Spinal Manipulation

Living With Aches and Pains? Spinal Manipulation Can Help You To Find Relief

Your spine does a lot for your body — it protects your spinal cord, allows you to breathe properly, and it is what allows your body to move. Almost every function in your body is directly connected to the health of your spine. Spinal mobilization/manipulation is a gentle, hands-on form of manual therapy that focuses on evaluating and enhancing spinal function. It can help relieve pressure on joints, reduce inflammation, and improve nerve function.

Why is spinal mobilization/manipulation successful in relieving pain?

Your spine is a complex structure composed of vertebrae, discs, joints, ligaments, tendons, muscles, and nerves. If your spinal segments are restricted your spine will not operate at peak health and function. To make sure your spine is at its optimum health, you must restore segmental spinal movement. This is why spinal mobilization/manipulation is such an important and successful form of treatment.

Benefits of spinal mobilization/manipulation

Did you know your spine should have a check-up just like any other part of your body? It is advisable to have your spine checked every 6 months to ensure that it is properly moving. Good static alignment and posture can be deceiving if there is an underlying movement dysfunction.

At Lumina Wellness Physical Therapy, our physical therapists can assist you in improving your spinal muscle strength, restoring more natural movement to your spinal joints, increasing your flexibility to improve joint fluid circulation, and educating you on proper posture and prevention techniques. Our patients often report a significant reduction in pain and improvement in daily activities after just a few short weeks of spinal mobilization/manipulation treatments.

Statistics on the effects of spinal manipulation

There is lots of research to back up the effectiveness of manipulation for all kinds of pain conditions. A study published by the International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy supports manipulation as an effective mode of treatment. The study, titled "Effectiveness of Physical Therapist Administered Spinal Manipulation for the Treatment of Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review of the Literature," analyzed data from several reputable medical journals.

Six randomized control trials were included for review and the conclusion was: "Based on the findings of this systematic review there is evidence to support the use of manipulation by physical therapists in clinical practice. Physical therapy spinal manipulation appears to be a safe intervention that improves clinical outcomes for patients with low back pain."