscle tightness, allowing tissues to heal.