A higher quality of life usually includes more than just mainstream medical help. More and more people are searching for alternative solutions to relieve aches, pains, and many other ailments. For far too long chiropractors were only thought of when back pain, or neck pain, were holding people back from living active lifestyles. 

Now? The truth is out: high quality chiropractic care has a multitude of benefits to not only your physical well-being, but also your mental health. 

Chiropractors Provide Effective Solutions

Remember when you hurt your back doing some physical activity, and your general practitioner prescribed some pain meds and reluctantly admitted a chiropractor might help with pain management? It took years for mainstream healthcare providers to acknowledge chiropractic care could help their patients, but just for back and neck pain. Understandable. New things scare people. 

Chiropractors have been helping those with back and neck pain for many years, and these patients have shown improvements in many other areas of their health. It didn’t take long for word to get out: chiropractors provide effective solutions for more than back and neck pain!

Skilled chiropractors have known the benefits of chiropractic adjustments since we started our medical school education. We’re just excited the jig is up and others are heading to us to help them improve the quality of their lives.

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Surprising Chiropractic Benefits

What are these surprising benefits chiropractors are serving up to their patients? We can’t even list them all, but we’ll give you the ones people seem to rave about the most after being treated by our amazing doctors!

Chronic pain is linked to inflammation. Chiro adjustments help reduce inflammation, enhancing an individual’s quality of life. Needless to say, we don’t subscribe to the no pain, no gain theory of life!

Muscle tension throughout your body, along with muscle and joint pain are often the result of a misaligned spine. When you’re in pain all day, obviously the pain doesn’t go away when it’s time for bed. A realignment of your spine can help reduce body pain, allowing you to finally sleep in peace.

Did you know your nervous system is responsible for cell functions? When your nervous system isn’t functioning properly, viral and bacterial infections have an easier time attacking your immune system. 

 

Without your body’s proper alignment, your nervous system causes an interruption to your nervous system which interferes with your immune system. Chiropractic adjustments can help keep your cells in top form and ready to fend off viruses and bacteria waiting to take you down.

All the nerves running through your spine control how your stomach operates. If your spine is misaligned, it’s known to produce more acid after the nerves send it a message from the messed up spine they’re sharing a living space with! 

More acid production results in heartburn, gas, acid reflux and more issues. When a chiropractor works on your spine adjustments, your nerves are often happier and will tend to lay off the acid release, resulting in a happier gut.

Working closely with your chiropractor and general practitioner can improve your blood pressure. Chiropractic procedures focused on the cervical spine, or the neck, often result in lowering blood pressure.

Pregnancy can take a toll on your body. Some women never experience any pain or discomfort when pregnant. However, most do deal with these issues. When pain and discomfort happens a chiropractor with expert knowledge and experience in chiro adjustments for pregnant women, can help ease the pain. They can also provide chiro adjustments to help alleviate morning sickness.

You’re probably seeing a pattern by now… the spine is quite literally the center of your physical and mental well-being. In the case of allergies, your immune response to outside influences is exaggerated. Why does it happen? It might be a misaligned spine sending wacky signals from your brain.

 

One way to find out? Visit a chiropractor and come up with a plan to align your spine to help ease your allergy symptoms once and for all!

Chiropractic Care in Birmingham, Michigan

Chiropractors are known for helping sore backs, neck pain, and easing joint pain. However, through the years many chiro patients have seen vast improvements in many other areas of their overall health. The fact is, a healthy spine affects your overall health in all the best ways. 

Improve your spinal health at Be Well LifeStyle Centers in Birmingham, Michigan – where we focus on your entire body in order to provide the best for your overall health and wellness.