If you just threw your back out, first things first—take a deep breath. You're not broken. You're not fragile. Your body is protecting you in the only way it knows how. A “thrown out back” is often your nervous system slamming the brakes to keep you from pushing through stress or tension that’s been building—sometimes for days, months, or even years. The pain can feel sharp, sudden, and scary, but it’s rarely due to something tearing or breaking.
Research shows that acute low back pain is more often a muscular or neurological “lockdown” than structural damage. The brain detects overwhelm—whether physical, emotional, or both—and sends signals to lock up the area to prevent further strain. Often, the root cause is less about what you did and more about what’s been stored up over time—suppressed stress, unprocessed emotion, and unresolved tension that finally hit a breaking point.
At Whole Light Chiropractic, I specialize in helping people just like you recover from this exact thing—gently, safely, and without forcing or rushing. The key is to calm the system first, then work with your body at deeper levels so it doesn't need to protect itself so drastically next time. You’re going to be okay—and you’re in the right place.
Dr. Nate Patocchi
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