Lower back pain relief:

Lower back pain relief is sometimes hard to come by through our own efforts at home. This can be frustrating as life is busy and it’s hard for people to take time out of their busy lives for lower back treatment. At My Toronto Chiropractor, we offer:

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  • Gentle hands-on Chiropractic Adjustments and/or spinal mobilizations using the PulstarTM  (which accomplishes objective computer scans and gentle spinal corrections, without the need for twisting the neck or spine).
  • Low-level cold Laser
  • Massage and other soft tissue techniques
  • Electrical Modalities such as Ultrasound, Muscle Stimulation, IFC
  • Custom-made foot Orthotics (details at Toronto Orthotics)
  • Medical-grade Support Hosiery fittings for Socks (men and women) and Stockings
  • Spine stabilizing and strengthening Exercises to heal deconditioned muscles and improve spinal ranges of motion.
  • Nerve “flossing” or nerve mobilizing techniques
  • Education on self-care, reducing risk factors and remaining physically active
  • Education about spine-sparing strategies that teach how to avoid positions that strain injured discs and Prevention of future injuries
  • Mindbody Treatments for Chronic Pain which may include:

a) Cognitive-Behavioural Activation to change negative thinking patterns about carrying through with exercises and staying physically active and/or

b) Mindfulness-Based Meditation to help reduce chronic pain

Goals of Chiropractic Care include:

  • Providing pain relief naturally-by re-establishing normal spinal motion and accelerating healing of a disc bulge
  • Reducing inflammation and reducing compression of nerves
  • Reducing the need for medications
  • Speeding recovery
  • Allowing for a return to normal activities and work as soon as possible
  • Education about self-management strategies including reducing factors that exacerbate the condition
  • Identifying ways to continue participating in physical activities and hobbies, without aggravating the condition.
  • exercise rehabilitation to improve strength, flexibility, movement coordination and power is vital to reducing the risk of future injury
  • postural re-education

Lower back pain relief is experienced most quickly when a patient is involved in his/her care and is consistent with following through with home-based exercises. They are also more likely to feel confident in referring their friends, family and coworkers.

Diagnosing the correct source Pain is Key to Effective Treatment:

One-size does not fit all when it comes to your health care needs and care.

Dr. Horowitz carefully considers the needs of each unique person, to decide whether Chiropractic Adjustments are appropriate and other treatments that should also be considered. Dr. Horowitz works with other health-care providers and refers her patients elsewhere as needed.

To prepare an individualized treatment plan, Dr. Horowitz takes the time to listen to each patient, gathering a full medical history. She then conducts a comprehensive diagnostic examination of the spine, joints, nervous system, sensory and muscular systems to determine the underlying cause(s) of symptoms.

Dr. Horowitz may order radiographs if a patient’s history so warrants, and she may refer a patient to his/her general medical practitioner to obtain advanced spinal imaging when needed.

Therefore, many considerations go into the decision to order advanced diagnostic imaging. These include the need to confirm or rule out a more ominous diagnosis, if treatment offered would be altered based on results of advanced imaging, if a patient was unresponsive to a trial of conservative management (6-8 weeks) for sciatic type symptoms, if activities of daily life are severely affected, if pain is intolerable despite medications, or if there are rapidly progressing neurological deficits present.

Both CT scans and x-rays expose people to radiation that are cumulative in the body and are damaging to the cells and should be used only when absolutely necessary.

Doctors of Chiropractic are musculoskeletal specialists. If you have a specific question or are looking for some direction in how to help yourself, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Call My Toronto Chiropractor Clinic at (647) 349-4909 or to ask Dr. Leslie Horowitz a question, complete the form below:



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