Benefits

Chiropractic Physicians treat misalignments of the spine. Although these misalignments can occur from major traumas, they can also occur from everyday activities. These misalignments can cause pain, from mild to severe. This pain can then cause a disruption in a person's daily activities. If someone does strenuous activities on a daily basis, such as lifting or exercise, this pain can eventually cause a halt to their daily routine. Therefore, chiropractic care can not only give relief to this pain, but can also prevent pain from occurring. Additionally, Chiropractic can offer many other benefits that people may not realize.

Among the most recognized benefits you can enjoy from chiropractic care are as follows:

• Elimination of pain
• More flexibility
• More relaxed feeling
• Improved circulation
• Faster recovery time
• Reduced muscle spasm
• Prevention of future injury

In addition to these benefits, there are many benefits and results that have been reported from patients who have undergone chiropractic care:

• Improved overall health.
• Boost in the functions of the immune and nervous system.
• Better digestive function.
• Easier Breathing

Because the spine and spinal nerves control all functions of the body, any interference of these pathways can cause symptoms to those body structures involved. These interferences can occur with spinal misalignments, which cause pressure on these nerves. Because Chiropractors treat these misalignments, there are many unexpected benefits to their treatment:

• For pregnant women, they are able to deliver easier.
• For babies, it can improve their development and prevent them from getting scoliosis
• For kids, it helps prevent and treat asthma, ear infection, bedwetting, among other things.
• For adults, they are able to generate more energy and increase productivity.
• For senior individuals, they have better balance and prevent injury caused by falling.

Although Chiropractic care can help many things, it is important to combine it with lifestyle modifications. Adopting good lifestyle habits can help to facilitate and enhance the benefits of Chiropractic care.

• Keeping your body properly hydrated by drinking at least 8 glasses of water daily
• Follow a healthy nutritional plan, getting plenty of fruits and vegetables.
• Develop a healthy exercise routine, incorporating good stretching and cardio.

If you have only mild pain or injury, you can start to feel immediate relief following Chiropractic treatment. This is one of the great advantages of using Chiropractic care over other medical or surgical procedures. However, if you have a severe injury, or any injury that you have had for a long time, it can take several treatments to get relief. With every treatment, your body will start to realign it will relieve the pressure that are on the nerves, thus decreasing the pain. In addition, if you have had the injury for a while, you might experience some soreness or aching after the treatment. This occurs because the body is readjusting to being "realigned" after being misaligned for a while. However, this soreness will go away after continued treatment. Nonetheless, the benefits of chiropractic care far outweigh these small hindrances.

Chiropractic care is growing as a preferred treatment for many symptoms. Because chiropractic care is a natural treatment, many people choose it over medication, which can have many side effects. There are many benefits of Chiropractic care, many of which people don't realize. Additionally, Chiropractic is recommended because it is non-invasive, and it helps the body to heal naturally.

There are many misconceptions about chiropractic care, even believing that it is not a valid form of treatment. However, many have experienced life-changing results from this natural care. Even though most people think that Chiropractic treatment is only for back pain, the benefits extend beyond just treating the physical misalignments. Maybe it's time that you give Chiropractic a try.

Jan 22, 2002 - Dr. David L. Phillips

Quite often in my practice, a patient whom I am treating for a usual back or neck problem will experience other unexpected benefits. Generally, they will ask, rather cautiously, whether it is normal to feel this or that change. I reassure them that it is common to feel better with chiropractic treatments and I attempt to elaborate as to why they are seeing improvements in areas seemingly unrelated to their spines. This is one of the pleasurable aspects of helping people in a day-to-day chiropractic office.

I came across a report that studied this phenomenon the other day, and I thought my readers would enjoy hearing it. The study was conducted in Sweden in the late 90’s and was reported in The Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics 1999; 32:559-64. A group of interviewers questioned 20 consecutive patients that had just received treatment from 87 Swedish chiropractors. The patients were given a questionnaire asking if they had experienced any improved non-musculoskeletal symptoms after their adjustment. A total of 1504 responses were gathered and analyzed. The results are very informative.

Out of 1504 patients who had recently visited their chiropractor 21-25% of cases reported at least one non-musculoskeletal benefit after their adjustment. The breakdown went like this: 26% had a pulmonary improvement (It was easier to breathe), 25% had a gastrointestinal benefit (A perception of improved GI function), 14% realized an eye/ vision improvement, and 14% felt they had gained a cardiac/circulation improvement.

A side note to this study was that the interviewers observed that in cases where other spinal areas were treated greater non-musculoskeletal improvements occurred. In other words, the number of positive reactions was directly associated with the number of spinal areas treated.

