
Muscle pain in the back is one of the common types of pain that brings people to the chiropractor for help. On firt visits, patients often refer to their pain by saying something like: "I think it's just my muscles". The problem is, however, they can rarely recall doing something that would cause their muscles to hurt. If their muscles hurt but nothing was done to them out of the ordinary, chances are that something else is causing them to hurt. When muscles are overused or injured, massage therapy or some other muscle modality may be medically indicated. But if something else caused the muscle pain, then fixing the cause should be the first priority.
Some times the cause of muscle pain is muscle spasms. When muscle spasms are present, the question is: "what is causing the muscle spasms?" After addressing the cause of the muscle spasms, the spasms can better be addressed with massage therapy, electrical muscle stimulation, or some other appropriate modality.
Massage therapy is one of the most precise treatments for muscle pain and spasms. Once the cause of the pain and spasms has been addressed, massage therapy is often medically indicated. The efficacy of massage therapy is demonstrated by the fact that many health insurance plans pay for the service.
Agape Chiropractic
500 S. Cypress Road #4
Pompano Beach, Florida 33060
(954) 545-9750
