Chiropractic Care

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

I believe that chiropractors bring something to the table that Big Medicine doesn’t. In my ER, when a patient is diagnosed with back pain, the medical record prompts me at discharge to order consults to physical therapy (PT) and chiropractic. Both are valid options.

I’ve had episodes of severe torso pain—sometimes in my ribs after a collision during ultimate frisbee, sometimes a tightness between my shoulder blades or in my lower back. Sometimes this happens with no apparent injury or trauma. I distinctly remember some severe episodes of low back pain during medical school that would happen when bending over a drinking fountain. My back would become very tense with severe pain for no apparent reason. It was very painful, but these episodes never lasted for more than a few days.

Conservative Treatment on Paul Nystrom

Chiropractic Care