Does your back hurt? Were you in a minor car accident? Perhaps you thought that you had escaped without any injury at all. Unfortunately, now you realize that you have a constant backache. Or, perhaps you were working in the garden, and you twisted your body in a weird way, resulting in a backache that simply won't go away. Whatever the reason that your back hurts, from taking it easy for a while to going to a chiropractor, here are some things you can try that might make you feel better.

Just Take It Easy - Even if you have to take some time off of work and even if you have to ask your spouse to take over watching the kids and doing household chores, think about giving your body a break-even if it's just for a few days. You might have already tried a heating pad, and you might have already tried cold packs. If not, try those, just to see if you get relief. Of course, you're probably also taken over-the-counter pain relief medication, right? 

Get Professional Help - If you've tried many things to get some relief from your back pain and nothing has worked, it's probably time to get some professional help. Think of making an appointment with your family practice doctor. He or she will probably give you some stronger pain medications. 

On the other hand, consider going to a chiropractor. In fact, your family practice doctor might even recommend you go that route. If you want to skip the family practice doctor altogether, his or her office will more than likely be happy to recommend a chiropractor to you. 

Have you ever been to a chiropractor before? You will more than likely have to fill out a bunch of papers, just like you did when you first went to your family practice doctor. In addition, your first consultation may just involve a question and answer period and then the taking of x-rays which will show the chiropractor what's going on with your back. After that, the chiropractor will probably do manipulations while you lay on a table. Be sure to tell him or her if you experience too much pain.

Besides the hand manipulations that your chiropractor does, you may also have treatments done that seem to give your back tiny shocks. Don't worry about those, as the pain is temporary. The chiropractor has the training and experience to help you, even if you have to return to the office for additional treatments.