Bio-Structural Integration™: Chronic Lower Back Pain

It has been estimated that 80 percent of North Americans will suffer from chronic back pain at some point during their lives.

Nearly 30 percent may be struggling with back pain right now, which can cause debilitating symptoms, leading many to resign themselves to a lifetime of taking prescription painkillers, receiving expensive steroid shots or even opting for surgery.

But before trying these conventional options, which have questionable effectiveness and more than their fair share of side effects, why not try a safe alternative treatment that many have not yet heard of? 

Osteopathic Manipulation

Osteopathic Manipulation Helps Relieve Lower Back Pain

If you have chronic lower back pain, you may want to consult an osteopathic manual practitioner or DOMP. As many of you know the Osteopathic practice considers the "whole person" approach to medicine, treating the entire person rather than just symptoms.  An osteopathic practitioner received additional training in adjusting the musculoskeletal system - your body's interconnected system of nerves, muscles and bones that make up two-thirds of your body mass. Osteopathic manipulative medicine provides osteopaths with a better understanding of how an injury or illness in one part of your body can affect another.  At Osteoklinika we call this approach Bio-Structural Integration™. 



Osteoklinika's Bio-Structural Integration™

Every cell in our body works synergistically together to maintain homeostasis. When one system is disturbed the other cannot function properly. In my method of Bio-Structural Integration™, I address the dysfunction at every level. Within one treatment I use Cranial Osteopathy to release central nervous system lesions. After that I use an Osteopathic Muscle Energy Technique to correct the joints, followed by Myofascial Release of connective tissue. Neuromuscular Massage is implemented to reduce muscular tension, and electrotherapy helps to interrupt the pain cycle. All of the above is done within a 1 hour treatment.

After the structure is realigned I might recommend BioFlex Low Light Laser Therapy (LLLT) to deal with inflammation. Healing is now stimulated at the cellular level. This session may take 30 minutes to 1 hour depending on the condition being treated and the protocol selected. Elimination of inflammatory process assists in structural stabilization of the joints. As a result, muscles and ligaments relax; fascia releases its tension, flexibility increases bringing back normal range of motion and reduction of pain.

The program of rehabilitation could be up to 5 weeks long and provides more than 90% of success in bringing back a pain free life. If you have tried every possible known therapy and still have pain, you should not give up!  Surgery should be the last resort!  During many years of practice I developed protocols for numerous difficult-to-treat conditions.

Study Shows Moderate to Substantial Improvement with Osteopathic Manipulation

Osteopathic manipulation, which may involve moving joints back into place, massaging soft tissue and helping you relax stressed muscles, was recently found to reduce chronic low back pain in a study of 455 people.

Participants received eight weeks of either osteopathic manipulation, a ‘sham’ treatment, or ultrasound therapy. Sixty-three percent of those who had osteopathic manipulation reported a moderate improvement in their pain, while half said they had a substantial improvement.

This is a safe “alternative” treatment that should actually be regarded as a preferable treatment choice to drugs, steroids and surgery.

Chronic Lower Back Pain Posture, Depression

Poor posture while sitting, or long hours spent sitting in any position, is one of the key reasons why people develop chronic back pain in the first place. 

If you ignore the signs of back pain this can develop into other forms of referred pain around the body, such as neck, shoulder or leg pain. Longer term this can have deep psychological ramifications which makes it harder for a patient to accept recovery as an achievable goal and like most long term health conditions can lead to depression.

We provide professional osteopathic care; relieving pain, reducing stiffness and increasing mobility, so you may feel better as soon as possible.  Please call us to book your consultation at 905.660.8810. - Andrew Subieta, M.Sc., R.M.T., C.L.T. andrew@osteoklinika.com 

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