An Osteopath is a type of doctor who will treat the entire body and not just the medical condition that presents.  A medical doctor will have the initials DO after their name if they are a doctor of osteopathy medicine. They will try to help your condition without resorting to invasive procedures or just continuing to give you drugs.  A medical doctor who is an Osteopath will often send you to Chiropractors Albuquerque NM if you have chronic back pain. The reason for this is that they will not want to continue to give you drugs for the pain.  Nor will an MD for that matter - the medical associations are cracking down on doctors who too freely prescribe medications that are actually opiates for patients who claim to be in pain. Too many people are not really in pain but want to abuse these painkillers such as Vicodin. 

This presents a problem for someone who has a legitimate cause of pain or other chronic condition that manifests into discomfort or pain.  They may not know where to turn.  Often, if they go to a DO instead of an MD, they will be sent to Chiropractors Albuquerque NM if they live in this area to find relief. This is the best choice for anyone who has chronic back pain. 

Chronic back pain can be caused by the spine being out of alignment, which can also cause other medical conditions. The chiropractor will work just like the medical doctor in that they will order an MRI so that they can take a look at the alignment of the spine and then see what needs to be done.  It is not only those who have back pain who go to see these doctors.  Those who have chronic conditions such as migraine headaches or even allergies can do the same.  They can often find relief for the patient when other medical doctors cannot. 

There are basically three ways to treat chronic back or neck pain.  You can mask it with drugs. This is costly and will cause you to run into problems because the drugs that are used for this purpose are opiate derived and highly addictive.   They continue to build up a tolerance in your system so that you need an increasing amount in order to get the same effect.  These are controlled substances and even if you are using them for your pain, others might not be.  They are also found on the black market because of the effect.  They are legal drugs because they are prescribed, but have the same potential of abuse as street drugs.  Treating the back problems with drugs, when it comes to chronic pain, is not a good option. The other two options are surgery, not a good idea unless you are at the end of your rope and cannot walk or go to the bathroom or manipulation of the spine by someone who knows how to do this to help you get back into shape and find relief. The latter is the best bet for anyone who wants to feel better and get back to where they were.