what's the best way to relieve back pain?

Answer 1

Chiropractors are not quacks. This is a term used by biased MD's trying to protect their turf. It was first coined by the American Medical Association and they were successfully sued by Dr. Wilk of Chicago in the Illinois Supreme Court and the AMA appealed to the Supreme Court, which denied them in the late eighties. The AMA then had to pay 20 some million dollars for it.

Also, they are part of the National Institutes of Health a world organization. In Fact, NCCAM a part of said organization just gave a whole bunch of money to have chiropractors in a research setting.

The Veterans Administration has Chiropractors on staff at VA hospitals around the country. Your elected representatives in the federal government are putting through legislation so that active military can see chiropractors and pay for it.

Lance Armstrong has a chiropractor that he credits go to a library and look at his book.

Evander Holyfield the boxer has a wife who is an MD. He was adjusted before and after every fight. Look for it, it has been reported.

Most of the NFL, NBA, and Baseball teams all have chiropractors on staff.

The winter Olympics health team, that means MD's, were under the direction of a Chiropractor.

All fifty states have chiropractors. If they are quacks, why would the states allow them to practice. You can find chiropractors in the Emergency Department of Hospitals, i.e. New Jersey off the top of my head. Also, they have the lowest malpractice insurance premiums of all primary care. Most countries have chiropractors. You can even find American chiropractors in Chinese hospitals.

sidenote: Quackwatch and it's affiliated websites are run by a doctor who doesn't practice and who has been successfully sued over and over by chiropractors.


If you want to see, what unbiased research there is about chiropractic then go to where all journals in science are at and look for your self.

www.pubmed.gov, which is a service of the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health

Answer 2

That depends, there are many reasons to have back pain. Asking what the best way is to relieve back pain is like asking what is the best way to fix a car. That would depend on what is actually wrong with your car. You should visit your primary care physician for a thorough evaluation and subsequent diagnosis.

I do not recommend that you go see a chiropractor or the pain in your back just may be an empty wallet and very little to show for it! If you want to know the truth behind chiropractic care and chiropractors, then check out the following links.

http://www.quackwatch.org/01quackeryrela...
http://www.chirobase.org/01general/chiro...
http://www.acsh.org/healthissues/newsid....
http://www.chirobase.org/01general/skept...
http://www.quackwatch.org/01quackeryrela...
http://www.chirobase.org/06dd/chirovet.h...

Also, chiropractors state that research has justified their techniques, check out the following;

During the past few years, two reports about the treatment of low-back pain have placed chiropractic in a favorable light. One, issued by the RAND Corporation, concluded that spinal manipulation was appropriate for some cases of low-back pain. The other, produced by the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR), judged manipulation useful for controlling symptoms while awaiting the spontaneous recovery that occurs within a month in most patients with low-back problems.
Although chiropractors have promoted these reports as endorsements of chiropractic, they are not. They merely support the use of manipulation in carefully selected patients. Only a few of the research studies on which their conclusions were based involved manipulation by chiropractors; most were done by medical doctors and physical therapists whose practices are not identical to those of chiropractors. Most chiropractors manipulate the vast majority of patients who walk through their door, some use techniques that have not been studied scientifically, and many urge all of their patients to undergo monthly or even weekly "preventive maintenance" visits throughout their life. In addition, many chiropractors emphasize a technique that is more vigorous (and therefore less safe) than the controlled manipulation used by other practitioners.

Answer 3

Pain is a mechanism to inform us that a particular portion of body needs some 'extra' attention due to being 'overworked' due to stress bearing (either fatigue or injury).... It requires conscious relaxation, and focusing of 'our' attention to get the self-curing-in-built-mechanism start working !
Lying down on a hard surface helps , supplemented by consciously relaxing the paining area, just focusing the mind on it as continuously as possible....
Cat stretches after such relaxation, to ensure stretch versus contraction, using breath to also reach the 'pain' area ... inhale while stretching & exhale while contracting.
Alternate hot and cold water on that area while bathing.
Request someone to rub in some medicinal herbal oils meant for muscular & nerve relaxation.
Twist the upper portion of body from hip onwards gently, sideways, very slowly, very consciously, focusing on the paining area , carefully enough not to cause pain or stress, yet reaching the maximum limits.
All the above , in the same order , should yield good results in a few days, with the least possible side-effects.
Best Wishes...

Answer 4

It depends on why your back hurts. I go to a Chiropractor a few times a year (for a tune up!). What I found really works for me is to take a hot bath and two tylenol before I go to bed. I also discovered that, even though it doesn't feel good, ice helps better than heat. I asked my Chiro and he said that the reason is that heat is immediate relief, but as soon as the muscles cool down, they pain returns. Ice takes 20-30 minutes to do the trick, but ice reduces the inflamation of whatever the problem is and lasts for several hours.

Answer 5

i just had back surgery so my back hurts really bad and the doctor told me to relieve pain to put a ice pack on my back and then a heating pack and take Tylenol and by the way don't pop or crack the bones in your back or even go to a chiropractor it may feel better that moment or up to the next 3 days but after that it hurts 3 times as bad or it did me at least

Answer 6

I would choose to be relieved of mental anguish. Physical pain goes away but mental anguish sticks around much longer. All the emotions that come with the mental anguish would be great to get rid of. If you are mentally tormented, your life feels like its much worse than it is and you don't want to do anything anyways. However, if you are in pain you may hurt but you are not feeling the emotions so you can still have a good view of life.

Answer 7

A hot shower followed by lying against a heating pad or a back rub/massage works wonders as well.But if the pain keep coming back despite everything you try it's time to have your PCP look at it and if necessary refer you to a back and spine specialist.

Answer 8

Depends where it's sore and if it's tired muscles or vertebrae problems. Usually you can tell the difference.

If it's just tired muscles, STRETCH! Slowly bend your body in all sorts of directions, both standing up and lying down.

If it's other problems, see your doctor.

Answer 9

If you do a lot of standing up, lean forward onto your toes to avoid repetative strain on your back.

I'm no doctor, but from my experience having someone crack your back helps, by this I mean you stand in front of them and they sharply lift you up under the arms toward their chest. You hear a cracking sound. (Note this can lead to more pain if not done correctly)

Answer 10

This is going to sound really weird, but if u hang upside down off of something(like a couch. u put Ur feet up on the back and Ur head on the floor)it helps stretch Ur back mussels and it feels really good. I also do these diff. stretches that my doctor told me to do. I have pain in my lower back so it may depend on where Ur back hurts at too.