Most people think chiropractic treatment is focused only on back pain, but chiropractic is actually a holistic approach to healthcare that enhances your natural ability to heal and optimizes your body’s overall function. Through treating the spine, nervous system function is restored to its ideal state, which means the benefits of chiropractic treatment can be felt throughout the body. Here are some of the benefits you’ll experience with chiropractic care.
Drug-Free Pain Relief
Many patients first start seeing a chiropractor due to chronic pain after an auto accident, work-related injury, or sports injury. It’s common for doctors to prescribe pain medications and muscle relaxers for such injuries—while these treat the symptoms you’re experiencing, they don’t treat the underlying cause. Even worse, they have a risk of overdose and addiction with long-term use.
Chiropractic treatment is a drug-free alternative that treats the origin of your pain and helps harness your body’s own healing powers. It can be used for both acute and chronic conditions, and it may be used on its own or as a complementary therapy with other treatments. At Kim Chiropractic, we like to pair chiropractic treatment with physical therapy for a lasting solution that doesn’t just address your pain, but also prevents it from recurring.
Minimally-Invasive Alternative to Surgery
If you have chronic back pain, you may be faced with the decision to undergo surgery if your symptoms have not responded to conventional treatments. Chiropractic treatment gives you the chance to avoid invasive surgeries.
Because chiropractic is a holistic approach to health, correcting spinal alignment may also provide relief for chronic pain elsewhere in the body, including the:
- Neck
- Legs
- Knees
- Feet
- Ankles
- Arms
- Wrists
- Shoulders
- Elbows
Subluxations, or misalignments in the vertebrae, are corrected using manual adjustments or other modalities like electrical muscular stimulation, ultrasound, or massage. These subluxations cause pain and impact your mobility; once they are corrected, not only will your symptoms improve, but you may notice more energy and an improved sense of well-being.
Support Your Body’s Natural Ability to Heal
Chiropractors believe that because the spine is an important part of the nervous system, it must be properly aligned for optimal health. With proper alignment, your body is functioning at peak levels, which also means it has the ability to heal itself from injury and resist disease.
The brain sends signals to the rest of the body through the spine; chiropractic stimulates this communication pathway to ensure that it can effectively coordinate the other systems of your body—organs, muscles, tissues, and even cells.
Improved Mobility and Posture
Over time, misalignments in the spine can begin to impact your mobility and posture. This places more pressure on the affected area and your pain can increase. Chiropractic treatment with spinal manipulation releases this pressure and increases your mobility—especially when it’s used in conjunction with physical therapy to strengthen your muscles as well.
Learn More About Kim Chiropractic & Rehab
To learn more about Kim Chiropractic & Rehab or to schedule an appointment for a consultation at one of our three locations in Rockville, Centreville, or Columbia, contact us today at 301-881-1000.
