How Chiropractic Can Help Your Body
Finding the proper relief from back and neck pain can be extremely difficult. Determining the best course of action to treat your symptoms can be complicated. The normal course of action is for doctors to prescribe pain medication. These pain medications can be habit forming and can cross-react with other prescribed medications. Finding a natural way to combat aches and pains is something worth exploring.
The Spine
The spinal column is made of 24 independent vertebrae that are held together by muscles and ligaments. It’s this perfect design that allows your spine to flex, extend, twist and rotate. The spinal column also protects the spinal cord as it descends from the brain. This is very important, for the central nervous system controls and allows for coordination of tissues, organs and systems in the body. When two or more vertebrae aren’t functioning properly, subluxation (misalignment) may be occurring. We also call this a fixation, because the motor unit (2 vertebrae and a disc) is not moving properly. This joint dysfunction can cause pain, decreased mobility, and other miscommunications between your brain and body. These joint dysfunctions, or subluxations, may also lead to symptoms in other parts of the body as well¹.
Chiropractic Care
The best thing to do is take part in prevention. Visiting the Chiropractic Health Center of Bristol is a great way to take part in practices that will prevent joint dysfunction. Chiropractic offices are an excellent way to keep your joints in working order. Their techniques of manual manipulation can realign the vertebrae that may have shifted in your spinal column. Dr. Astrid Baldrich is a chiropractor who deals with the problem holistically. A whole body approach is preferred if you really want to fix any issues your body is experiencing in regards to back and neck pain. Dr Baldrich and her team utilizes an approach that involves diet, exercise, x-rays, supplements, and spinal manipulation. He and his team will focus on your entire lifestyle and develop a customized plan that will benefit your entire body.
9 Benefits of Regular Chiropractic Care
Routine chiropractic care can be beneficial to your joints and several other parts of your body. Back and neck pain relief can be improved and some of the other benefits include:
- Improved nerve communication in the body
- Improved joint motion and coordination
- Improved physical performance and function
- Improved posture
- Relief from low back pain
- Relief from neck pain
- Relief from leg, foot, knee, and ankle pain
- Relief from arm, wrist, shoulders or elbow pain
- Relief from tension and stress disorders
- Relief from tension headaches
- Relief from migraine headaches
- Overall sense of well-being
Chiropractic Care Process
The process of chiropractic care begins with relief, where manipulations are performed several times a week until the pain subsides. Once the pain is minimized, the recovery process starts where the body begins to heal the muscle and soft tissue damage that has occurred in the body. The fixated vertebrae will now move more naturally, helping to cause pain-free movement.
Muscle strengthening exercises are usually prescribed at this time to help with the recovery process. The last phase of the process involves wellness. Once the pain and recovery have taken place it is imperative that the body is still undergoing routine chiropractic care for prevention of joint dysfunction. Maintenance visits, along with a healthy diet and exercise can keep the body in alignment and functioning properly.
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Dr David M. Spitz is the founder and clinic director of the Chiropractic Health Center of Bristol, located in Bristol, CT. Since 1982, he has treated thousands of patients for various conditions ranging from neck and back pain, to migraine headaches. He specializes in treating patients who have suffered whiplash injuries and/or back injuries in a motor vehicle accident.
Dr Spitz was a volunteer EMT-I and a lieutenant for several years at the Burlington Volunteer Fire Department. He has lectured throughout CT on various topics including, chiropractic, stress management, headaches and preventing back injury in the workplace.
