As we go through our lives with knocks and bumps, stress can build up and put pressure on the nervous system. Only a slight pressure is needed to change the function of your nerves and cause pain. A chiropractor's main focus is to remove interference to your nervous system to restore the body’s healing potential and decrease your pain and discomfort.
10 Healthy Back Tips
- Exercise Regulary - This doesn’t have to be anything overly strenuous. Something as simple as a daily walk can make a huge difference.
- Eat A Healthy Diet - Proper nutrients allow the body to repair itself easier
- Maintain Good Posture - Are you sitting up straight as you read this?
- Stretch Your Spine Before And After Sports - This will also help to loosen up the surrounding muscles
- Don’t Overload Your Backpack Or Purse - Remember to carry it over both shoulders to balance the load (if possible).
- Stretch Your Legs And Back After Each Hour Of Sitting- Whether in a car or at a desk, stretching regularly will help to keep you from tightening up or injuring yourself further.
- Never Cradle The Phone Between Your Neck And Shoulder
- Sleep On Your back Or Side, Not On Your Stomach - This helps to keep your spine in line and reduces the risk of hurting your neck while you sleep
- Invest In A Good Chair, Pillow And Mattress - When you think about the amount of time you use these things each day, it’s worth it.
- Have Regular Spinal Check-Ups - It’s much easier to prevent a problem than to correct one.
What may Chiropractic adjustments help you with?
Chiropractic care is a safe and drug-free alternative for health and wellbeing. From head to toe, here are just some of the symptoms why people see us:
- Relief from migraines and headaches
- Neck pain
- Numbness and tingling
- Arthritis
- Fibromyalgia
- Osteoarthritis
- Joint stiffness
- Spine pain
- Pinched nerve
- Upper back pain
- Muscle pain
- Recovery from back injury or trauma
- Chronic or mild back pain
- Sciatica
- Bulging disc
- Lower back pain
- Herniated Disc
- Degenerative Discs
- Pregnancy (relieve back pain and prepare mother for birth)
- Hip Pain
- Leg Pain
- Foot pain
- Pronated or 'flat' feet
