Learn More About the Benefits of Chiropractic Care
Chiropractic Care is a powerful holistic healing method that can help maintain musculoskeletal health, injury recovery, and trauma rehabilitation. It has been around since the late 19th century when Daniel David Palmer performed the first adjustment. Palmer believed that misaligned vertebrae would hinder the flow of energy in the body and lead to health issues. This led him to perform an adjustment on a janitor in Iowa suffering from neck issues. The successful treatment caused him to begin studying the spine as a way to treat health issues and the art of chiropractic care was born. Today, Chiropractic care is one of the largest alternative medicine professions and an important tool for maintaining good physical health.
What is an Adjustment?
Chiropractic adjustments are performed once your Chiropractor has completed an initial assessment and gotten familiar with any complaints or aches and pains you might be suffering from. During an adjustment, a Chiropractor will use controlled force to help realign the spine and improve the range of motion. This is done by using their hands to apply sudden force to spinal joints. The adjustment might create an audible release of gas, also known as joint cavitation.
There are seven types of chiropractic adjustments: The Diversified Technique, Spinal Manipulation, The Thompson Drop-Table Technique, The Gonstead Adjustment, The Activator Method, Flexion Distraction, and Spinal Decompression.
What are the Benefits of an Adjustment?
There are a range of benefits to be found from chiropractic adjustments. You might benefit from an adjustment if you’re suffering from pain, stiffness, or discomfort in your back, neck or other joints. You might also find relief from digestive issues, sleep issues, or chronic sinus congestion. Benefits following an adjustment can include minimized migraines and neck-related headaches, improved posture, reduced pain, improvement in symptoms from chronic conditions such as osteoarthritis, and relief from minor neck or spine injuries.
Who Should See a Chiropractor?
Chiropractic Care is a great way for anyone to take care of their body. While many people associate the treatment with pain relief, it is a good way to avoid future injuries and wear and tear on the body. It can be beneficial for anyone who sits at a desk all day, individuals who do receptive movements throughout the day, or parents who are picking up and carrying around young children.
Those who suffer from chronic pain, headaches or migraines, have old injuries, conditions that cause numbness and tingling, chronic fatigue, digestive problems, or frozen shoulder syndrome can greatly benefit from chiropractic adjustments and the creation of a treatment plan in collaboration with a chiropractor.
If you’re looking for relief from pain, assistance recovering from an injury, or are simply trying to improve your overall health and well-being, we highly recommend booking a session with our Chiropractor, Dr. Ash Srikanthan. If you’re unsure whether chiropractic care is the right treatment for you, book a FREE virtual meet and greet to learn more about the benefits the service has to offer.
