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Is Your Mattress Hurting Your Back? 4 Tips For When To Replace Your Mattress

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There are many different things that could be causing your back pain, from an injury, to poor posture, and more. But could your mattress be the culprit hurting your back? We spend a third of our lives asleep in our beds, so whether or not your mattress and pillows are suitable for you and in good condition can play a role in your pain, or lack thereof.

Here is what you need to know about how a mattress can help your back, could be hurting your back, and how to tell if your mattress needs to be replaced.

Mattresses Should Be Friends Not Foes

Your mattress is supposed to support you. Your spine should be in neutral alignment while you sleep. If your mattress does not support you, you’ll likely find yourself moving around at night, either consciously or unconsciously, in order to try to find a more supportive, comfortable position. A lack of adequate support can cause pain in your neck, shoulder, back, and elsewhere in your body. 

Sleep is important for many reasons, from focus, to mood, to your overall health, and more. If your back already hurts, not being able to get good, restful sleep on a supportive mattress can worsen the pain, due to how your body is not able to recuperate properly at night. 

How To Tell If Your Mattress Needs To Be Replaced

People often judge how long mattresses should last based on their warranties. However, mattresses typically only last about 6-10 years. So, if you have a 20-year warranty on your mattress, don’t expect the mattress to last that long. 

Some signs that your mattress is old and needs to be replaced include:

  • It’s 6-8+ years old
  • It sags
  • It’s lumpy
  • It creaks when you move
  • You feel the coils when you sleep
  • It’s negatively affecting your sleep, such as waking up throughout the night and struggling to get to sleep in the first place
  • You sleep better elsewhere
  • You regularly wake up with joint or muscle stiffness
  • You notice an increase in allergies/asthma 
Is Your Mattress Hurting Your Back? 4 Tips For When To Replace Your Mattress

Various factors can affect the lifespan of a mattress. If you are heavier, your mattress may not last as long. If you sleep with someone else or pets, this can also decrease your mattress’s lifespan. Whether or not you rotate it every 3-6 months for more even wear, whether it was made with quality materials, and more can all affect the lifespan of your mattress.

Basically, though, if you cannot sleep well on your mattress, you should likely replace it. This is especially true if it is hurting your back. 

How To Select The Right Mattress For Your Back

Bear in mind that different mattresses are better for different people. How you sleep, what your weight is, whether you have pain from sleep, whether you prefer innerspring or foam, whether you sleep hot, and whether you sleep with someone else or a pet, all of these play roles in the type of mattress that is best for you. 

Just because a mattress is perfect for one person does not mean it will work for someone else. If you’re hunting for a new mattress, it’s a good idea to go to a mattress store, talk to a mattress expert, and lay on a few different mattresses so that you can figure out what would work best for you. Even if you plan on buying your mattress online, this gives you the chance to figure out what you like and need before you’re overwhelmed by the plethora of options. 

The Importance Of Replacing Your Mattress When It’s Old

Even if you have a big-you-sized sag in the middle of your mattress, you may be reluctant to replace it. Mattresses tend to be costly, so it only makes sense. However, bad mattresses can negatively affect your health by ruining your sleep and even hurting your back and causing other body aches and pains. If your mattress plays a role in your back pain, many people notice an immense improvement after breaking a new mattress in.

What To Do If You Think Your Mattress Is Hurting Your Back

If you think that your mattress or your sleeping strategies are contributing to your back pain, don’t hesitate to talk to your chiropractor about it. Not only can they provide you with treatment for your pain, but they can also provide you with personalized advice on sleeping strategies to protect your back and options for if your mattress is contributing to your back pain.

If you want to get to the bottom of what’s causing your back pain, don’t hesitate to contact us here at Elite Chiropractic. While treating people is our job, we don’t want you to be in pain! We will help you recover from your pain and prevent future pain however we can. 

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It can be challenging to know whether or not you should see a chiropractor, especially in this day and age where people can post fake reviews and testimonials that sound amazing. Fortunately, we’re here to help with a list of questions to ask your chiropractor.

Before you start chiropractic treatment, you want to ensure that the chiropractor is a good fit and that you can trust them to help you feel better. It can be challenging to know whether or not you should see a chiropractor, especially in this day and age where people can post fake reviews and testimonials that sound amazing. Fortunately, we’re here to help with a list of questions to ask your chiropractor.

Armed with these, you should be able to find a reputable chiropractor to treat you. So, without further ado, here are 4 essential questions to ask your chiropractor.

#1. Are You Licensed?

A chiropractor without a license is in no position to provide treatment to anyone. Chiropractors are Doctors of Chiropractic. In order to be a chiropractor, you need to get your bachelor’s degree, then your chiropractic degree. Typically, this is an additional 3 years of schooling on top of your undergraduate degree. Then, after earning the degree, your chiropractor needs to be certified by passing the NCBE (National Board of Chiropractic Examiners) exam. 

Once obtaining their license, chiropractors need to ensure that they renew it as needed. Depending on the state, this can vary. Generally speaking, chiropractors need to renew their licenses every 1-3 years. 

A chiropractor without a license does not have the right to practice. As such, this is one of the most important questions to ask your chiropractor. A reputable, honest chiropractor will have no problem telling you this.

#2. Can I Speak To Your References?

As previously mentioned, it’s easy for anyone to put a slider with glowing testimonials on their site. It’s also incredibly easy for people to buy fake reviews to boost their overall rating. As such, it can be difficult to know whether or not testimonials and reviews are trustworthy and truthful.

