Health and Wellness: Chiropractic can help with many issues

Submitted by JOCO SPINE CENTER

Chiropractic is a form of alternative medicine in which a licensed doctor of chiropractic diagnoses, manipulates and works to solve problems with the human body.

The practice of chiropractic focuses on the spine, the nervous system and the tissues involved. Chiropractic care is something people of all ages can benefit from. Treatment can help infants, 10-year-old children, 18-yearold athletes, 28-year-old mothers to be, 55-year-old weekend golfers, 80-yearold grandmothers and grandfathers and anyone in between.

A chiropractor is trained to recognize and diagnose issues correctly and not step outside the scope of their practice. They will do the proper examination and diagnosis to let a patient know if they are a candidate for chiropractic treatment.

Chances are chiropractic can help with neck pain, low back pain, a headache and any type of joint pain. Anything from everyday life, a physically demanding job or an auto accident can cause pain that chiropractic can help.

Other conditions that it can help are ear infections in children, sinus trouble, movement restrictions, bowel issues and balance issues. More and more patients are realizing the benefits of chiropractic care.

A chiropractor keeps a patient’s spine functioning as close to maximum capacity that the body will allow. The spine houses the nerves that run the body, feel pain and make it move. So, getting regular chiropractic care can be very important to spinal health. There is no limit to how often a patient can see a chiropractor.

In the early stages of care, it’s good to see the chiropractor two to three times in the first few weeks. After that, people trying to maintain an active, healthy, relatively pain-free lifestyle will visit anywhere from once a week to once a month.

Adjustments not only help free up the nervous system, but have also been shown to release endorphins and enkephalins which act as a natural pain reliever in the body and can help a patient feel better.

Chiropractic is the largest drugless healing profession in the world. Chiropractors do not prescribe drugs, instead they act as the prescription, finding the issue and doing their best to resolve it.

It’s never too early to see a chiropractor. Many people associate seeing one with having pain, but visits can also help people simply move better or potentially avoid that pain.

Chiropractic treatment can be an affordable, safe and effective way to reduce pain, move better and have a better way of life.

For more information, contact JoCo Spine Center at 919-300-7005 or visit www.joco-chiro.com.