 No matter how your injuries occur, you may find that you could benefit from the assistance of a chiropractor. The first inclination of many is to visit a medical doctor to receive pain medication to deal with the injuries that may have been suffered, but the truth is that this won’t bring healing. Pain medication will only mask the problem, but it will never get rid of it. For general soreness, this is probably just fine and many chiropractic offices now work simultaneously with medical doctors to provide patients medications for temporary pain relief. If you’ve altered the alignment of your spine, you’re likely to suffer back and neck problems for years after you stop taking the pain medication until you can schedule an appointment with a chiropractor to have the problem fixed for good.
 What is a dislocated shoulder?
A dislocation of the shoulder joint happens when the bones making up your shoulder joint are moved apart so that the joint no longer functions. Your shoulder is made up of two bones: the ball (humerus) and the socket (part of your shoulder blade). When the ball part of the joint is dislocated in front of the socket, it is called an anterior dislocation. When it is dislocated behind the socket, it is called a posterior dislocation. In severe cases, ligaments, tendons, and nerves also can be stretched and injured.  Low back pain can originate from many anatomical locations, which always makes it interesting when a patient asks, "Doc, where in my back is my pain coming from?" In context of an office visit, we take an accurate history and perform our physical exam to try to reproduce symptoms to give us clues as to what tissue(s) may be the primary pain generators.
In spite of our strong intent to be accurate, did you know, regardless of the doctor, there is only about a 45% accuracy rate when making a low back pain diagnosis? |  ArchivesMay 2012 CategoriesAll |
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