Are you looking for a drug-free way to relieve neck, joint, or back pain? Consider chiropractic care from Thompson Healthcare & Sports Medicine, where we have 10 locations near you throughout Ocean and Monmouth counties in New Jersey. Here, we discuss why chiropractic adjustments can be a good first step in providing drug-free pain relief for back, neck, or joint pain.
Key Takeaways
- Back, neck, and joint pain can often be treated with chiropractic care, offering a drug-free alternative.
- Chiropractic care can help provide pain relief for neck and back pain, headaches and migraines, sports injuries, posture-related stiffness, and more.
- Thompson Healthcare & Sports Medicine provides chiropractic care, along with other treatments, to patients around New Jersey.
Why Do Some Patients Start with Chiropractic Care?
Chronic pain can be hard to live with, and many patients turn to pain medications to find relief. Although this can be an effective way of managing pain, it can also lead to dependence. Some patients prefer to start out with a drug-free option, such as chiropractic care. Chiropractic care helps relieve chronic pain by using gentle, precise pressure to adjust the spine, reducing pressure on surrounding root nerves that causes pain.
Along with pain relief, chiropractic adjustments can also be used to:
- Enhance physical function
- Improve mobility
- Increase flexibility and joint range of motion
- Improve posture
- Reduce stress
- Provide an overall sense of well-being
These benefits are why many patients are opting to try chiropractic care before resorting to medication for pain management.
What Conditions May Respond Well to Chiropractic Care?
Chiropractic care can be beneficial for many conditions. However, it is often used as a first-line treatment before medications for the following:
- Back and neck pain: Since chiropractic adjustments involve alignment of the spine, it makes sense that they are often used to treat back and neck pain. Back and neck pain is often caused by work or sports injuries, arthritis, poor posture, and muscle strains.
- Headaches: Frequent headaches or migraines are often the result of tension or stress. Chiropractic adjustments help address the cause of tension to reduce the frequency of headaches and provide pain relief.
- Stiffness: Stiffness in the neck, back, or joints can be caused by arthritis, poor posture, and many other conditions. Using techniques like adjustments and soft tissue manipulation, chiropractic care helps restore range of motion, reduce stiffness, and relieve pain.
- Sports-related strain: Participating in sports can lead to sports-related strains or overuse injuries. Chiropractic care helps relieve pain, improve sports performance, and reduce the risk of re-injury for athletes.
If you’re dealing with pain from any of the above causes, ask your practitioner if chiropractic care may be a suitable first step of treatment before you try medications.
When Should Chiropractic Care Be Combined with Other Services?
Although chiropractic care can be an effective pain relief treatment alone, there are situations when it’s best as part of a multidisciplinary approach. This means combining it with other treatments to get the best results. At Thompson Healthcare & Sports Medicine, we take a patient-centered, all-encompassing approach to care to provide our patients with the best results.
We may recommend chiropractic care, but we often also suggest some of our other treatments and services alongside it. We perform thorough evaluations of each patient to determine which options may serve them best. Physical therapy (PT) or occupational therapy (OT) are often used in conjunction with chiropractic care to help the patient rehabilitate their muscles or joints and improve long-term function.
If chiropractic care combined with PT or OT doesn’t provide sufficient pain relief, we also offer medical pain management services, including non-opioid medications and joint/trigger point injections. However, we will honor a patient’s wishes to try drug-free pain management techniques like chiropractic care first.
Find Chiropractic Care Near You in New Jersey
When you want an alternative pain treatment to drugs, consider chiropractic care from Thompson Healthcare & Sports Medicine as a first step. Our multidisciplinary team combines many different modalities, including chiropractic adjustments, to provide patients with the best outcomes. We have 10 convenient locations near you throughout Ocean and Monmouth counties in New Jersey. To schedule an appointment near you or to learn more about chiropractic care, contact us today.
Chiropractic Care FAQ
Is chiropractic care a drug-free treatment option?
Yes, chiropractic care is a drug-free, non-invasive treatment option that uses soft tissue manipulation and spinal adjustments to provide pain relief.
What types of pain may respond to chiropractic care?
Many different types of pain may respond to chiropractic care, including neck and back pain, joint pain, headaches and migraines, sports-related pain, sciatic pain, and more.
When should I see a chiropractor first?
You should see a chiropractor first when you want to try drug-free options before resorting to medication.
