Chiropractic Therapy Can Help Prevent Surgery for Back Pain

Every year, over 500,000 people have back surgery in the US. Although sometimes it's necessary to have surgery for back discomfort, the reality is that if you can avoid this type of invasive procedure, you're often better off.

Moon Chiropractic is here to make sure that people in Coraopolis have a natural, non-surgical option for back pain. We've helped many patients get relief from back pain without the need for surgery.

There are countless reasons to avoid unnecessary medical treatments: Surgeries often result in a longer recuperation time and complications, neither of which is an acceptable scenario. Thankfully, as one medical study has found, chiropractic adjustments may actually keep you off the surgeon's table altogether.

Research Shows Chiropractic Therapy Helps Avoid Back Surgery

In this paper, 1,885 workers with back injuries were assessed over a three year period. When the workers first sought treatment with a surgeon, over 42 percent wound up having surgery for their pain. For patients who saw only a chiropractor, only 1.5 percent had surgery!

These findings mean that chiropractic care can help you recover from back discomfort without surgery.

If you live in the Coraopolis area, Moon Chiropractic can probably help you with your back issues. Give our office a call today at (724) 513-0521 for more information or an appointment.

Keeney BJ, Fulton-Kehoe D, Turner JA, et al. Early predictors of lumbar spine surgery after occupational back injury: results from a prospective study of workers in Washington State. Spine 2013;38(11):953-964.