There are various different symptoms that differ from person to person.
There are many structures and tissues that can be involved with low back pain.
These structures include ligaments, tendons, muscles, nerves and bones.
The doctor will need to establish and reason out to what tissues are affected and then create a treatment plan.
If there is damage to the muscles or ligaments the patient may have problems and difficulties twisting, they may also have pain, back muscle spasm, stiffness and it may be different on each side, leading to a more painful side.
If the pain is cause by nerve irritation the pain can turn into a radiating pain.
If the pain goes down one or both legs, the back may be due to sciatica.
Sciatica can be caused by a problem with a disc, arthritis and even severe and destructive muscle spasm and damage.
Chiropractors have a variety of different treatment modalities to treat acute low back pain.
Again, it is important to determine what structures are affected.
A chiropractor will do a physical exam followed by a chiropractic exam.
During the chiropractic exam, the doctor will access which areas of the spine and body that need to be adjusted.
The chiropractor will use their hands and/or instruments to adjust that area.
If there is significant swelling and edema, the chiropractor can also use a variety of therapeutic modalities.
These include ultrasound and e-stim.
Ultrasound improves blood flow to the area which will reduce the swelling and e-stim provides muscular stimulation which can work the spasm out of the tissue.
The doctor may also recommend ice and/or heat to reduce the pain and inflammation.
Check out the chiropractor in Schaumburg to learn about what chiropractic can do for your and your acute low back pain.