Get Your Back, Back. Salt Lake County's Top-rated Clinic for Back Pain Treatment.
Written by Dr. Alec Laracuente, NMD, PhD and Dr. Steven Chalk, DC · Freedom Integrated Medicine, South Jordan, UT · Last updated October 2026
We are Freedom Integrated Medicine in South Jordan, and back pain is one of the conditions we treat most. We help patients across South Jordan, Draper, and the Salt Lake Valley get lasting back pain relief without medication and without surgery, by finding the disc, joint, or nerve that is actually generating the pain and treating that structure directly with regenerative injections, spinal decompression, chiropractic care, and cold laser therapy. More than 300 five-star Google reviews come from patients we have helped get back to working, sleeping, and moving. Your first visit is the $49 New Patient Special, which includes a one-on-one consultation with a doctor, a full exam, and X-rays to find why your back hurts.
Your Back Pain Has a Cause We Can Find
Back pain that has lasted more than a few weeks almost always has a specific physical cause, and most of the time that cause can be treated without surgery and without staying on medication. The reason so many people stay stuck is that no one has pinpointed which structure is generating the pain, so every treatment they try is aimed at the wrong target. We treat back pain in our South Jordan clinic by finding the exact source first, then healing it with our regenerative medicine approach.
You have almost certainly done the rounds already, the over-the-counter pills, maybe a cortisone shot, some physical therapy, a chiropractor or two. Each one quieted things for a while, then the ache came back, because none of them changed the thing that was actually wrong. What most patients want back is ordinary and specific, bending down to lift a grandchild, or sleeping a full night without the low-back throb waking them at three in the morning. I (Dr. Chalk) built this clinic after a bulged disc in my own twenties, so I know what it is to be told your back is just something you have to manage now. That answer is wrong more often than people are led to believe, and we see it proven wrong in patients with chronic neck and back pain every week.
How We Treat Back Pain at the Source
Effective back pain treatment begins by naming the exact problem, because a bulging disc, an arthritic facet joint, and a strained muscle each need a different tool. We keep all of those tools in one South Jordan clinic. Spinal decompression therapy gently stretches the spine to lift pressure off a compressed disc and the nerve it is pinching, which is often what drives severe low back pain and the leg pain of sciatica. Chiropractic adjustments restore motion to spinal joints that have locked up and thrown the surrounding muscles into spasm. Regenerative injections, including stem cell therapy for back pain and PRP for back pain, deliver healing factors into a worn disc or joint so the tissue can repair. Cold laser therapy calms the inflammation that keeps a back flaring between visits.
The reason we combine these is that a painful back rarely has only one thing going on. The disc, the joint mechanics, the muscle guarding, and an irritated nerve tend to feed each other, so a clinic that owns a single tool has to make your spine fit that tool. Treating the whole picture is what lets relief hold instead of wearing off in a month.
The research on the individual pieces is strong. In a double-blind randomized trial, non-surgical spinal decompression shrank disc herniation on follow-up imaging, which tells us the disc itself is changing rather than the symptom being quietly muffled. For the hands-on side of care, a large review in the BMJ found that spinal manipulation for chronic low back pain produced improvements comparable to the recommended first-line treatments. When the source is found and treated directly, most backs recover without anyone ever picking up a scalpel.
The Backs We Help Most, and the Ones That Need a Specialist First
The patient we see most often has hurt for months or years and has already tried medication and sometimes injections. Some arrive after a lift or a fall that never fully healed, others watched a low-grade ache turn into pain that limits everything. Whether the source is a bulging or herniated disc, arthritis in the facet joints, spinal stenosis, or an old injury that changed how they move, the common thread is a physical cause we can identify on an exam and X-ray and then treat.
Movement matters more here than most people expect, and a randomized trial found that adding non-surgical decompression to standard physical therapy improved pain, mobility, and disability in patients with lumbar nerve-root pain more than therapy alone. Our care is built to get you moving again.
Back pain treatment is not right for everyone, and we will say so plainly. A back that comes with loss of bladder or bowel control, quickly progressing weakness or numbness in the legs, an unexplained fever, or a history of cancer needs urgent medical imaging before any conservative care, and we will send you straight to the right specialist. Even in those cases, the $49 exam is a sound first step, because it helps us point you exactly where you need to go.
From Your First Call to Feeling the Difference
Here is what actually happens, from the first time you pick up the phone.