An established chiropractor should be able to provide you with references from both satisfied clients and other chiropractors. You can also check third-party review sites like TrustPilot, which are independent, meaning the reviews there are from real people who have really gone to this place. All of these questions to ask your chiropractor can give you a feel for whether or not they are trustworthy.

#3. Will Chiropractic Care Help Me?

4 Essential Questions To Ask Your Chiropractor

This is one of those questions to ask your chiropractor that helps you test the waters and get a feel for how you can expect to be treated by them. Some chiropractors claim that chiropractic care can help pretty much anything and anyone. These are typically also the chiropractors that try to put you on a “maintenance plan” even after the issue you saw them for has been healed.

A chiropractor should be honest and upfront about whether or not chiropractic care is even a good treatment option for you. They should be willing to work with other medical professionals and provide you with references to others who can provide you with the treatment they can’t. They should also be willing to work with your existing medical team. 

Depending on the case and what you’re seeking treatment for, your chiropractor may advise you to give a couple of chiropractic sessions a try. However, if you don’t notice a difference, or you do notice a difference in a bad way, you should be able to trust your chiropractor to refer you to someone else better suited to help your specific condition.

#4. How Long Will I Be In Treatment?

This is another one of the questions to ask your chiropractor that gives you a feel for whether or not you can trust them. Your chiropractor won’t be able to tell you exactly how many sessions it will take to improve your condition, as this can vary based on a wide variety of factors. However, they should be able to give you a ballpark estimate.

They should also be carefully monitoring your progress and let you know whether you will need fewer or more treatments than was previously stated. The end goal of your chiropractor should be to help you. If your chiropractor can’t give you a ballpark estimate and isn’t monitoring your progress, they may be in it more for the money than to actually help you.

A good chiropractor should have no problem telling you about their treatment plan and roughly how long you can expect to be in treatment.

There is a caveat to this, though. That is whether or not the chiropractor gives you their estimate in person, after a consultation, or just over the phone as you were talking to them. If they give it to you over the phone without having evaluated your condition, this is a red flag. 

However, if they give you an estimate after having seen you and discussed your concerns with you, this is more of a green light.

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Curious About More Questions To Ask Your Chiropractor?

These are but four of the essential questions to ask your chiropractor. If you’re looking for chiropractic care, Elite Chiropractic is here to help! If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact us. Our goal is to improve your life through quality chiropractic care that addresses your needs. If you’re not sure what questions to ask your chiropractor aside from these, we can help through attentive listening to understand.

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Your tailbone (or coccyx) is an important part of the body that allows you to sit and helps with the function of the pelvis. If you are experiencing tailbone pain, then you likely are trying to find a way to decrease your pain. Tailbone pain is one of the most excruciating and frustrating types of pain because people experience it during various movements. However, there are certain things that can be done to help make tailbone pain more manageable. Continue reading to learn more.

Symptoms Of Tailbone Pain

Tailbone pain, otherwise known as coccydynia, is any type of pain (sharp or dull) that occurs at the base of your spine. People with coccydynia can experience pain when sitting, standing up, using the restroom, having sex, and when bending forward. People who experience tailbone pain may also have difficulty sleeping and doing daily activities.

Causes Of Tailbone Pain

All About Tailbone Pain: 3 Easy Ways To Decrease Discomfort

There are several potential culprits of tailbone pain. Most often, tailbone pain is caused by some sort of trauma to the body including sports injuries, dislocations, and other broken bones putting pressure on the tailbone. Other potential causes of tailbone pain include:

  • Cycling and driving
  • Bad posture
  • Childbirth or pregnancy
  • Being overweight or underweight
  • Repeated motions that put a strain on the coccyx

It is important to note that sometimes tailbone pain can show up for no reason at all. This unfortunate is an unfortunate condition, but there are still things that can be done to decrease the pain or at least make it more bearable.

How To Decrease Tailbone Pain

Depending on the cause of the pain, there will be different types of actions that will be helpful in decreasing the pain. 

Pay Attention To How You Move Your Body

Sometimes, tailbone pain can be caused by the way that you move (or don’t move) your body. If the cause of pain is due to the way that a person sits, then sitting upright, keeping their legs uncrossed, and relaxing their shoulders will help keep their body in alignment. If your pain is due to being pregnant, underweight, or overweight, using donut-shaped pillows, heat, ice, and taking pain medications like ibuprofen will help greatly. And if it is due to repetitive motions, consider using other parts of your body to complete the task and begin doing exercises to strengthen your tailbone.

Surgery

In some cases of tailbone discomfort or pain, surgery is the best solution to find lasting relief. Surgery is required when people have had cancer that affects the tailbone such as colorectal cancer, vertebral tumors, prostate cancer, or chordoma.

Chiropractic Care

Chiropractic care can offer relief to people with tailbone pain over time. Physical therapy and back exercises can be extremely effective for all sorts of different types of tailbone issues. Chiropractic care is safe and easy way to gradually regain your comfort.

Do You Need Chiropractic Services For Your Tailbone?

If you need chiropractic services for your tailbone or any other part of your body, we at Elite Chiropractic are here to help. We offer comprehensive options for individuals needing chiropractic help. Whether you are dealing with back pain, leg pain, headaches, muscle pain, etc., we can provide you with the best in terms of professional care and healing. Our team is talented, experienced, and knowledgeable, meaning you will be in excellent hands. For more information or to schedule an appointment, feel free to reach out to us today!

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