If you suffer from chronic lower back pain you probably often feel when your pain is about to strike.

You can predict how it will affect your next few minutes, or hours, or even your next few days.

Every year, thousands of people in Kansas City suffer from excruciating and chronic lower back pain.  Many are confined to their homes for several days or even bedridden.

But what alternative do you have if you don’t want to live on pain pills?

There are actually several natural back pain treatment options available that are both effective and simple, so we’ve compiled a list the six most effective ways to relieve chronic lower back pain symptoms fast.

Effective Chronic Lower Back Pain Relief in Kansas City

1. Exercise Your Core

Your lower back muscles and abs (core) work together to support your spine.  The problem is, these muscles don’t get much action during a typical day.  They must be targeted through specific exercises.

There are a few simple exercises that you can do in 10 minutes a day as part of your routine.  Done consistently, they can strengthen the area surrounding you lower back making it stronger and less susceptible to future injury.

2. See a Chronic Lower Back Pain Specialist

Chiropractic treatment is the  most common, most-conservative and least-invasive form of treatment for chronic lower back pain.

Chiropractors are lower back pain specialists, identifying and then treating the root cause of chronic lower back pain.

Joints that are locked up or fixated begin to slowly deteriorate.  If left untreated, they can cause severe back pain.  The joints in your back are made up of vertebra (bones) and discs (the cushions between each of the bones).  Coming out of each joint are the nerves of your spinal cord that run all throughout your body.  When your vertebra are locked up they can put pressure on your nerves, causing back pain.

Chiropractic care is both gentle and very effective in treating chronic lower back pain Certified chiropractors are lower back pain specialists and experienced in gently manipulating the back to promote healing in the joints of the spine.  This is done through chiropractic adjustments.

Chiropractic adjustments are precise, focused forces applied to your joints that restore proper movement and function, relieve stress and relax the joints – promoting healing.

Chiropractic treatment generally lasts for just a few weeks, but your spine specialist will provide you with a personalized treatment plan that targets the source of your lower back pain.

3.  Get Good Sleep

Pain is the number one cause of sleep disorders, and about 75% of chronic lower back pain sufferers have some type of sleep disorder.

Unfortunately, poor sleep can actually make back pain worse.

Regular exercise that challenges you physically is one of the best ways to promote deep, restorative sleep, but try these other tips, too:

4. Stretch Your Hamstrings

Your back muscles are connected to your hamstrings (the muscles that run down the back of your thigh) by tendons.  When your hanstrings become tight, they can pull on your low back causing back pain.

One of the easiest ways to relieve lower back pain is to gently stretch your hamstrings a couple of times each day.  Watch the video below to make sure you understand the correct way to perform these stretches:

5.  Use Ice or Heat Correctly

Don’t underestimate the amazing benefits of regularly using cold packs or hot packs to decrease pain and speed up healing.

When applied correctly, they can speed up the healing process and decrease recovery time.

Chronic Lower Back Pain Prevention

The keys to chronic lower back pain relief are correction and then prevention.  Our current healthcare system seems to inhibit the prevention of injury and disease.  Instead, many doctors turn to pharmaceuticals to treat our symptoms.

Our team of dedicated Kansas City chiropractors work hard to diagnose and then treat the true source of chronic lower back pain by enlisting the innate ability of your body to heal itself.

If you’ve been suffering from chronic back pain for more than a couple of weeks, it’s important to seek the advice of a licensed chiropractor.  We work closely with many Kansas City area doctors and diagnostics to get you on the right road to healing.

Learn more by finding the right treatment for your back pain.