Monday, December 22, 2014

Relieving Chronic Pain Through Chiropractic Therapy

The human body is comprised of a lot of pieces. When you start to look at the skeleton, the joints, the muscle system, and all the components that make up a healthy individual, you will see that there are a lot of intricacies. For many people the components that make up their body can be broken, stressed, or misaligned. When these issues manifest, many have pain. Chronic pain is one thing that millions of people deal with, and while there are some severe issues that require surgery, most can be helped through chiropractic therapy. If you’re not sure how this works or if it would work for you, consider a few reasons to consider going to a chiropractor.

Aligning The Spinal Column

The spinal column is a center for millions of functions, and you may not think about them. Damage to this
arena can manifest a great deal of pain to the body. Whether you get lower back pain, or you have neck pain, or even arthritic issues, you’ll find that the spin can cause serious problems if it’s not aligned correctly. Alignment is something that can help with a wealth of issues, and more importantly, it brings symmetry to the body so that the elements can work at 100% homeostasis.

The Connected Body Elements

There are several pressure points in the human body. You may feel pain in your hands, for instance, but there may be a connection in your arm, or even chest that is the root issue. The same can be said for a number of issues that the body can face. For instance, there are individuals that deal with chronic knee pain, but the root issue is their feet. They step wrong or they are hitting a pressure point in the foot too hard and causing strain on the knee joint. Chiropractic therapy focuses on finding that issue and the other issues that could seem unrelated to where pain is coming through at, and fixes that issue. When you fix the root cause, the chronic pain dissipates for a lifetime.

Finding The Root Cause


As mentioned above, the main concern for a chiropractor is not just to fix the pain, it’s to find the root cause
and alleviate that. Most doctors will look at chronic pain through surgical lenses. They’ll try to fix the pain itself, and often times that means drastic solutions like surgery. You may not need surgery for certain issues, and that’s what chiropractic therapy tries to look at. When you visit a trained, certified chiropractic office, your pain will be alleviated through various means, focusing on the root issue and fixing that on the way to curing the bigger problem.



Dr. Nailah Smith
Full Body Rejuvenation Center

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