When You Call Us
Our friendly front desk staff answer your questions and get you on the schedule, usually within a few days. The clinic sits right off Daybreak Parkway in South Jordan with easy parking, a short drive for patients coming from Draper, Daybreak, Riverton, Herriman, Sandy, and West Jordan.
Your First Visit and the $49 New Patient Special
Your first visit is the $49 New Patient Special, which includes a one-on-one consultation with a doctor, a full exam, and X-rays. We listen to the whole history, examine how your back moves and where it hurts, and read the X-rays to see the discs, the joints, and the alignment, so we identify the exact structure causing your pain instead of guessing at it.
Your Report of Findings
At your next visit we walk you through what we found and lay out a plan built for your spine, with the treatments we recommend and the reason behind each one. We only recommend care we genuinely believe will help you, and if we are not the right fit, we tell you and help you find who is. Everything, including the cost, is explained before you decide anything.
Treatment, and What the First Weeks Feel Like
The treatments themselves are comfortable. Decompression feels like a slow, relieving stretch, adjustments are quick, the injections are done carefully, and cold laser therapy feels like gentle warmth. Sessions are short enough to fit around a workday, and many patients start noticing a difference within the first few weeks, sometimes sooner. We describe honest early progress rather than promising a finish date, because backs heal on their own timelines.
Why Back Pain Patients Choose Freedom Integrated Medicine
Patients drive to us from across the Salt Lake Valley because of something most clinics cannot offer. We are one of the few pain management and medical clinics in Utah practicing an integrative and regenerative approach, which means stem cell and PRP injections, chiropractic care, spinal decompression, and cold laser therapy all live in this one building. For a back, where the disc, the joint, and the nerve usually need different things at once, that combination is what lets us heal the injury at a deep and lasting level.
We also treat the cause rather than quieting the signal. Pain pills and repeat cortisone turn the volume down while the underlying disc or joint problem keeps progressing, so our aim is to get you back to working, lifting, and sleeping without the pain returning, and without a growing medication list or an operating room.
The results are on the record. Freedom Integrated Medicine is the top-rated and most trusted regenerative medicine clinic in Salt Lake County, with more than 300 five-star Google reviews, thousands of patients helped since 2020, and features in the Salt Lake Tribune, the Deseret News, and on Telemundo.
Our doctors are also bilingual. Dr. Alec and Dr. Chalk treat and explain in both English and Spanish, so a Spanish-speaking patient hears their own exam, findings, and plan directly from the doctor. Our dolor de espalda page covers the same care in Spanish.
What Back Pain Patients Tell Us
We could describe what recovery from chronic back pain looks like, but our patients put it more plainly than we can.
What Staying Stuck Really Costs
The honest comparison is not our care against doing nothing for free. Staying stuck carries its own bill, more years of pain, a growing medication list, cortisone shots that wear off and have to be repeated, and often the back surgery you are trying to avoid, which is genuinely expensive and never arrives as a single tidy invoice. Against all of that, our first step is small and certain.
Your $49 New Patient Special includes the consultation, the full exam, and the X-rays, and it exists so that nobody pays for treatment before we know what is actually driving their pain. For less than the cost of many copays, you find out the real cause of your back pain before spending a dollar on treatment. Because every spine and every person is different, we present the exact plan and its cost at your report of findings, explained clearly before you decide. For the patients who get their sleep, their work, and their weekends back, it has been worth it.
Your Back Pain Treatment Questions, Answered
What causes back pain?
Most back pain comes from the spine’s own structures, the discs, facet joints, muscles, and nerves. An exam with X-rays shows which one is driving yours, and that is the step that decides what treatment will actually work.
Is spinal decompression or regenerative treatment better than back surgery?
For most patients, non-surgical care is worth a real try before surgery, because it carries no incision, no hospital stay, and no long recovery, and it keeps your own spine intact. Surgery removes or fuses part of the back and helps a small, specific group of people, while decompression, adjustments, and regenerative injections treat the disc and joint directly. If conservative care does not resolve it, surgery is still there, so starting here rarely costs you the option.
Why does my back hurt when I lay down?
Back pain that flares when you lie down often points to a disc problem, irritated facet joints, or a mattress that no longer supports you. Pain that actually wakes you from sleep is worth an exam, because it can signal inflammation or a disc that needs attention rather than a rough night.
What are the best sleep positions for back pain?
