I know a lot of patients who have back pain that is very persistent.  Chiropractic care, exercise, and proper nutrition do an excellent job at alleviating back pain, but there are a certain amount of people who continue to have back pain despite their best efforts at following our recommendations, and the teamwork between us.

Talk Therapy May Reduce Back Pain

Group cognitive behavioral therapy may help patients with chronic or acute low-back pain, British researchers say.
full story http://www.medpagetoday.com

The treatment consisted of an initial individual assessment, followed by six sessions of group therapy lasting 1.5 hours each. Therapy targeted behaviors and beliefs about physical activity and avoidance of activity.

While there isn’t a lot of research to back this up, it looks like some group therapy can help you out with your back pain.  If I had back pain, I would take a multi-professional approach at handling the pain.  I would get myself on an anti-inflammatory diet, a spinal stabilizing core exercise routine, I would join a support group, and I would make regular visits to a chiropractor. 

I’m thinking about making the benches in our courtyard into a meeting place for a support group.  What do you think?

Perhaps we’ll lay out some exercise mats to demonstrate some core stability techniques, and talk about our back pain. 

Todd Lloyd, DC
Sonoma Chiropractor