Much of this report and its findings just stands to reason and is expected by chiropractors the world over. We have all seen and heard these kinds of comments many times in our offices. Much of it can be explained by the removal of muscle tension and /or nerve interference in the spine. It is anatomical fact that the thoracic spine houses and conducts the nerves to the lungs, diaphragm, liver, stomach etc. In some future article, I intend to discuss the mechanisms of osseous spine adjustments and visceral responses.

Although this was not a particularly high-quality study, it was large enough in scope to indicate a trend. It is instructive to we practitioners in the field that adjusting spinal areas that are secondary to the main biomechanical lesion can have excellent spin-off benefits for the patient. What we need now is longer-term follow-up studies to determine many other questions that this Swedish study opens up. Such questions as: Did these patients have reportable symptoms prior or is the relief being reported immeasurable? Is this putative relief brief, short-term or long lasting? What are the results of patients seeking chiropractic care for these symptoms as their primary complaint? Much investigation in this area remains to be done. This Swedish study is a good start.

The Benefits Of Massage

What exactly are the benefits of receiving massage or bodywork treatments? Useful for all of the conditions listed below and more, massage can:

A Powerful Ally
There’s no denying the power of bodywork. Regardless of the adjectives we assign to it (pampering, rejuvenating, therapeutic) or the reasons we seek it out (a luxurious treat, stress relief, pain management), massage therapy can be a powerful ally in your healthcare regimen.

Experts estimate that upwards of ninety percent of disease is stress related. And perhaps nothing ages us faster, internally and externally, than high stress. While eliminating anxiety and pressure altogether in this fast-paced world may be idealistic, massage can, without a doubt, help manage stress. This translates into:

Furthermore, clients often report a sense of perspective and clarity after receiving a massage. The emotional balance bodywork provides can often be just as vital and valuable as the more tangible physical benefits.

Profound Effects
In response to massage, specific physiological and chemical changes cascade throughout the body, with profound effects. Research shows that with massage:

Research continues to show the enormous benefits of touch—which range from treating chronic diseases, neurological disorders, and injuries, to alleviating the tensions of modern lifestyles. Consequently, the medical community is actively embracing bodywork, and massage is becoming an integral part of hospice care and neonatal intensive care units. Many hospitals are also incorporating on-site massage practitioners and even spas to treat postsurgery or pain patients as part of the recovery process.

Increase the Benefits with Frequent Visits
Getting a massage can do you a world of good. And getting massage frequently can do even more. This is the beauty of bodywork. Taking part in this form of regularly scheduled self-care can play a huge part in how healthy you’ll be and how youthful you’ll remain with each passing year. Budgeting time and money for bodywork at consistent intervals is truly an investment in your health. And remember: just because massage feels like a pampering treat doesn’t mean it is any less therapeutic. Consider massage appointments a necessary piece of your health and wellness plan, and work with your practitioner to establish a treatment schedule that best meets your needs.

Review the clinical research studies examining the benefits of massage.

Review massage information from the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, a division of the National Institutes of Health.

Research increasingly shows that our lifestyles affect our health. Prevention has become even more important in the face of today's health issues and more of us are choosing to recognize our self-responsibility for health and well-being.

Colon hydrotherapy can be an important, preventative treatment for a number of health problems. ome of the benefits are:

COLONICS WEIGHT LOSS: Cleansing and fasting are wonderful healing opportunities. When you fast, your body uses the energy normally required to digest food to eliminate toxins instead. But fasting may not eliminate the toxins, yeast and other harmful elements quickly enough to promote the healing you are attempting to achieve. Colonics expedite the elimination of these toxins. A colonic offers a gentle cleansing of the last five feet of the digestive tract. Performed by a certified colon therapist, it’s a safe, non-medical procedure that helps strengthen a weakened bowel. Unlike laxatives, it’s non-addictive.

Are you interested in the benefits of colonic hydrotherpy, but unsure of where to start? Natural Chiropractic Healing will be more than happy to give you information, and explain the colonic irrigation procedure to you and explain how this therapy can produce long lasting health benefits.

Although every effort has been made to provide an accurate description of our Chiropractic care and its benefits, the information given on this website is not intended to be, nor should it be interpreted as medical advice for any condition. The primary purpose of this list of and general discussion of health conditions is to inform the public of the possibility that use of Chiropractic care may be associated with positive improvements in a variety of health conditions for patients actively undergoing Chiropractic care. Many of these symptoms require co-management and/or referrals to other health care specialists. This information is not intended, nor should it be used, to diagnose or treat any individual’s unique health condition.

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