Chiropractic Care, also known as Chiropractic Therapy, is a healthcare philosophy as much as it is a practice. Doctors of Chiropractic believe that medicine and surgery are not the only ways to treat injury and discomfort in the human body. They believe in the body’s own natural ability to heal itself and when skilled procedures and methodology is conducted by these trained medical professionals, interruptions in the order of natural healing can be corrected allowing the body to achieve optimal health.
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A doctor of chiropractic care, aka D.C., is a type of medical professional that specializes in both the musculoskeletal and nervous systems, including the spine. Where a medical doctor, aka M.D., may specialize in medicine.
Spinal adjustments, or spinal manipulation, is a very common technique for DCs. After their assessment. and proper diagnosis of your condition, the doctor will likely have you lie down where they will physically adjust your joints and tissues as necessary to reduce pain and inflammation. They may also use an activator, a small hand-held device, or any number of additional tools and procedures as your situation requires. In most cases, though you may feel some immediate relief and overall mobility may be better, it will take multiple sessions over a regularly scheduled interval of time to correct the subluxation more permanently where your body will become more comfortable, pain-free, and have less health risk.
The doctor may also teach you physical strength and mobility exercises, and offer nutritional counseling and other healthy lifestyle advice. Other therapies. and procedures may include:
Benefits That Come From Chiropractic Therapy
Chiropractic therapy is a complementary medicine that believes in a wholistic approach to health care based on the idea that drugs and surgery are not always necessary for the relief of pain or sickness and that the body has the capability to naturally self-heal when encouraged by specific, hands-on manipulations from a trained professional to realign your vertebrae and joints.
Some specific benefits include:
Reduce Pain
Independence from Medicine
Improved Athletic Performance
Chiropractors, including Dr. Le, are often hired by sports teams and pro athletes to work from the sidelines to help maintain quick recovery from field injury and to maintain positive athletic performance while at the game or during rehearsals.
Chiropractic care potentially improves athletic performance due to maintained or increased joint mobility; less muscle tension and tissue restriction; and reduced pain.
Reduced Inflammation
Chronic inflammation is linked to diseases like heart disease, cancer, and more. It is a top cause of joint issues, body tension, and physical pain or soreness. Chiropractic alignments have been shown to reduce inflammation which can relieve pain and discomfort while also helping to reduce risk of developing diseases linked to high inflammation.
Reduction of Blood Pressure / Regulation of Low Blood Pressure
In addition to helping those with lower blood pressure, chiropractic bone and joint manipulation that target nerves in your upper neck have been shown to have the same effect as the medicine prescribed to those suffering from high blood pressure and that the effects of the adjustment would persist for 6 months after the adjustment, according to a study published in The Human Journal of Hypertension.
It is also documented that common high blood pressure medications can have negative side effects like:
- Increased Fatigue / Tiredness
- Feeling Nausea
- Having Dizziness
- Increased Anxiety
- Issues with Weight Loss
Improved Posture
Poor posture can be caused by frequent sitting and negative physical habits. Studies have shown that Hyperkyphosis, commonly known as hunchback posture, has been improved after 6 months (30 sessions) including the associated back, and neck pain, and headaches.
Improved Immune Function
Maintaining a healthy immune system will keep your engine running and both viral and bacterial infections at bay. Any interruption in how your nervous system regulates cells functionally caused by subluxation will have a negative effect on how your body fights off sickness. Chiropractic Therapy restores and maintains the function of your nerves and ensures your cells operate the way there were meant to.
More Energy
A reduction in joint and muscle discomfort will give you a vitality boost. Having a sore body with tense muscles and joints can result in inflammation and pain that disrupt your well-being.
Improved Asthma Control
People that suffer from asthma have reported a reduction in symptoms after treatments by doctors of Chiropractic. Spinal misalignments can disrupt nerve impulses to the lungs as well as other parts of the body.
Improved Digestion
If the nerves running from your brain through your thoracic spine are on their way.to control your stomach functions are pinched or compressed by a vertebrae misalignment, they may malfunction and signal for more acid, causing acid reflux, heartburn, and gas. If the vertebrae are misaligned, your nerves may signal for more acid. This leads to acid reflux, gas, and heartburn.
Better Sleep
Pain and tension can keep you from a good night’s sleep. Chiropractic care can ease the pain and tension so you can relax and wake up feeling more refreshed!
Better Balance
Balance can become an issue as we age. A Chiropractic adjustment can help your body fix and regulate its own natural balance.
Easier Breathing
Similar to “Improved Asthma Control” above, the nerves that control lung function can be negatively affected by a misalignment in your cervical and thoracic spinal regions, increasing lung inflammation and making it more difficult for your to breathe. Addressing the subluxation will make your breathing easier and more productive.
Improved Range of Motion
Improvement of Neurological Conditions
Menstrual Cycle Regularity, Reduced Symptoms, and Increased Fertility
Interruptions in menstrual health can lead to many issues for women, including infertility, amenorrhea (lack of a regular period cycle), difficult and more painful premenstrual symptoms (PMS ), dysmenorrhea (heavy cramping), sexual dysfunction, or a variety of other health concerns. For many women, the menstrual cycle is not just an unpleasant monthly occurrence, but can also be unpredictable and extremely painful including bloating, cramping, lethargy, increased hunger, and severe back pain.
