Pain Management in Lexington KY

When was the last time you had a headache or backache? If it was recent, you know how pain can affect your daily life. Suffering from severe or chronic pain can significantly reduce your quality of life. At Pelphrey Chiropractic in Lexington KY, we want you to feel like yourself again as quickly as possible and offer a holistic pain management option to get you feeling better and stop searching the internet for “pain management near me.”

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What is Lexington KY Chiropractic Care?

Chiropractic care is an approach to healthcare that operates on the idea that proper alignment of the musculoskeletal structure helps the body to heal itself without resorting to invasive treatments or prescription medications. The American Chiropractic Association recommends seeking chiropractor pain management before treating the problem with medication. Chiropractors use hands-on treatment modalities to restore mobility to joints and reduce pain resulting from sports injuries, accidents, and strenuous activity.

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Who Can Benefit from Chiropractic Care?

Approximately 22 million people visit a chiropractor each year for pain management. Many people mistakenly believe that chiropractors only treat pain associated with the back or neck. The truth is that doctors of chiropractic medicine treat conditions stemming from problems of the muscles, joints, and nerves, including:

• Sciatica
• Arthritis
• Bulging or herniated discs
• Fibromyalgia
• Migraines

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Understanding Neck Pain

There’s a reason the term, “A pain in the neck” is a negative saying. Neck pain can significantly lessen your productivity at work and in day-to-day life. The pain can develop following an accident, strenuous activity, or daily wear and tear. We narrow the broader category of neck pain down into three common types:

• Muscle: Tight muscles can cause pain in the upper back and shoulders. The pain is usually caused by overexertion or stress, and develops hard knots, or trigger points, that are painful to the touch.
• Muscle spasms: Spasms result from muscle tightening forcefully and can cause difficulty moving your head and a stiff neck, particularly in the morning. This type of pain is generally caused by an injury, spinal disc, or nerve issue.
• Headaches: While not always related to neck pain, headaches are often linked to tension or spasms in the neck. This type of headache typically occurs in the back of the head and upper neck.

Chiropractor pain management can help solve many of these issues as they build better mobility systems for each individual patient.

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The Basics of Back Pain

Your back is subjected to strong forces throughout the day, including twisting, lifting, bending, and poor posture. Your back pain can be attributed to injury of the large muscles that support the spine, spinal nerves, facet joints that connect the vertebrae along the back of your spine, and intervertebral discs that act as shock absorbers for your bones. The three classifications of back pain are axial, referred, and radicular. Axial pain is also called mechanical pain and is felt in one spot or region. It can be felt in various ways, including sharp or dull, comes and goes, throbbing, or constant and muscle strain is the usual culprit. Referred pain moves around, varies in intensity, and is often felt as a dull ache. Radicular pain radiates from the spinal nerve as it leaves the spinal canal and can feel like an electric shock. A compressed or inflamed spinal nerve is often to blame. Pain management can help lessen these symptoms.

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Length of Pain Management Treatment

You may be wondering how long you will need to visit interventional pain specialists and if your body will become dependent upon the treatments used. The good news is that your body cannot become physically reliant upon chiropractic care as it can on prescription pain management and medications. The other good news is that there is no standard length of time for pain treatment, and you are very much an active participant in your recovery. We urge you to keep your scheduled appointments and complete any recommended at-home exercises. Our goal is to get you feeling better as quickly as possible, but some people do require more long-term therapy.

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Advantages of Alternative Pain Management Therapy

Treating your pain using a holistic approach is preferred as a first-line, or combined, treatment because it addresses the underlying causes of your pain instead of only treating the symptoms. Chiropractic care can also reduce inflammation which can contribute to a host of other problematic conditions. We will work with your medical doctor if necessary to provide you with the most effective treatment possible. Using a holistic medicinal approach–including changes to your activity or diet routines–also opens more therapeutic options to meet the unique needs of every individual.

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Ways We Can Help You

We have several different methods at our disposal to help treat your acute or chronic pain and to provide pain management near you in the Lexington area.

Therapeutic exercises designed to decrease pain, increase range of motion, and help prevent muscle deterioration are often in conjunction with therapeutic stretching. Therapeutic stretching is essential to avoid a buildup of scar tissue following an injury. Our interventional pain specialists will instruct you on safely performing these activities to ensure you can continue your treatment while at home. Spinal traction is another way to help lessen your neck and back pain. Soft tissue manipulation, including deep tissue massage and physical therapy modalities, such as electrostimulation therapy, are also frequently used.

You will also be given lifestyle counseling to help you maintain your healthiest self as you heal. We can provide you with helpful information regarding diet, exercise, smoking cessation, proper posture, and correct lifting techniques. Finding a positive way to cope with daily stress and anxiety is also recommended by our team.

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Contact Pelphrey Chiropractic

Are you ready to take control of your pain? Pelphrey Chiropractic is here to help. In addition to chiropractic care, we offer other services, including electrostimulation therapy and stress relief. Call us today at (859) 296-4889 to schedule your initial consultation or book an appointment online. Our office is located in Lexington, KY, and we serve the surrounding areas.