A chiropractic adjustment, also known as chiropractic manipulation, manual manipulation, or spinal manipulation, is a common therapeutic treatment for lower back pain.

http://www.spine-health.com/treatment/chiropractic/chiropractic-adjustment

Axial Pain

Axial pain represents the most common type of low back pain and is only found in the lower back - it does not extend to the buttocks or legs

http://www.spine-health.com/conditions/lower-back-pain/axial-back-pain-most-common-low-back-pain

Natural Pain Relievers

Sometimes it may be a good idea to try one or a combination of natural pain relief options for managing your chronic pain.

http://www.spine-health.com/blog/14-natural-pain-relievers

Chiropractic Reactions & Care

In the course of being treated by a doctor of chiropractic for spinal derangement or subluxations, certain reactions may be experienced by the patient receiving the chiropractic adjustment. Read all about the possibilities here:

http://www.spine-health.com/treatment/chiropractic/reactions-following-a-chiropractic-adjustment

What You Need To Know About Sciatica

What is "sciatica"? The term sciatica describes the symptoms of leg pain and possibly tingling, numbness or weakness that originates in the lower back and travels through the buttock and down the large sciatic nerve in the back of the leg. Get the details below:

http://www.spine-health.com/conditions/sciatica/what-you-need-know-about-sciatica

See the page on Rick Jardon's site about the condition and watch our video, or read about other conditions

Herniated Cervical Disk - condition

When a cervical herniated disc is treated, the first methods are often to use physical therapy, chiropractic manipulation, activity modification, and possibly anti-inflammatory medications.

http://www.spine-health.com/conditions/herniated-disc/conservative-treatment-a-cervical-herniated-disc

Manipulation under anesthesia

Some patients may experience high levels of pain with any movement of their spine, so that manipulations are not tolerable unless done under anesthesia.

http://www.spine-health.com/treatment/chiropractic/manipulation-under-anesthesia-pain

How are patients evaluated?

How is a patient evaluated to determine chiropractic treatment? Read it all here:

http://www.spine-health.com/treatment/chiropractic/evaluation-patient

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Pregnancy and Back Pain

Chiropractic treatments for pregnant women suffering from lower back pain has a very high success rate and can be combined with other treatments that do not include adding medications into the system.

http://www.spine-health.com/conditions/pregnancy-and-back-pain/treatments-low-back-pain-during-pregnancy

VIDEO: Chiropractic Lower Back Adjustments

Chiropractic can be an effective nonsurgical treatment option for many types of low back pain, including those associated with facet joint or sacroiliac joint dysfunction and disc problems. Chiropractic manipulation is a common therapeutic treatment designed to increase function and decrease pain and nerve irritability. Here's a video explaining what it looks like and how it works.

http://www.spine-health.com/video/chiropractic-adjustment-lumbar-spine-low-back-video

VIDEO: Best Pillows for Sleep

Patients with neck pain often ask "which is the best pillow to use?" and the truth is there’s no one pillow that works for everybody. This video reviews the advantages and disadvantages of different types of pillows.

http://www.spine-health.com/video/best-pillows-neck-pain-or-back-pain-video