Chiropractic means to be done by hand. Chiropractors provide impulses to the body in places of low to no stimulation with their hands. Reaching the parts that you don’t, aiming to get your spine as upright as possible, reducing the number of pain days experienced over the longer term (1, 2). This is why people choose spinal maintenance (3).
Stresses, injuries strains and tensions all work to pull down the spine from its upright perch. Infections, diseases and illnesses can work against the spine’s central position. The sacroiliac joint is the wing nut of the body trying to improve pressure sharing around the body. If the wing nut opens too far one way it will cause giving to occur meaning body posture balance cannot be maintained.
‘To put it another way; gravity starts winning!
From going there is giving to end up gone. When the back has gone then ideal function cannot be achieved. Leaving the spine gone will end up in disease. A time when structure is collapsing, over-tensioning nerve roots.
Back pain doesn’t kill you it more disables you. Few things help to reduce back pain disability, yet luckily spinal manipulation, acupuncture and massage are effective (4) working well with some medication (Nsaids, anti-depressants and muscle relaxants) and a structured exercise plan to improve disability (5). Because you may not wish to take a surgical route.
Whether your spine is going, giving or gone,
References:
- Eklund A et al (2018) Effectiveness of Chiropractic Maintenance Care A Pragmatic Randomised Controlled Trial. PLOS One 13 (9) e0203029
- Hjertstrand et al (2021) The Nordic Maintenance Care Programme: patient experience of maintenance care – A Qualitative Study. Chiropractic and Manual Therapies 29: 28
- Spinal Maintenance
- BMJ 2024:385:e080064, Table 1
- BMJ 2024:385:e080064, Table 2