5 Benefits of Chiropractic Care

  1. Stress Relief – Having the muscular/skeletal systems out of alignment the anything contained within them will also be out of line, including your nervous system. Your body knows when it is out of alignment which causes subconscious stress. Achieving balance will release tension immediately, alleviating a good portion of the stress right away. You brain will relax, which will allow your body to follow.
  2. Better Posture – Regular chiropractic care can restore the natural curvature of your spine, which will improve your every day posture. This can help out with neck discomfort in particular. Constant computer and cell phone use are leading to the onset of neck issues at much earlier ages than in the past. Improving the posture and strength of the muscles along your spine will allow you to stand tall.
  3. Mood Improvement – When the various systems in your body find balance your overall mood will improve. This is due to the fact that your body can achieve its proper and natural chemistry levels. There have been many testimonials of patients who have been dealing with depression feeling an improvement in their condition after receiving regular chiropractic care. People with ADHD have also expressed experiencing improvement.
  4. Immune System Improvement – Aligning your body’s various systems can remove sublaxations that interfere with the regular functioning or your immune system. So much information is transferred by your nervous system that any interruptions can serious effect your immune system adversely. The better condition your immune system is, the healthier you will feel on an everyday basis.
  5. Improvements in Sleep Patterns – Many of us do not get adequate amounts of sleep and that is one of the unhealthiest aspects of our society. Stress is the leading reason why so many of us lack sleep, but pain and aches are right up there among the leading causes. Chiropractic care can address all of these issues and more often than not will lead to improved sleep that lasts for longer durations.

Neck Issues Related to Constant Cell-Phone use

The world is moving at an amazingly fast pace when it comes to advancing technologically. The pace is so quick in fact, that we don’t have time to account for any potential effects that weren’t predicted or previously identified. One example of this is the carpel tunnel syndrome epidemic that followed the mass introduction of the keyboard and mouse to the work world. People using these tools for 8 hours or more every day led to unforeseen wrist issues that there really was no initial solution for. People didn’t realize that they had anything serious wrong with them at first, which only made the problem grow worse over time. We have a similar physical epidemic on that is growing the world over and it is due to those convenient little devices that almost all of us carry around in our pockets or purses; Our cell phones.

You see it almost everywhere you go these days, especially with the younger members of our society: People walking around, or sitting somewhere with their face glued to a 3”-4” screen.  What you may not notice while seeing so many eyes glued to similar screens is the fact that they are angling their heads downward toward the screen instead of bringing the screen up to eye level. This has several effects on your neck that can be painful as well as harmful. While it is common knowledge that the human head weights 12-15 pounds, what isn’t common knowledge is how much heavier your head becomes when you are hanging it downward, thus eliminating much of the natural support that your neck, shoulders and back provide. The human head becomes exponentially heavier when is ‘hanging’ to the tune of being about 64 pounds!! This is leading to problems in the neck and spine that can cause great discomfort over time.

While there is help available for this problem with chiropractic care, doing some prevention will go along way in avoiding any of the issues that can come from “Facebook neck.” Being more selective about when you check your phone or tune into ‘the matrix’ is a great step to take in mitigating problems born from constant cell phone use. It’s understandable if you use your phone for business purposes and need to check it frequently during your work day, but when you are at home, putting your phone in a location away from where you will be will allow you to ‘unplug.’ Separating from your phone and social media for periods of time during your day consistently has been shown to raise happiness levels while lowering anxiety levels. While we all love the access our phones provide, there is an addictive quality to it and many feel the ‘need’ to constantly check their phones.

Getting away from the digital realm is a good thing in many ways and doing so may actually be saving you from chronic neck issues in the future.