Traditional methods, established by Medical Doctors, for improving menstrual health have included prescribing medication like progesterone to synthetically initiate a cycle or to mask the feelings of PMS or other menstrual-related struggles. But these treatments only deal with the concern temporarily and can cause many unwanted side effects like chest pains, chills, flu-like symptoms, fever, and urination problems just to name a few. Chiropractic care is a safer, more natural treatment for improving a women’s menstrual health.
The root issue of many menstrual health problems is spinal subluxations and misalignments where the central nervous system has difficulty sending and carrying messages throughout the body through the spine and nerve endings due to a compressed or pinched nerve or some other block in nerve communication.
Chiropractic Care Can Reduce Menstrual Cycle Symptoms
Many women suffer from dysmenorrhea (painful menstrual cramping). Others have back pain, muscle aches, headaches, bloating, and joint pain. Good spinal health through Chiropractic care can limit these premenstrual symptoms and ease painful cramping.
Chiropractic Care Can Restore Regular Cycles
Irregularity in menstrual cycles is called Amenorrhea. And there are two different types of Amenorrhea.
• Primary amenorrhea, which occurs when a woman’s cycle does not start at the beginning of puberty/adolescence. Medical doctors will often prescribe birth control or other medicines to achieve their menstrual cycles.
• Secondary amenorrhea, which occurs when women who have been regular previously stop having their cycle.
Amenorrhea can also involve heavy cramping and irregular cycles. It is a warning sign that something in your body is significantly wrong.
Chiropractic Care Can Help With Fertility Issues / Infertility
Almost always, women that have irregular or no menstrual cycle will have fertility issues or hormonal imbalances. Corrective spinal treatments are necessary for the reproductive and endocrine systems to begin to function optimally in the body.
Women have an increased likelihood of both getting pregnant and carrying a baby to term after experiencing infertility if their menstrual health is restored through Chiropractic therapy.
Healthier Pregnancies
Shorter Child Labor For New Mothers
Magnolia Comfort Medical specializes in female care including new motherhood. Becoming a mother is a big deal for anyone. The ACA states that up to 90% of all American women suffer from back pain during pregnancy. Chiropractic care during pregnancy, while being soft and gentle, has been shown to be effective in creating a much more comfortable pregnancy and has been proven to treat back pain, headaches, pelvic instability, nausea, and other symptoms. reduce overall labor times as well, up to 40%.
By performing various chiropractic adjustments designed to help position the baby to move down toward the pelvis when the time comes, Chiropractic care increases the odds of having a natural birth experience without any need for a C-section or other medical intervention. It relaxes the floor of the pelvis and returns it to a balanced alignment.
Regular treatments can also reduce the likelihood of the mother experiencing back labor, which is normally caused by pressure being put on the sacrum instead of against the front of the pelvis.
Reducing any likelihood of the baby’s position being off during birth will increase efficiency in labor, and reduce pain to both mother and child.
Fewer Ear Infections
Reduction of Colic
Colic causes tummy aches, gas, and general abdominal discomfort which leads to consistent crying and fussiness in young children and babies. It can be difficult to treat and often also results in exhausted parents. Chiropractic care has been shown to improve infantile colic symptoms.
Acid Reflux and GERD
Sometimes babies can suffer from digestive issues like excessive spit-up/acid reflux and GERD.
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is when there is an issue with the sphincter/valve between your esophagus and stomach functioning properly. Often this is because the sphincter muscle is either too relaxed or too weak to function properly. While this can happen in adults, it is commonly associated with infants and newborns as their bodies adjust to new responsibilities. Pediatric chiropractic uses gentle adjustments and soft tissue work to safely treat your little one and provide relief!
A misaligned spine can cause compression or pinching of the nerves that travel between our digestive organs and our brains as they leave the spinal column. When compromised, our brain loses the information necessary to know how, when, and what to digest. This is often referred to as the gut-brain connection. Not only can improvement here address these issues but it can also give a boost to the immune system to help prevent infection.
How to tell if your child is suffering from these?
Common Symptoms include irregular eating habits such as arching or extending their back after feedings; coughing or gagging; eating poorly; having irritability after feedings; irregular weight gain/loss; frequent, sometimes forceful, vomiting; and facial redness
If reflux is caused by vertebral misalignment, a chiropractor will gently and gradually correct the alignment. This can help the upper valve of the baby’s stomach to gain more control, and can also improve nerve function.
It’s thought that the nerves in the brain and back along with the nerves in the gut and head are particularly sensitive. When these are affected, it can result in conditions like acid reflux and ear infections.
A chiropractic adjustment can help to improve what’s known as the gut-brain connection, which is why chiropractic adjustments might help these types of conditions.
This improvement can also boost the immune system, which can help prevent infection.
Reduction of Scoliosis Symptoms & Progress
Scoliosis, abnormal curvature of the spine, can cause pain, a reduced range of motion, trouble breathing, and abnormal posture. Chiropractic care including physical therapy could help treat and prevent the progression of scoliosis depending on the individual patient’s circumstances and situation. See your DC for details.
Reduction of Osteoarthritis Symptoms
The degeneration of cartilage in your joints can cause your bones to rub together causing what is known as Osteoarthritis pain. Some types of chiropractic adjustments may help align your joints and reduce how much your bones rub together.
There hasn’t been a lot of research on the benefits of chiropractic and osteoarthritis. Evidence points to improvements to the condition of cartilage, joints, and bones through spinal manipulation may help slow down the progression of arthritis.
