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Whether you’re suffering with severe sharp pain or a chronic dull ache in your lower back, you’ve come to the right website and the right doctor. Dr. Levesque, DC has much experience and training in the treatment of herniated or bulging discs and pinched nerves in the lumbar spine. Get the relief you need by making your appointment online now! Keep reading this page to learn more about the causes of low back pain and how to get rid of it naturally, without medication or surgery.
Blame it on the disc!
Most severe low back pain comes from pinched nerves in the lumbar spine. This problem occurs when the spinal bones misalign and cause the intervertebral disc to shift, bulging its insides into sensitive nerves. While herniated discs are also a source of pain themselves, it’s the pinched nerve that causes patients to seek treatment (1). When nerves are pinched, muscle tightness, cramping, soreness and even spasms can and often occur. Pinched nerves in the low back are also often the cause of radicular symptoms such as sciatica as well as numbness or weakness of the legs and feet.
Many people needing relief from severe low back pain and acute spasms also often have an underlying degenerative condition of the lumbar spine called osteoarthritis. This contributes to much stiffness and dull, achy, longer term, chronic, more constant pain. This type of low back pain is often more seen in middle-aged and older adults.
Treatment must address the cause
Most misalignments and pinched nerves in the lower back occur from some kind of physical insult. Lifting something heavy or the wrong way, bending in an awkward position and even static positions can cause the lumbar spine to misalign. Acute herniated discs are generally caused by some type of injury or trauma, but not exclusively. In many cases, it’s often a series of small injuries that lead to the initial crisis.
Regardless of how it started, the key to relief of severe low back pain and lumbar muscle spasms from a pinched nerve is to physically ‘unpinch’ it. This can only be done by correcting the spinal misalignment that caused the nerve to be pinched. If the treatment you choose for help doesn’t do this, you’re wasting your time.
How to Fix a Pinched Nerve
When pinched nerves and bulging or herniated discs are caused by spinal misalignments, the most effective correction is a physical realignment of the spine. When performed correctly this procedure is safe and generally painless, however should only be done by a licensed professional.
Chiropractors are the only professionals specifically trained in spinal alignment with the purpose of treatment for severe herniated discs in the lumbar spine and elsewhere.
When a doctor of chiropractic performs a spinal alignment, it’s called an ‘adjustment’. In many cases, low back pain patients who get adjustments feel relief quickly. When the disc and nerve are re-aligned properly, the cause of the problem is addressed; sore muscles lose their tightness and spasms diminish, stiffness and ranges of motion improve and the body is set up for healing.
Best Treatment for Severe Lower Back Pain
Both lower back pain patients suffering from an acute injury and also those with chronic stiffness and arthritis do great with the care from Blue Ridge Family Chiropractic in Abingdon, VA. Dr. Dan Levesque, DC practices a specific method called Gonstead that’s very effective for helping herniated, bulging discs and pinched nerves. If you’re suffering with severe pain in the lumbar spine, he can help you get the relief you need fast. Call or text (276) 614-8124 for an appointment.
References
1. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/herniated-disk/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20354101
