If you feel sluggish, unmotivated, and just aren’t feeling your best, you are not alone. The health of our modern world has left us constantly plugged in with constant digital stimulation and noise (aka stress). This constant background noise causes our body to go into automatic “fight or flight” mode which kicks out the stress-producing hormones cortisol and adrenaline. Those two hormones take turns causing all sorts of physical problems from causing muscle tension to increasing blood pressure to triggering inflammation. These effects are cumulative so the more often they show up in your life, the worse they get. In other words, if you don’t take time out frequently to unplug and reset with chiropractic care, your body will continue to tighten up against the constant pull of stressors in your life. That is why we call it “chronic disease” because it wears down our system over time until we can no longer maintain optimal health.
Let’s talk about what chiropractic is and isn’t
Chiropractic is not a “cure” for any specific condition. Rather, chiropractic is a way to treat many problems related to poor health and wellness. These include back pain, neck pain, headaches, chronic pain, digestive disorders, fertility issues, behavior issues, and more. Many conditions can be improved with chiropractic care.
In addition to their clinical expertise, chiropractors also receive training in a variety of complementary health care disciplines that are of particular benefit to the treatment of conditions. These disciplines fall under the umbrella of “functional medicine.”
Chiropractic Care and Rehabilitation
Chiropractic care is frequently used in conjunction with other types of rehabilitation care. Chiropractors can use their hands to adjust the spine to realign the vertebrae and move any misaligned joints. When you have pain or discomfort in one part of your body, it’s called “subluxation.” Subluxations are your body’s reaction to an unhealthy state and result in an overcompensating, unhealthy state.
When you address the subluxation, you address the pain and restore the body to optimal health.
Chiropractic and Functional Medicine
The growing popularity of functional medicine is exciting, especially because it is rooted in good science. Functional medicine uses the best medical disciplines to address the whole person. This means that it takes a holistic approach to health and wellness, addressing the physical, psychological, and social aspects of a person’s life.
In functional medicine, chiropractic becomes an important component of the treatment of conditions. While it is possible to address many health-related problems without the use of chiropractic care, chiropractic can be particularly helpful in treating certain psychological issues that stem from poor health.
For example, many people who have had back pain for a long-time experience stress, anxiety, or depression as a result of their condition. When these issues are addressed through chiropractic care, the person’s health-related issues are also addressed.
The Key to Wellness Through Chiropractic Care
Basically, the key to making chiropractic care work for you is the same thing that makes it work for anyone: You need to be willing to do the work. The most critical aspect of chiropractic care is your motivation to improve your health.
The first step in making that happen is to know you have the potential to improve your health. Chiropractic care is most effective when you have some level of pain, dysfunction, or other health issue. The more you have, the more you need chiropractic care because it is designed to address those issues.
You can’t expect to get well if you don’t know you are sick. To make chiropractic care work for you, you need to recognize the signals that you are out of alignment and take care of them. This is where the “function” in functional medicine comes in.
You need to know what your body is trying to tell you and take care of it.
How chiropractic care can heal your body
Chiropractic care is about restoring health to your body. It is about finding the healthy place in your body and then staying there.
By correcting subluxations in your musculoskeletal system, your body can operate at an optimal level. With proper chiropractic care, the body can operate at a more powerful level than it normally does because it is not fighting against the pull of the environment. Through the use of spinal manipulations and alignments, the body can operate properly, allowing it to heal itself.
When the body is healthy, it can function optimally. Your mind can think properly, your muscles are able to contract and relax properly, and your organs are able to perform correctly.
Conclusion
The potential of chiropractic care is immeasurable.
It is a powerful healing modality that can help you restore health and wellness to your body and mind.
Chiropractors are trained to look behind the curtain of the body to find and correct subluxations that are causing you pain, dysfunction, and other health issues. By restoring health to your body, chiropractic care can help you feel better and live a healthier lifestyle.How Chiropractic Care Can Heal Your Body
