Santa Barbara Chiropractor

You’ve probably heard the old saying, When you consider the alternative, getting old isn’t so bad.” But, if the aging process is causing you pain, you know that aging is no joke! As a Santa Barbara chiropractor, I treat a lot of patients suffering from age-related challenges that might not have occurred if the original cause had been taken care of earlier in life, especially when it involves musculoskeletal breakdowns. Pain in the back, neck, hips, knees, and even the feet are commonly the result of needless stresses due to poor posture, improper gait, and repetitive overuse. But, as another saying goes, “Hindsight is 20-20.” If we only knew years ago how our aging body would feel now!

Back pain is at the top of the list as the most common musculoskeletal condition to evolve as we age. Age-related back pain is generally produced by spine osteoarthritis, or Spondylosis, a degenerative disorder.

Spondylosis is caused by prolonged erosion and weight-bearing force on the spine that, over the years, undermines discs, joints, and surrounding ligaments. The area of the body and rate of the degenerative process of spondylosis varies from person to person. It is likely to affect the cervical (neck), thoracic (mid-back), or lumbar (low back) areas of the spine. Spondylosis symptoms are individual as well, depending on the severity of degeneration, and can range from low-amplitude pain and numbness to extreme sensory loss and muscular atrophy.

Calcium is deposited in the tissues around the vertebrae due to repetitive stresses that adversely affect the cartilage surrounding the joints Adjacent nerves, blood vessels, and soft tissue can be constricted by these calcific deposits, also called bone spurs. This kind of compression is at the root of Spondylosis.

Regular chiropractic treatment and overall chiropractic management is beneficial in significantly slowing the aging process of the spine whether or not you are suffering from spondylosis. It may be true that “you can’t un-ring a bell” or “turn back the hands of time,” but it’s never too late to give your spine the good treatment it deserves. Chiropractors are experts when it comes to treatment of the spine. See your chiropractor in Santa Barbara today, for the health of your spine.

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