5 Benefits of Booking Chiropractic Appointments Regularly

February 4, 2019 Posted in: ASK AN EXPERT

5 Benefits of Booking Chiropractic Appointments Regularly

What are some of the benefits of chiropractic care? Relief from things like lower back pain, muscle spasms, and sports injuries are a few benefits of receiving chiropractic care on a consistent basis.

Because the entire body is connected to the central nervous system, and chiropractors specialize in maintaining and promoting health through holistic and drug-free methods in that crucial element of the body, a visit to your local clinic may be just what you need to get back on the road towards a healthier you.

But besides fixing the symptoms, you may ask what are the other benefits of receiving chiropractic care on a regular basis? Check them out:

#1 – Improved posture

If you spend most of your day sitting, then regular chiropractic adjustments are a crucial part of helping you maintain healthy posture and alignment. These adjustments help correct any tilting and/or curvature in your spinal cord.

Over time, bad posture can leave a mark not only on your back but the rest of your body as well. This can open the door for degenerative diseases in the muscles, ligaments, and joints.

For example, if your neck muscles receive too much strain daily, then they may become sore and harder to move. Without treatment, these muscles can become stiff – permanently – a condition that’s also known as “stiff neck”. This concept can be extended to the shoulders, abdomen, lower back, upper back, and even your arms and legs.

Sore muscles can cause a lack of motivation for active living and result in obesity, sprains, strains, broken bones, suppressed veins, muscle contractions, fatigue, and other health ailments if not treated properly. Indirectly, your heart can also be affected by some of these aforementioned health problems, which is why good posture is a key element to living an all-around healthy life.

#2 – Improved sleep

Pain and body aches resulting from misalignment can be a total nuisance when trying to sleep and prevent you from getting the proper rest necessary to go about your day.

Sleep plays an integral role in your health. Lack of sleep on a consistent basis is associated with a wide variety of problems, including:

• Heart attack & disease
• High blood pressure
• Diabetes
• Stroke
• Impairment of concentration, learning & cognitive thinking

Regular chiropractic adjustments can help maintain alignment in the body’s central nervous, skeletal, and muscular systems while other special treatment methods such as Active Release Technique help to repair injured tissues, joints, and ligaments.

Cold laser therapy is yet another form of treatment that can help alleviate pain and allow you to get a better night’s rest at the end of a long day.

#3 – Improved mood

One of the main purposes of chiropractic adjustments is to improve your body’s own ability to balance its chemistry without the help of prescription drugs.

If your central nervous system is working properly and subluxation-free, it’s better equipped to balance your body’s chemistry. This means that your mood will improve, you will be able to think more clearly and experience higher energy levels and deeper sleep.

Chemical imbalances are known to cause a wide range of problems for people such as depression and Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD). Revelation Health Centre’s team of chiropractors is experienced in treating such health ailments. See what Health Services are offered at Revelation Health Centre today.

#4 – Stress relief

A misaligned nervous system may cause your skeletal and muscular systems to become misaligned. When this happens, one part of your body can begin to compensate for the weakness in another, resulting in a great deal of stress physically and mentally if symptoms are severe enough that there is constant pain and other day-to-day activities are prohibited.

Once you receive an adjustment and acquire more balance in your body, you’ll feel less tense and your central nervous system will be much better equipped to deal with the stresses encountered in everyday life.

For pregnant women, misalignment can result in many stresses on both the mother and the unborn baby with very concerning possible outcomes. Find out more on how to go about relieving these stresses at Prenatal Chiropractic Care in Calgary today.

#5 – Preventative treatment

Perhaps one of the most important benefits of chiropractic care is that it’s a preventative form of treatment.

When your chiropractor adjusts you, it restores the proper functioning of the central nervous system by removing encumbering subluxations.

Your central nervous system is responsible for sending (and receiving) information to all parts of your body, including your immune system. Therefore, when the spinal cord and brain are working well, then your immune system will be too and be better off to deal with any sicknesses that come your way.