Good News For Back Pain in Ashburn and Herndon: 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 wise choice at your age — a new study just made that decision a whole lot easier. Researchers publishing in Chiropractic & Manual Therapies in 2026 (1) set out to answer one important question: how safe is chiropractic care for older folks? Their findings speak for themselves.

THE NUMBERS DON'T LIE

This was no small undertaking — scientists sifted through thousands of published studies before landing on 25 that met their rigorous standards for following real patient outcomes of those who underwent spinal manipulation. Out of 412 recorded treatment-related events, the overwhelming majority were mild to moderate — events like passing 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 simply doesn't back that up. This is a body of evidence spanning thousands of treatments in an older adult population that often arrives in the chiropractor’s office like ours at Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn already suffering with bak and neck pain, arthritis, and complex health histories. It highlighted that chiropractic care is never one-size-fits-all — especially for older patients, where gentler, customized approaches - like ours here at Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn that includes Cox® Technic - are the standard of care. Rest easy knowing that Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn in Ashburn and Herndon offers experienced, compassionate chiropractic care — with the gentle, experienced hands your aging spine can count on.

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 novel 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 exactly what your back needs to feel itself again.

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