How to Treat Knee and Back Pain

Poor posture can lead to pain in the back, knees and hips. Learn how to identify and protect yourself from these painful conditions with these tips on how to treat them!

 

Causes of Knee Pain

 

There are a lot of reasons why people experience knee pain.

 

- Being overweight

- Hitting your knee on something hard

- Having arthritis in the knee

- Plantar fasciitis

- Patella tendonitis

- Osgood Schlatter syndrome

 

 Causes of Back Pain

 

The most common cause of back pain is a herniated disc. This is when the nucleus pulposus, the centre of the spinal cord, bulges out from between the vertebrae. Herniated discs can also be caused by other injuries to the spine, such as whiplash, car accidents, and osteoarthritis.

 

Other causes of back pain include spinal stenos is, when one or more of the spinal discs become narrowed, and herniated lumbar disk syndrome when a disk protrudes from between two vertebrae.

 

Treatment for back pain depends on the underlying cause. If the pain is due to a herniated disc, then surgery may be necessary to remove the disk. If the pain is due to spinal stenos is medication and surgery may be necessary to open up the space around the disk. Chiropractic care may be recommended if the pain is due to herniated lumbar disks.

 

Treatments for Knee and Back Pain

 

There are many things you can do to treat knee and back pain. One of the most common treatments is pain relief medication. Other treatments may include physical therapy, acupuncture, heat therapy, ice therapy, and massage. You may also want to try a combination of Knee Pain Treatment Live Oak.

 

Chiropractic Care: Chiropractors focus on a few key areas of how the body moves. They correct these areas and help relieve pain by correcting how your bones move through your muscles and connective tissue, as well as nerve interference (spinal manipulation). This type of care is usually recommended for conditions not helped by other treatments.

 

Acupuncture: Acupuncture involves placing fine needles into specific points along the meridians. Chiropractors use similar techniques but do not place needles directly onto the skin because they can injure the muscles or nerves in those areas. Acupuncture is a treatment for pain relief, but it is not a treatment for every ache and pain. It is appropriate for many medical disorders, including headaches, back pain, joint pain, digestive problems, menstrual cramps and ulcers. Acupuncture can help relieve pain, reduce inflammation and improve the circulation of blood in the body. Throughout the centuries of use by Chinese healers, acupuncture has produced amazing results. Scientific studies have shown that acupuncture can adjust and rebalance certain areas of the body and treat some conditions such as headaches or osteoarthritis. The question of whether it works or not can be difficult to answer due to the lack of solid research on acupuncture performed over a long period with subjects who are followed through periods. 

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