Many factors can be responsible for low back pain. Improper sitting or lifting, overexertion, trauma, or inherited spinal abnormalities may also be the cause.

Dr. Slaughter often consults with neurologists, radiologists, and orthopedic specialists when designing care programs for patients with disc involvement.

Dr. Slaughter is an expert in the care of the bones, nerves, muscles and connective tissues that make up about 60% of your body. All of the joints in your body are part of this musculo-skeletal system and its optimal function is necessary for overall good health. Ask Dr. Slaughter for more information about a care program that may include specific spinal adjustments, exercise recommendations, nutritional advice or other conservative methods of care based on your health history, age, current condition and lifestyle.

Dr. Slaughter is an expert at using specific chiropractic adjustments to help improve spinal function.

Chiropractic care is safer and more effective than surgery.

Many of the pain-sensing nerves of the spine are in the facet joints, the two interlocking Magnetic Resonance Imaging "fingers" at the back of each spinal bone. The normally smooth surfaces on which these joints glide, can become rough, irritated, and inflamed. Surgical treatment often involves removing these facet joints, exposing the spinal cord. Another cause of lower back pain can be a bulging disc putting pressure on the spinal cord or a nearby nerve root. The result is often numbness, tingling, or pain down the leg. Cutting away the bulging disc tissue can permanently alter its ability to separate and cushion the adjacent bones. This rarely addresses the underlying structural cause(s) of the problem.

The chiropractic approach is to help restore a more normal motion and position of affected spinal bones with specific chiropractic adjustments. The simplicity and success of this approach has been documented in numerous research projects and has helped many patients avoid risky surgery.

Find out if yours is a chiropractic case and enjoy the positive results that millions of patients have discovered. care is safer and often more effective than back surgery.

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