Back Pain Chiropractor in Bethesda MD
Back pain is a common issue that can result from poor posture, injury, or muscle strain, often affecting daily activities. Chiropractors specialize in diagnosing and treating musculoskeletal problems, including back pain. Dr. W. Jean-Luc Sansfaute, DC, at Vitalité Chiropractic is committed to addressing the root causes of your back pain, improving your spinal function, reducing your discomfort, and ultimately enhancing your vitality, wellness, and quality of life. For more information, contact us or schedule an appointment online. We are conveniently located at 4827 Rugby Avenue Suite B 201 Bethesda, MD 20814.


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What conditions can a chiropractor treat for back pain?
How does chiropractic care help relieve back pain?
What can I expect during a chiropractic consultation for back pain?
How many chiropractic sessions are typically needed to treat back pain?
Chiropractic care can effectively address several common causes of back pain, helping you achieve lasting relief and optimal function.
If you’re experiencing lower back pain, whether acute pain from a recent injury or chronic discomfort from ongoing spinal strain, our chiropractors can provide personalized treatments to restore movement and comfort. Similarly, upper back pain caused by poor posture, repetitive activities, or muscular imbalances responds well to our tailored chiropractic adjustments and corrective care.
Vitalité Chiropractic also offers targeted care for sciatica, a condition marked by pain traveling along the sciatic nerve due to nerve compression or irritation in the lower spine. Our chiropractors utilize gentle and precise techniques to relieve nerve pressure and improve your overall spinal health.
For patients dealing with herniated or bulging discs, our chiropractic team is experienced in methods designed to alleviate nerve pressure, reduce inflammation, and restore proper alignment, thereby significantly reducing discomfort and enhancing daily function.
We expertly address spinal misalignments (vertebral subluxations), helping restore normal function and improve overall spinal health. Patients experiencing back pain related to spinal degeneration, including degenerative disc disease or osteoarthritis, often find our chiropractic care highly effective in reducing symptoms and enhancing mobility and quality of life.
Additionally, individuals suffering from spinal stenosis, a narrowing of spinal spaces that places pressure on nerves, can benefit from our chiropractic treatments, which gently alleviate nerve compression and help you regain comfortable movement.
Chiropractors specialize in gentle, precise spinal adjustments and manipulations to realign vertebrae that may be out of their natural position, a condition known as subluxation. Subluxations often contribute to pain, stiffness, reduced mobility, and impaired function. By correcting these misalignments, chiropractic care can alleviate nerve pressure, relieve muscle tension, decrease inflammation, and improve circulation, allowing your body to naturally heal and function optimally.
In addition to spinal adjustments, our customized care plans often incorporate therapeutic exercises, guided stretching routines, posture correction, and lifestyle counseling. These complementary strategies strengthen supporting muscles, enhance flexibility, and promote proper posture.
Consistent chiropractic care with Vitalité Chiropractic can effectively manage chronic back pain conditions—including sciatica, herniated discs, and lower back strain—while improving your flexibility, mobility, and overall quality of life.
During your chiropractic consultation for back pain, your chiropractor will start by carefully reviewing your medical history, lifestyle habits, current symptoms, and past injuries or treatments. We believe every patient is unique, and understanding your specific health background helps us provide personalized care tailored to your needs.
After this initial discussion, your chiropractor will conduct an in-depth physical assessment. This evaluation typically includes checking your posture, spinal alignment, flexibility, range of motion, and muscle strength. You will be guided through certain movements and stretches designed to identify any areas of tension, restricted mobility, or discomfort.
Depending on your individual needs, your chiropractor may suggest additional diagnostic tests such as X-rays or other imaging studies. These assessments provide deeper insights into your spinal health and alignment, enabling us to accurately diagnose the underlying cause of your back pain and formulate an effective, customized treatment plan.
Once all necessary information has been gathered, your chiropractor will clearly explain their findings and discuss the likely causes of your back pain. Together, you will review a personalized treatment plan, which may include spinal adjustments, therapeutic exercises, specific lifestyle recommendations, and complementary therapies like massage therapy, nutritional guidance, or physical rehabilitation.
Our goal is to ensure you feel fully informed, comfortable, and confident about your personalized treatment approach, empowering you to take the next steps toward alleviating your back pain and enhancing your overall health and vitality.
The number of chiropractic sessions required to effectively treat your back pain can vary significantly based on factors such as the severity and duration of your symptoms, underlying causes, your overall health, and your body’s responsiveness to chiropractic adjustments.
For mild to moderate acute back pain, many of our patients experience noticeable relief within approximately four to eight sessions, typically scheduled over several weeks. For chronic or more severe back pain conditions, a longer treatment course may be necessary, and some patients may require ongoing chiropractic care for several months to achieve lasting results.
At our practice, we generally recommend a more frequent initial visit schedule, often two to three sessions per week, to help quickly alleviate symptoms, restore function, and accelerate your body’s natural healing process. As you experience improvement, sessions at Vitalité Chiropractic will typically become less frequent, transitioning into maintenance care scheduled every few weeks or months to sustain spinal alignment, prevent recurrence of pain, and foster ongoing wellness.
We recognize that each patient is unique, and we regularly reassess your progress to tailor your treatment plan specifically to your evolving needs. Additionally, we often integrate complementary therapies such as therapeutic exercises, massage therapy, nutritional guidance, and lifestyle recommendations to enhance your recovery, improve outcomes, and potentially reduce the total number of treatment sessions required.
Ultimately, while most patients at Vitalité Chiropractic notice improvement within just a few sessions, we emphasize the importance of open and ongoing communication with your chiropractor. Together, we’ll develop a personalized treatment strategy designed specifically to relieve your back pain, support your long-term spinal health, and help you achieve vibrant wellness. For more information, contact us or schedule an appointment online. We are conveniently located at 4827 Rugby Avenue Suite B 201 Bethesda, MD 20814. We serve patients from Bethesda MD, North Bethesda MD, Takoma Park MD, Silver Springs MD, Chillum MD, and surrounding areas.

Additional Services You May Need
▸ Chiropractic Adjustment Care
▸ Interferential Electrical Muscle Stimulation
▸ Mechanical Traction Therapy
▸ Spinal Decompression Therapy
▸ Therapeutic Exercise Program
▸ Pain Free Living
▸ Corrective Care
▸ Wellness Care
▸ Joint Pain
▸ Headaches and Migraines
▸ Muscle Pain
▸ Nerve and Soft Tissue Conditions
▸ Chiropractic Therapy
▸ Back Pain
▸ Chiropractic Exam
▸ Neck Pain
▸ Cupping Therapy
▸ Moist Heat Therapy

Additional Services You May Need
▸ Chiropractic Adjustment Care
▸ Interferential Electrical Muscle Stimulation
▸ Mechanical Traction Therapy
▸ Spinal Decompression Therapy
▸ Therapeutic Exercise Program
▸ Pain Free Living
▸ Corrective Care
▸ Wellness Care
▸ Joint Pain
▸ Headaches and Migraines
▸ Muscle Pain
▸ Nerve and Soft Tissue Conditions
▸ Chiropractic Therapy
▸ Back Pain
▸ Chiropractic Exam
▸ Neck Pain
▸ Cupping Therapy
▸ Moist Heat Therapy