Back pain is a common problem of people around the world. The causes vary from overuse to serious injury or trauma. For some, surgery might be their only choice of treatment bur fortunately for most patients they can find relief in some of alternative therapies for back surgery. Below are some of these alternatives;
Acupuncture
This is part of the ancient medicine in China and is proven to be very effective and still very much in practice today. This procedure involves the use of needles. The practitioner inserts the needles into the skin to arouse various lines of energy in the body to ease out pain and assist healing. This kind of treatment has been practice in Asia for thousands of years already but this is still relatively new in the United States. Studies showed that acupuncture can really help individuals that are suffering from chronic back pain. Just do this with a licensed acupuncturist.
Chiropractic Adjustments
Chiropractic treatments focus on the spine. The theory is that pain is a result from compressions of the spine thus the treatments focuses on the manipulations as well as adjusting of the spine to decompress it. Clinical studies show that this treatment is effective and safe. In combination with this treatments are the use of ice or heat packs, spinal decompression therapy and massage.
Massage Therapy
Scientific research proves that massage therapy is effective in treating chronic back pain that is why more doctors are prescribing this to their patients. Find a license massage therapist if you want to go for a massage therapy.
Yoga
Yoga is a gentle approach to back pain. It is safe and is effective to relieve tension in the spine as well as strengthen the back muscles. Yoga postures include Asanas, sputa mastyendrasana, Uttanasana just to mention a few.
You can make a combination of the alternatives mentioned above. Most people find benefits in having chiropractic therapy along with massage therapy too or a combination of acupuncture and chiropractic therapy. So try a combination of these alternative treatments to relieve back pain.