Chiropractic Care Better Than Drugs for Back Pain

Don't Choose Drugs for Back Pain Lincoln

Don't Choose Drugs for Back Pain

Here in our Lincoln office, Dr. Jerrad Swanson, DC, FMT, DN1 has helped countless patients recover from back pain. If you are dealing with back pain, you've probably been tempted to take drugs to decrease the pain. You should understand that research shows that chiropractic is often a much healthier approach than drugs when it comes to alleviating this specific type of problem.

In a report published in the journal Spine experts included 101 individuals who had suffered back pain for at least two days. Each person was then assigned to one of three groups. The first group, which was made up of 37 patients, received chiropractic treatment and a placebo of the NSAID diclofenac. The second group of 38 participants received sham chiropractic treatments and the real drug. The third group of 25 individuals acted as the control as those individuals engaged in sham chiropractic and also received the placebo, thus having no real treatment whatsoever.

All of the patients who received some form of real treatment, whether through chiropractic or the drug diclofenac, fared better than the control patients who had no actual care. However, when the two active groups were compared to each other, the people who received chiropractic had improvements that were "significantly better" than those who took the drug.

Natural Healing with Chiropractic Care

Because chiropractic is non-invasive and involves no use of medication, it helps enhance healing without unwanted side effects. For example, NSAIDs can result in ulcers, heart problems, and other serious health complications. Plus, the health benefits of chiropractic care last longer as it's designed to correct the source of the problem, not just treat the symptoms.

If you're ready to address your back pain naturally, then chiropractic is for you. Make an appointment in our Lincoln office with Dr. Jerrad Swanson, DC, FMT, DN1 today at (402) 484-5177. We'll help relieve your back problems in a healthy way!

References

von Heymann WJ, Schloemer P, Timm J, Muehlbauer B. Spinal high-velocity low amplitude manipulation in acute nonspecific low back pain: a double-blind randomized controlled trial in comparison with diclofenac and placebo. Spine 2013;38(7):540-548.