The back of a healthy body consists of a spinal cord made up of 33 vertebrae. Out of 33 only 24 remain as the others get fused into various parts of the spine. The spinal column consist of the lumbar spine with 5 vertebrae, followed by 9 vertebrae at the end of spinal column and 5 more vertebrae forming a triangular part called as sacrum. The remaining 4 bones form the coccyx also called as the tailbone. The spinal column plays a very important role in the body. So much so that if it is not able to perform its functions the person is not able to even move sideways. The various parts of the spine along with the vertebrae serve to form a protective frame. This is because this way the spine does not get affected by bumps and jerks that it is subjected to, in the course of an entire day. The communication of various sensations and the mobility of various parts are done through the spine. The spinal column forms a great support to the trunk of our body and thereby enables our head, legs and arms to move about as freely as possible.

However, there are times when the back experiences mild to severe pain. This is mostly due to bad posture while sitting or sleeping. Most of the pain is prevented by taking precautions such as sitting while keeping the back straight. Low back pain is commonly found in people whose jobs involve lot of sitting in front of the computer. There are ways to take care of the pain caused by such problems, but the effects of conventional treatments are generally not found to be long lasting. For instance, pain relievers are taken by people and the effect lasts only for a few hours. After that the pain recurs.

Chiropractic treatment is one such treatment which is quite permanent in nature. This is because it gets to the root of the problem and attacks it from there. The theory that it follows is that as long as there are misalignments in the muscles, tissues and the structures such as the spine, the person is likely to have pain and other ailments. This further implies that if these misalignments are adjusted the problem is resolved. There are other techniques of applying suitable force on these areas to resolve the problem. This has been proved in a number of cases. When a person is suffering from low back pain, the chiropractor simply massages the area in the right manner and aligns various muscles as well as nerves correctly. This requires a couple of sessions depending on the severity of the ailment. The chiropractic treatment has been discovered as one that is better than other conventional methods.

There are side effects but they vanish within hours of the session. The body literally feels rejuvenated. It is a scientific and a proven way of healing people of their ailments. These days more people are following chiropractic treatment than other methods not just because of its non invasive quality but because of its success in curing many painful ailments.