Good News For Back Pain in McHenry: Chiropractic and Older Adults Are A Great Match.
If back or neck pain has you searching for answers — and you're wondering whether chiropractic care is a smart choice at your age — a new study just made that decision a whole lot easier. A rigorous 2026 study in Chiropractic & Manual Therapies (1) reviewed the evidence on chiropractic care for adults over 55 — and the results are just what older patients have been wanting to hear.
THE NUMBERS DON'T LIE
The research team screened over 2,200 studies, carefully selecting 25 high-quality articles that followed actual older adult patients through their chiropractic spinal manipulation treatment. Out of 412 recorded treatment-related events, the vast majority were mild to moderate — things like bried muscle soreness, some stiffness, or occasional lightheadedness. So what did they find? Zero catastrophic adverse events. Not one. That's a result worth celebrating.
GOOD NEWS FOR CAUTIOUS PATIENTS
Many older adults and their families imagine chiropractic care is too aggressive or risky as we age. The research just doesn't back that up. This is a body of evidence regarding thousands of treatments in an older adult population that often arrives in the chiropractor’s office like ours at OrthoIllinois Chiropractic already suffering with bak and neck pain, arthritis, and multifaceted health histories. It explained that chiropractors are trained to adapt their techniques for older patients, using gentler approaches like Cox® Technic here at OrthoIllinois Chiropractic that recognize the body's changing needs. You can be rest assured that your chiropractor in McHenry at OrthoIllinois Chiropractic is most experienced and well trained in the gentlest approaches to back pain treatment for aging and all other spines!
GETTING TO THE RIGHT PROVIDER MATTERS.
Listen to this Podcast with Dr. Kurt Olding on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes the innovative new method designed to help back pain patients connect with the right provider via a "primary spine care specialist" program. The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management would fit that program perfectly with its gentle delivery of treatment — and it may be just what your back needs to feel its best again.
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