Lower back pain treatment does not necessarily mean surgery. Lower back pain treatment typically starts with conservative, non-surgical treatments like pain medications, physical therapy, and/or osteopathic or chiropractic manipulation. If such lower back pain treatment does not improve pain and increase functionality over time, surgery may be more heavily considered. Learn about the many different lower back pain treatment options available to patients in the following resources.
While there are many causes of low back pain, most cases of low back pain can typically be linked to either a general cause - such as muscle strain - or a specific and diagnosable condition, such as degenerative disc disease or a lumbar herniated disc.
Doctors of chiropractic (also known as chiropractors) treat low back pain and neck pain through hands-on chiropractic adjustments (spinal manipulation).
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Motion of the lumbar spine can delay healing in fractures or in post-operative fusions. Limiting the motion of the spine enhances the healing process for bone in both conditio...