Chiropractic Care Can Help Avoid Surgery for Back Pain

The latest numbers show that there are over 500,000 spinal surgeries each year in the US. Although sometimes it's necessary to have surgery for back issues, the reality is that if you can avoid this type of invasive procedure, you're often better off.

Dr. Bettencourt is here to make sure that people in Napa have a natural, non-surgical option for back problems. We've helped many patients heal from back pain without the need for surgery.

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

Research Supports Chiropractic Adjustments Helps Avoid Back Surgery

In this paper, 1,885 workers with back injuries were examined over a three year period. When the workers first sought care with a surgeon, over 42 percent ended up having back surgery. For subjects who saw only a chiropractor, only 1.5 percent had surgery!

These findings show that chiropractic care can help you recover from back problems without surgery.

If you live in the Napa area, Dr. Bettencourt can probably help you with your back problems. Give our office a call today at (707) 257-3600 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.