What Is Chiropractic Care?

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To put it simply, chiropractic care is a hands-on, non-invasive form of complementary and alternative medicine, which ultimately helps to relieve problems with the bones, joints and muscles. It is used to reduce pain, improve function and increase mobility.

Chiropractic care involves safe, often gentle, specific spinal manipulation to free joints in the spine or other areas of the body that are not moving properly. As well as manipulation, chiropractors can also use a variety of techniques including ice, heat, ultrasound, exercise and acupuncture as well as advice about posture and lifestyle.

chiropractor required — Sometimes regular stretching isn’t enough and the attention from a qualified specialist is required.

What Can Chiropractic Care Treat?

Each person who seeks chiropractic care has a unique reason for their appointment, but all chiropractic procedures treat your musculoskeletal system. Some of the conditions chiropractors treat include:

Whiplash
Back pain
Neck pain
Joint pain
Arthritis pain
Sports injury
Frequent headaches
Sciatica

Chiropractors use various treatments and techniques to help regain movement, increase mobility and reduce pain, depending on their patient’s specific needs and preferences. Common treatments include:

Manual, ‘hands-on’ therapy
Dry needling acupuncture
Joint adjusting techniques for the spine and limbs
Deep tissue massage
Electronic modalities, such as therapeutic ultrasound and cold laser therapy
Self-management tools and techniques (like positions for relief or coping strategies for pain)

At Fox Chiropractic, not only do we offer these treatments but we also focus on rehabilitating our patients with specific and individual exercise plans to prevent relapse or re-injury.

chiropractors finding the cause — A good chiropractor will not only treat the symptoms but find and target the root cause.

The Benefits Of Seeing A Chiropractor

Between one-third and one-half of the UK population (just under 28 million adults) are affected by some type of chronic pain. In fact, joint pain is the second most common reason people in the UK visit their doctor, closely followed by back pain.

With an increasing number of people seeking to avoid surgery or potentially addictive drug medications for their chronic pain, chiropractic physicians are filling the need for alternatives to ordinary types of pain management.

Some of the main benefits of seeing a chiropractor include:

Improving Neck And Back Pain

Pain management of the neck and back helps you with your muscle tension, range of motion and everyday activities. So if your neck and back pain is improved, so will your quality of life as you can do more of the things you enjoy. Chiropractic care can also aid a better sleep as pain and tension in your neck and back will almost always result in sleepless nights.

Relieving Sciatica

A chiropractor can also help relieve the discomfort and pain of sciatica. Sciatica is pain that occurs when the sciatic nerve comes under pressure, and passes from the lower back through the hips, buttocks, legs and feet.

A chiropractic adjustment helps reduce the pressure on the sciatic nerve, bringing movement back to the hips, pelvis and lower back. Chiropractic care is the most popular natural treatment for sciatica as a lot of people seek treatment outside traditional medical care i.e. medication.

Help During Pregnancy

This is one of the benefits of seeing a chiropractor that not many people are aware of. During pregnancy, your body goes through significant changes which impact the nervous system. Weight increases in the body’s core and ligaments in the pelvis loosen, placing increased pressure on your spine. Regular chiropractic sessions can ensure both a healthier mother and baby, and can even help with the delivery.

Improving Digestion

Another advantage of chiropractic care that not everyone knows about is that it can help with digestion. This is because the nerves running through your spine control your stomach functions. If the vertebrae are misaligned, your nerves may signal for more acid. This leads to acid reflux, wind, and heartburn. With chiropractic care, the nerves in your thoracic spine are affected, which may ease stomach issues.

Easier Breathing

Even the lungs rely on nerve function to work the way they’re supposed to. When there is a misalignment in your cervical and thoracic spinal regions, it can result in lung problems. Chiropractic correction of these issues can help reduce lung inflammation and help you breathe easier.

chiropractic care given — Chiropractic care is for everyone, not just athletes. Everyone can benefit in their own way.

Helping Athletic Performance

Many chiropractors specialise in sports-related injuries and provide personalised chiropractic care for athletes to help improve performance and reduce pain from injuries. Whatever sport you play, it takes its toll on your body. A chiropractor will help your body recover so you can get back on the field and continue doing what you love.

We are Fox Chiropractic: specialists in the diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal injury or pain. For more information about the services we provide, check out our website or get in touch to speak to a friendly member of the team on 07540 942 448 / info@foxchiropractic.co.uk.

Written by Kate for Fox Chiropractic.