Whether you’ve visited a chiropractor before or you’re thinking about scheduling your first appointment, chances are you’re familiar with manual chiropractic adjustments. And while manual adjustments are the most ubiquitous chiropractic treatment technique, they’re certainly not the only tool in a chiropractor’s treatment arsenal.

Back pain can strike out of nowhere. When it does, the pain will usually last less than two months (acute pain), or it can continue indefinitely (chronic). Unlike many health conditions where doctors cannot trace the origin of the condition, we can identify the cause of back pain immediately and provide treatment. Health issues that are commonly linked to back pain include:

Your neck houses your cervical spine and more than 20 muscles, all of which support the full weight of your head throughout its wide range of potential motion. And because your cervical spine is flexible enough to move your head in several directions, it’s highly susceptible to dysfunction, pain, and injury.

If you’re dealing with some perplexing back pain or neck pain, joint pain, or muscle pain that just won’t go away, you may have found yourself browsing online for answers. And while there’s a lot of great medical information on the internet these days, chances are you can’t reliably diagnose the source of your discomfort.

Has it been a while since you last saw a chiropractor? Perhaps you’ve never had a chiropractic adjustment? Then you’ve probably got a few questions about the chiropractic process and how it works. Below, the experts at Bomberg Chiropractic in New Hope, MN share answers to some of the most common questions about what to expect when you visit a chiropractor.

Why do so many people rely on chiropractic care? Relief from discomfort? While it’s true that chiropractors can provide substantial pain relief for a variety of musculoskeletal complaints, that’s not the only reason people seek chiropractic care. Below, the team at Bomberg Chiropractic discusses 8 of the most common reasons patients rely on chiropractic treatments to improve their overall well-being.

If you've never visited a chiropractor before, you probably have plenty of questions about how chiropractic care works, whether its safe, and what you can expect during treatment. At Bomberg Chiropractic, we're here to answer those questions. We understand the thought of having an adjustment can be slightly nerve-wracking for many people, and if that sounds like you, let us calm your worries!

If you suffer from disc herniation, chiropractic care may be able to help. Check out what gentle chiropractic adjustments and complementary therapies can do to help soothe your neck or back pain.

If you’re living with neck or back pain, whether it’s chronic or it came on suddenly, that discomfort can seriously affect your day-to-day life. From making it difficult to get a good night’s sleep to interfering with your work and ability to exercise, back or neck pain can have far-reaching consequences.

Did you know eight out of ten Americans will suffer from back pain at some point in their lives? Given that statistic, it’s not surprising that back pain is the most common type of chronic pain reported by individuals of all ages.