Back pain can affect nearly everything you do — sitting, standing, sleeping, exercising, traveling, working and even getting in and out of a car.
Some episodes resolve quickly. Others keep returning despite stretching, massage, medication, physical therapy or simply waiting for the problem to improve.
At Spinal Care of Nevada, we evaluate back pain carefully to determine what may be contributing and whether chiropractic care is appropriate.
Our Summerlin office serves patients throughout Las Vegas, including Summerlin, Spring Valley, Centennial Hills, Henderson and surrounding communities.
Patients share their own experience with neck pain, back pain and pinched nerves, and what they noticed as they worked toward feeling better.
You may experience:
Back pain has many possible causes, which is why determining what appears to be driving the problem matters.
Mechanical back pain may involve:
Often, more than one factor contributes.
Pain can improve before the factors contributing to it have completely changed.
For example, rest or medication may settle an irritated area, but returning to the same movement patterns or activities may cause symptoms to return.
For persistent or recurring back pain, we look beyond the painful area itself and evaluate movement, joint function, posture and other mechanical factors that may be contributing.
Back pain and sciatica are not necessarily the same thing.
Back pain may remain primarily in the lumbar region, while sciatica typically involves irritation of the sciatic nerve or related nerve roots and may produce pain, numbness, tingling or other symptoms extending into the buttock or leg.
If your symptoms travel into the leg, please visit our Sciatica page for more information.
Every patient is different, so treatment depends on the examination findings.
When appropriate, care may include:
Our goal is not to force every patient into the same treatment plan. We want to understand the problem, explain what we find and choose an appropriate approach.
Many patients who visit our office have already tried massage, medication, injections, physical therapy, chiropractic care or other approaches.
Previous treatment not providing lasting relief does not automatically mean another approach will work.
It does mean that a fresh evaluation may be useful.
We look at your history, examination findings, movement and previous treatment response to determine whether we see something that may reasonably be addressed differently.
Accidents can affect joints, muscles, discs and other tissues in the spine.
Our evaluation considers how the injury occurred, your symptoms, movement and neurological findings. When necessary, we coordinate with other healthcare providers. Learn more about our auto accident care.
Most back pain is not an emergency, but certain symptoms require prompt medical evaluation.
Seek urgent medical attention for severe back pain associated with new loss of bowel or bladder control, numbness around the groin or saddle region, rapidly progressive leg weakness, significant trauma, fever or serious illness.
These symptoms should not wait for a routine chiropractic appointment.
Chiropractic care may help some forms of mechanical back pain involving joints, muscles and movement. An examination helps determine what appears to be contributing and whether chiropractic care is appropriate.
Prolonged sitting can increase sustained loading on the lower back and may aggravate sensitive joints, discs or muscles. Position, movement habits and existing back problems can all influence how someone responds to sitting.
Briefly modifying painful activities may be appropriate, but prolonged bed rest is generally not recommended for uncomplicated mechanical back pain. The appropriate level of activity depends on the cause and severity of the symptoms.
Sciatica generally includes symptoms extending along the sciatic nerve distribution into the buttock or leg. Localized back pain may occur without nerve symptoms. Visit our Sciatica page if you are experiencing radiating leg pain, numbness or tingling.
Not every patient needs X-rays. Imaging is considered based on history, examination findings, previous injury and other clinical factors.
We will tell you. If your examination suggests that another healthcare provider, imaging study or different type of treatment is more appropriate, we will explain that and recommend the appropriate next step.
If back pain is interfering with work, sleep, exercise, travel or the things you enjoy doing, we can evaluate the problem and explain your options.
Spinal Care of Nevada
1930 Village Center Cir
Las Vegas, NV 89134
(702) 566-4673
Same-day and next-day appointments may be available.
