Good News For Back Pain in Juneau: Chiropractic and Older Adults Are A Great Match.
If you're over 55 and have been curious about chiropractic care but wondered, "Is it safe for someone my age?" — a new research study has some very supportive answers. Researchers publishing in Chiropractic & Manual Therapies in 2026 (1) set out to answer an important question: how safe is chiropractic care for older folks? Their findings speak for themselves.
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 overwhelming majority were mild to moderate — events like short-lived muscle soreness, some stiffness, or occasional lightheadedness. And the bottom line? Across all those patients and all those treatments, not a single catastrophic outcome was noted — and that's a very big deal.
GOOD NEWS FOR CAUTIOUS PATIENTS
Many older adults and their families imagine chiropractic care is too aggressive or risky as we age. The research simply 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 Aurora Chiropractic Center already dealing 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 Aurora Chiropractic Center that respect the body's changing needs. You can be sure that your chiropractor here at Aurora Chiropractic Center in Juneau brings the experience, skill, and gentle touch that every spine — especially yours — deserves.
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 illustrates the novel new method designed to help back pain patients link up with the right provider via a "primary spine care specialist" program. The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management would fit that program quite well with its gentle delivery of treatment — and it just might be the answer your spine has been waiting for.
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