Aromatherapy uses essential oils from plants and herbs to treat back pain. Lobelia and cramp bark essential oils can be mixed with a carrier oil and used for massage to relieve muscle aches and pains. Ayurvedic Medicine presents an integrated approach to healing low back pain which addresses physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health. Biofeedback trains an individual to consciously regulate biological processes which are usually involuntary or unconscious. Controlling the physical reaction to pain can relieve muscle tension that contributes to low back pain.
Chiropractic science focuses on the relationship between the spinal column and the nervous system.
Practitioners use their hands to manipulate and re-align the spine, as well as bones, muscles and joints, in order to restore the normal function of the neruromusculoskeletal system and reduce low back pain. Energy Medicine is based on the belief that the human body is composed of energy fields. When the energy is properly distributed and circulating freely, the body is healthy. Practitioners seek to detect and correct blockages in energy flow throughout the body in order to restore optimum health. In addition, some therapies act upon the nerves to block pain messages from being transmitted to the brain.