The benefits of chiropractic work
Chiropractic is a method of healing that is natural and is commonly chosen by individuals who are looking for alternative health care for acute and chronic conditions.
While many people initially visit a chiropractor in order to reduce or relieve specific pain, most chiropractors take a whole body approach as chiropractors believe the whole body must work together in order to heal. You chiropractor will work with you in order to give you optimal care.
Chiropractors realize that there are many contributing factors that can impact your health. These factors include: exercise, sleep, nutrition, genetics and environment. This method of treatment tends to focus on maintain your health in natural ways in order to help your body fend off disease, instead of simply treating the symptoms of disease.
When you visit a chiropractor, you can expect to be evaluated using methods such as: consultation, physical examination, and case history. Occasionally, the chiropractor will want: laboratory analysis and X-rays. You will also have a chiropractic structural examination where attention is paid to the spine.
Chiropractors have many methods of treatment which include: manual adjustment, electrical muscular stimulation, ultrasound, massage and active release technique. This treatment is a natural way to help stimulate the body’s communication system in order for it to work more effectively when initiating, controlling and coordinating the different functions of the cells, organs and systems of the body.
Chiropractic treatment can help a wide variety of conditions, including low back pain, neck pain and headaches, immune function, ear aches, muscular issues, posture and more. Doctors of chiropractic refer patients to and receive referrals from medical practitioners, and in many instances chiropractic can provide a viable alternative to drugs and surgery.
Simply put; “Chiro” means Hand and “Practic” means To Do. Therefore, the healing art of Chiropractic is performed by laying hands on the body, concentrating on the spine, and applying gentle forces into areas that are not moving in their correct movement pattern.
Active Release Technique (A.R.T.) is a highly effective treatment of overuse injuries associated with repetitive stress. Its dynamic movement is based on techniques that move muscle fibers, tendons, fascia and ligaments through a range of motion underneath a contact touch to release adhesion’s and promote healing. Rock climbing, mountain and road biking, to swimming injuries. Active Release helps relieve painful injuries.
Soft tissue conditions like those mentioned above all have one important thing in common: they are often a result of overused muscles. Over-used muscles (and other soft tissues) change in three important ways–acute conditions (pulls, tears, bruises, etc), accumulation of small tears (micro-trauma) and not getting enough oxygen (hypoxia).
Each of these factors can cause your body to produce tough, dense scar tissue in the affected area. This scar tissue binds up and ties down tissues that need to move freely. As scar tissue builds up, muscles become shorter and weaker, putting tension on tendons causing tendonitis, and nerves can become trapped. This can cause reduced range of motion, loss of strength, and pain. If a nerve is trapped you may also feel tingling, numbness, and weakness.
