When you visit the chiropractor to alleviate some of your pain, you may be expecting to receive adjustments for the bulk of the appointment. What you might not know, however, is that many chiropractors also rely on electronic muscle stimulation to help their patients. Sometimes, you'll receive this form of treatment to complement one or more adjustments; in other cases, the chiropractor may exclusively treat you with electronic muscle stimulation based on your given type of physical pain.
4 September 2017
Chiropractic care, overall, is meant to help you get your body and spine in proper alignment. The side effects of doing so are less pain, more freedom of movement, easier mobility, and less fatigue. During the course of your first few treatments, however, your chiropractor may discover some unusual things about your skeletal structure. Here are a few of those oddities, and why you should or should not be concerned.
3 May 2017
If you were injured in an accident and are still suffering from chronic lower back pain, then you may want to see a chiropractor. A chiropractor can help in several ways. The most obvious is by giving you a spinal adjustment. However, he or she might also offer massage therapy treatments too. Here's how massage can help. Improves Blood Flow One benefit of massage is that it increases blood flow into the muscles being worked.
2 May 2017
Many people don't see a chiropractor because they just don't know what a chiropractor can treat. Thus, they don't take advantage of the many health benefits that you can experience by seeing a chiropractor regularly. Here are some common aliments that a chiropractor can treat. 1. Sinus Infections If you have a head cold that is turning into a sinus infection you should see a chiropractor right away. If you see a medical doctor they will prescribe you an antibiotic.
26 April 2017
Knee pain is something that can affect many areas of your life. You may have trouble sleeping, for example. If you have a job in which you're on your feet much of the day, you may experience chronic discomfort — similarly, if your job requires you to be seated throughout the day, your knees may ache and your legs may feel restless. Help can come in the form of a visit to your local physical therapist.
26 April 2017
If you've decided that acupuncture is the right type of treatment for your health issue, you may be discouraged to find that a practitioner who specializes in treating patients with your condition doesn't work locally. Don't fret — instead, expand your search beyond your own city, and you'll be able to ideally find a specialist somewhere in your state. Traveling to see an acupuncturist is a bit of a commitment, but the end result will be that you feel relief from whatever you're dealing with, whether it's a sore back or help with quitting smoking.
26 April 2017
Back pain can be one of the hardest things to live with because your back is such a vital part of the body. When you are experiencing pain in your back, common, everyday tasks can become painful and in some cases, too hard to do. Treating chronic back pain is sometimes about treating the underlying issue but it is becoming more common to treat the pain itself as a separate issue then treat the cause of the pain.
26 April 2017