The best positions are on your back with a pillow under your knees, or on your side with a pillow between your knees. Both keep the spine in a neutral line. Sleeping face down strains the low back, so if that is your habit, easing off it usually helps.
What to do when your back hurts so bad you can barely move?
Ease into the most comfortable position you can find, use ice for the first day or two, and avoid staying in bed longer than that. Gentle movement as soon as you can tolerate it settles most acute flares faster than rest. If you also have leg weakness, numbness, or any loss of bladder control, treat it as an emergency and seek care right away.
How do I fix back pain from a desk job?
Desk-job back pain comes from hours of static sitting, so the fix is regular movement, real lumbar support, and a screen at eye level. Stand or walk for a minute or two every half hour, and the goal is not perfect posture but frequent change of position. If the ache has already become constant, the sitting has usually aggravated an underlying disc or joint issue worth examining.
How much does back pain treatment cost?
Cost depends on what is causing your pain, which is why the first visit is the $49 New Patient Special with a consultation, full exam, and X-rays. After the exam we present your personalized plan and its exact cost at the report of findings, with everything explained before you commit to anything.
How do I know if my back pain needs professional help?
See a professional if your back pain lasts more than a couple of weeks, keeps coming back, radiates into a leg, or interferes with sleep and daily life. Pain that comes with numbness, weakness, fever, or any loss of bladder or bowel control needs urgent care rather than waiting.
Why should I choose Freedom Integrated Medicine for back pain treatment?
Freedom Integrated Medicine is the top-rated and most trusted regenerative medicine clinic in Salt Lake County, serving South Jordan and Draper, with more than 300 five-star Google reviews. Our licensed doctors have helped thousands of patients relieve chronic back pain without surgery and without medication, by treating the disc, joint, or nerve at the source. Because stem cell and PRP injections, spinal decompression, chiropractic care, and cold laser therapy all live in one clinic, we match the treatment to your spine instead of forcing your spine to fit a single tool. We have served patients since 2020, and our bilingual doctors explain everything in English or Spanish before you decide anything.
How do I get started with back pain treatment?
Book the $49 New Patient Special at Freedom Integrated Medicine in South Jordan, which includes your consultation, exam, and X-rays. Call our friendly front desk staff at (801) 571-1338 or schedule online, and we will find the root cause before recommending any treatment for your back.
Come See Us in South Jordan
If your back has been holding you back, we would be glad to find out why and fix it. Freedom Integrated Medicine serves South Jordan, Draper, Daybreak, Riverton, Herriman, Sandy, West Jordan, and the wider Salt Lake County area. The $49 New Patient Special is the place to start, and from there we will show you exactly what is causing your back pain and how we treat it, so you can get back to the life the pain has been interrupting.
Freedom Integrated Medicine
4775 W. Daybreak Parkway, STE 102, South Jordan, UT 84009
Phone: (801) 571-1338
Hours:
Monday to Wednesday: 9:30 AM to 6:00 PM
Thursday: 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Friday: 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Meet The Doctors
About Your Back Pain Doctors
Dr. Steven Chalk, DC
Dr. Steven Chalk, DC founded Freedom Integrated Medicine after a bulged disc in his own twenties showed him what it feels like to be told to just live with it. He holds a Bachelor's in Exercise Science from BYU and a Doctorate in Chiropractic from Parker University, has performed more than 75,000 adjustments, and is the author of "The Future of Healing," a book on neuropathy and degenerative knee conditions. Dr. Chalk treats patients in English and Spanish.
Dr. Alec Laracuente, NMD, PhD
Dr. Alec Laracuente, NMD, PhD is a licensed Naturopathic Medical Doctor with a PhD in Integrative Medicine and a Doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine from the University of Turabo, Puerto Rico. He completed a Family Practice and Pain Management Residency at the Institute of Pain Care of the Caribbean and leads our regenerative medicine program for spinal conditions, knee pain, and neuropathy. He treats patients in English and Spanish.
Dr. Dustin Creer, DC
Dr. Dustin Creer, DC earned his Doctorate of Chiropractic and Master's of Sports Medicine from the University of Western States in Portland, Oregon, after an undergraduate degree in Sports and Exercise Science from Utah Valley University. He has trained across multiple chiropractic disciplines and worked with athletes at every level, from youth and amateur to professional and Olympic, and he favors holistic, gentle techniques tailored to each patient. Over his career he has performed well over 100,000 adjustments.