It can happen reaching for a bar of soap that we dropped in the shower or bending over working in the garden – the sudden onset of back pain. Back pain is the leading cause of surgery in the United States each year. The pain can be chronic, or as the result of sudden trauma, such as a car accident. More and more often, people are turning to chiropractic doctors for treating chronic pain in the back and neck.

While most people think of back pain merely as dysfunction or strain of the spinal system, nutrition also plays a large role as well. Toxins in our body suppress the production of anti-inflammatory compounds, known as prostagladins. Regular exercise for maintaining strong and healthy muscles will also lessen some of the symptoms of back pain.

You can learn more about better ways to deal with back pain in an informative ebook I coauthored with chiropractor and nutritional specialist Dr. Jerome L. Greenberg. It’s called Back Pain Management, Fighting Inflammation and Finding Quality Supplements.

You’ll find it in the Wellness Library in the Ebook section.