Do I Need to See a Chiropractor?
Chiropractors can offer an alternative to traditional medical treatment. If you or someone you love suffers from any of the following, a chiropractor may be able to help:
· neck pain
· lower back pain
· auto accident
· sciatica pain
· baby colic
· whiplash
· stress
· general feeling of unhealthiness
· bad posture
· asymmetries due to ‘uneven’ activities
So how can a chiropractor help relieve these and other ailments? They are unique in that they take a holistic approach to healing, and do not use surgery or drugs in their treatments. The science behind chiropractic healing is that your nervous system controls all of your body’s organs, tissues and cells. When the spine is out of alignment, this affects your entire body’s organs, cells and tissues and can cause much discomfort and some of the ailments mentioned above. Chiropractors adjust your spine and joint position and relieve the pressure. This will allow your body to heal itself naturally.
Chiropractors use a variety of techniques in their treatment, from gentle touches and manipulation, ultrasounds, activators, and supports, rolls and wedges. The technique used will depend on the type of ailment you are seeking relief from, as well as the chiropractor; they do not necessarily use them all and only specialize in one or two techniques.
Office workers and athletes are among the types of people that seek regular chiropractic treatment. Office workers may have neck pain from talking on a phone for long periods of time without a hands-free device or a headset; they may suffer from stress, or have bad posture from sitting in a poor quality office chair. Athletes may have joint and muscle pain, asymmetries or back or neck pain.
A chiropractor may recommend that you change your overall health habits, like changing your diet, getting more exercise and losing weight. Sometimes a sedentary lifestyle can cause aches and pains that go away when we live healthier.
Remember that chiropractors do not heal our ailments; they relieve pain and pressure and put everything back into alignment so our bodies can heal themselves, naturally. Many times, there is no need for expensive surgery or medications.