Chiropractic Care

What is chiropractic care?

Chiropractic care addresses musculoskeletal alignment issues that have a cascading effect on your nervous system and overall functionality. It’s based on the principle that treating problems in your underlying skeletal structure improves your body as a whole.

Chiropractic care can treat specific injuries or conditions, but it can also foster overall health and wellness. One of the biggest advantages to chiropractic care is that it’s a minimally invasive solution that corrects your problems without risky interventions, such as surgery.

What does chiropractic care treat?

There are many reasons to turn to chiropractic care, from simple maintenance to acute injury. The most common reasons to see a chiropractor are:

• Arthritis
• Injury
• Headaches
• Generalized back and neck pain
• Chronic pain
• Preventive care
• Muscle spasms

Chiropractic care practitioners believe that since your musculoskeletal and nervous systems form the foundations of your body, any issue that involves those areas can be successfully treated with chiropractic care.

What is spinal manipulation?

Since your spine not only stabilizes your entire skeletal structure but also houses a large part of your nervous system, most chiropractors start there.

Spinal manipulation is designed to restore your mobility and joint function by manually correcting misalignments along your spine through controlled force. This force works to realign your spine, taking the pressure off surrounding muscles and tendons, allowing them to heal properly.

What treatments do chiropractors use?

While chiropractic care typically starts with the spine and spinal manipulation, the doctors at Men’s Health Chicago use numerous tools, such as:

• Heat and ice
• Electrical stimulation
• Nutritional plans/counseling
• Physical therapy
• Relaxation techniques
• Lifestyle recommendations

Chiropractic care focuses on the whole body with the understanding that every component plays an integral role in your overall health. To learn more about chiropractic care and how it benefits your health, call Men’s Health Chicago or book an appointment online.