By Erika Hertol


Chiropractic services offer multiple natural, holistic approaches to alleviate a variety of painful situations associated with illnesses and automobile or work-related injuries. Varied aches and pains, muscle strains, sprains, and headaches are only a few of the many health concerns that respond favorably to chiropractic care. While traditional medicine usually recommends painkillers or invasive surgery to manage issues, chiropractic care attends the root causes of problems to provide long-lasting relief.

Consulting a chiropractor could be the first step to getting effective pain management, with the initial therapy intended to mitigate pain. Subsequent phases are directed toward preventing pain from coming back again. When relief is no longer an immediate concern for the patient, the practitioner begins to work to mitigate the original source of their pain. Chiropractic adjustments are designed to correct spinal misalignment and improve functioning of one's nervous system. Heat or ice application therapy and various traction protocols might be used to assist patients recover from injuries which affect joints or soft tissues.

During the next phase care is centered on the maintenance of correction therapy and rehabilitation. The focus is on helping the patient's body regain its stability and strength so that the chances of experiencing the same injury again are minimized. The risk of recurrence increases significantly when correction is not followed by the rebuilding of damaged muscle tissue.

Rehabilitation is designed to rebuild one's strength and endurance, so patients receive individually designed exercise routines which are specifically targeted to their musculoskeletal structures which are associated with the specific condition or injury. Body balance actions, stretching and several other exercises may help patients increase their personal fitness levels.

One may also require massage therapy. Typically, people associate the modality with relaxing, however, it has many other benefits as well. Therapeutically manipulating the muscles can reduce the formation of scar tissue, pain, and inflammation, while increasing mental acuity, circulation, and energy levels.

Chiropractic care is safe for all members of the family regardless of age and is centered on the needs of each individual patient. It alleviates pain, but also increases mobility and fitness.




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