The leading cause of missing work is due to low back pain.
Not only do employees suffer and miss out on income, or eat up their sick days, but employers also suffer.
Missing you valuable employees can be a huge inconvenience, leading to loss of revenue.
Then when the employee gets back to work, they are often put on light duty, which can also mean loss of revenue and productivity.
Chiropractors should always be consulted first when low back pain and sciatica occurs.
Going to the medical doctor for this condition makes no sense as a first resort.
Getting pain killers and muscle relaxers is fine, but only if the individual is going to the chiropractor.
The chiropractic physician is the only health car provider that is trained to detect and eliminate the cause of low back pain.
A vast majority of the time the cause of low back pain is a misalignment of a joint that irritates a nerve.
This condition is called a subluxation.
Dr.
Steve Edelson of Tampa, Florida says,"I have personally suffered from severe low back pain.
I know what it is like to have this condition.
This makes me more determined to find the cause of the problem and correct it for my patients.
I would never suggest that people go to a medical doctor before going to a chiropractor.
" Dr.
Edelson says, "Chiropractic works fast to relieve pain, but people should not expect to be 100% better after one visit.
" He goes on to explain that when most people go to see a chiropractor for help with their problem, they usually have a misaligned joint that is irritating nerves.
The correction, or chiropractic adjustment is what is used to correct the position and function of the joint, thereby eliminating the irritation and restoring normal function.
However, the thing to remember is that the joint has to be "Re-Trained" and often times needs a series of adjustments.
The best analogy is in understanding the time it takes to correct crooked teeth with braces.
A misaligned joint has ligaments, and muscles that have to be re-trained with several adjustments to achieve a long lasting correction.
There is no definite prescribed time that it takes to do this.
Everyone is different and responds at different paces.
One has to factor in such things as age, the individuals usual recovery time for injuries, arthritis, and severity of the injury or misalignment.
The length of thime that the problem has been in existence is also a big factor when determining a guess as to how long it will take.
Usually, a majority of people will respond quickly and begin to feel better with the first few adjustments, if not the first one alone.
When the symptoms are gone, however, it does not mean that the problem is gone as well.
It often should be left to the chiropractor to determine if the problem is at its maximal improvement.