Common causes of back pain are poor posture, repetitive injuries, poor lifting technique, sports injuries, instability,stress and weak core muscles. Over time this can lead to disc bulging, strains and sprains, inflammation and degeneration.
After assessing the cause, safe and gentle chiropractic adjustments can help to stabilise the spine and pelvis, relieving neurological tension and allowing the spine to move and function freely.
Restoring movement to the joints helps to take pressure off the supporting discs, ligaments, muscles and tendons. Your chiropractor may also recommend stretching, exercise or lifestyle changes that will help support your healing.
Common causes of neck and shoulder pain are poor spinal function, posture and ergonomics, muscles tears and strains, instability and weakness. Over time the body can start to compensate causing other issues such as headaches or back pain.
By assessing the underlying cause, your chiropractor can perform safe and gentle adjustments to the spine and joints around the shoulder to help restore appropriate function. This can lead to an increase in range of motion and a decrease in muscle spasm and pain.
Some people can be concerned about the “cracking” of the spine. While it is very effective, it is not always indicated or preferred. Your chiropractor will discuss this with you as other light force techniques are available that also offer effective results. You may also be given exercises, stretches or other lifestyle recommendations to improve the speed at which you recover.
Poor spinal alignment is a common cause of headaches and this can often be due to poor posture, physical stress, eye fatigue and prolonged periods of sitting. Poor alignment increases the pressure on the discs, ligaments and muscles in the neck and this can refer to the skull, causing headaches. Other factors such as dehydration, stress, jaw dysfunction and sinus issues can also contribute.
Specific, gentle chiropractic adjustments to the neck and cranial bones can help to relieve this pressure by improving spinal alignment and cranial motion. Your chiropractor may also make postural and lifestyle recommendations to help your adjustment hold and prevent headaches from occurring in the future.
Chiropractic care is a great way of ensuring that the spine and pelvis are balanced to accommodate the changes women experience as their baby grows. In the early stages it can help with general aches, pains and feelings of discomfort associated with a change in the curves and pressure on the spine. During the late stages of pregnancy, hormones are released that allow the pelvic joints to move, creating space for the baby to move down into the birth canal. By removing asymmetry and misalignment in these joints, chiropractic care can help create a more comfortable pregnancy, labour and delivery. It can also assist in post-partum recovery and to relieve postural tension caused by breastfeeding.
Chiropractic is a gentle and safe option and our chiropractors are trained to look after pregnant women. Pregnancy pillows are used to make lying down as comfortable as possible. In addition Webster technique for ligament release will also be used if required.
All of these symptoms are indicators that the normal curves of your spine have changed, adding extra load to your muscles, discs and joints. Posture is defined as how your body holds itself against gravity naturally, without muscular effort. Good postural alignment means that a line should fall from your ear down to the shoulder, hip, knee and ankle.
Prolonged sitting at a computer and the use of devices has greatly increased the stress on our spinal curves. Other factors like stress, sleeping position, core weakness and ergonomics can also contribute to these changes.
Much like a poor wheel alignment in your car, when the alignment of your spine is changed different areas will begin to wear unevenly. In the body this can lead to tight, stiff muscles and loss of range of motion in the beginning. Over time, poor biomechanics in the spine can increase the chance of disc and joint degeneration.
Safe and gentle chiropractic adjustments to the spine and nervous system will help to restore normal alignment and relieve the pressure on the supporting muscles, joints and discs. When this happens it will feel easier to adopt better posture. This can positively affect the way we breathe, walk, sit and perform day to day activities.
There are many different reasons for stress to occur, from physical trauma to emotional and chemical stress triggers.
Physiologically when stressed we activate the sympathetic nervous system, the fight or flight response. In this response there is also a decrease in the parasympathetic nervous system, which is known for resting, digesting, relaxing and repairing. Prolonged time spent in a fight or flight response can have a range of negative impacts on the body both short and long term.
Chiropractic care can help to relieve neurological stress in the spine, assisting in restoring a balance between the parasympathetic and sympathetic system. This will allow your body to appropriately respond to both external and internal stresses with greater ease. Your chiropractor can also help identify the physical, chemical and emotional causes of a stress response to prevent it from happening again.
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