4 Reasons why you should see a Chiropractor

Do you see your dentist one or two times a year?  Do you brush your teeth and floss regularly?  Do you get your eyes checked and have an annual physical?  Then why don’t you get your spine checked?  When your spinal column is not in proper alignment, for any number of reasons, it alters your health due to interference of the nervous system and musculoskeletal dysfunction.

            Here are 4 reasons why you must have your spine checked, and treated if necessary, by a primary health care provider such as a Chiropractor:

1. Abnormal mechanical stress due to poor posture and faulty spinal mechanics will cause muscle tightness and inflammation.  Taking a muscle relaxant or anti-inflammatory drug will reduce the pain, but not the cause.  Your problem will persist as long as you maintain the same abnormal mechanical stress.  Adjusting the vertebrae and putting it back in place helps correct the cause, like balancing your tires or getting the front end aligned for your car.
2. Prolonged abnormal stress from faulty spinal mechanics will cause arthritis and other degenerative joint diseases.  You don’t get arthritis because you get old; you get arthritis due to abnormal wear and tear on your joints over many years.  It’s the mileage, not the years.  When you maintain balance in your body, by having your joints and muscles in alignment, you reduce the uneven pressure imposed by gravity.
3. When your spine is misaligned, it creates structural changes that lead to weakness, fatigue and pain.   Take a look at your body.  It is a history of all your sports, falls, injuries and bad postural habits.  It is like a tent that has been buffeted by the wind and the elements, and over time, the poles are not longer straight, the fabric is stretched and the guy lines are either taut or slack.  This means you have stiff and sore muscles, which can affect you at anytime.
4. Your spine is a chain of joints.  When one is not working properly, the other joints will compensate.  If one joint is stuck with little or no movement, other joints will become “hyper-mobile”, making them unstable. This creates poor biomechanics and increases your risk of injury, particularly whenever you move.

 

How do you know your spine is out of alignment?  Your symptoms might be headaches, digestive problems, numbness, weakness or tingling in your arms or legs; pain in your leg (sciatica) or pain in your hands and wrists (carpal tunnel syndrome); and pain in your neck, shoulders, back or hips.  Getting a full examination by a chiropractor includes identifying the cause of your problem by evaluating your posture, your muscle strength, your nerve function, and your spinal function, unlike any other doctor.

Once you have been evaluated, a treatment plan will begin to realign your vertebrae, stretch and strengthen muscles, change some of your habits, and increase your knowledge of how your body works and what you need to do to keep it healthy.  Ultimately, if you know what we know, you’ll do what we do.

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