We have discovered that many people are unaware of the benefits of getting massage therapy done at your chiropractic office. Massage therapy can be performed as an additional treatment to your chiropractic services or can be scheduled on its own. The pros to scheduling your appointment alongside a chiropractic treatment is that the chiropractor is able to discuss with your masseuse the areas that he/she sees need work. Also, having massage work done at a doctors office is much more credible. Below is a list of just a few massage therapy benefits.

Earlier this year, Pittsburgh Penguins NHL superstar, Sydney Crosby, severely injured his head two times in the matter of one week. Both hits eventually lead to a  severe concussion, which left Crosby with constant dizziness, light sensitivity, balance issues and extreme headaches. Needless to say, Pittsburg was forced to finish the season without its star player. For many weeks following the incident, Crosby spent his time at multiple doctor offices, exhausting every effort, trying to find a cure for his symptoms.

Unless you are a chiropractor, you are probably unfamiliar with the technical jargon of chiropractic. Below, I am going to cover some of the most common, unfamiliar, chiropractic terms that you may come across at the chiropractic office.

Are you sick of pumping medicine into your body everyday in effort to stop your headaches? The real answer is seeking a chiropractor who can help treat and eventually prevent the pain all together. Many people have misconceptions of what exactly a chiropractor does and can do to treat their pain. Chiropractors don’t solely treat neck and back pain. In fact, 14 percent of the clients we see are for headaches. By getting chiropractic treatment done, you are curing the headaches rather than temporarily stopping them. Depending on the type of headache you have, we have different treatments to eradicate the pain.

Rooted from the Greek terms chiro and praktikos, the name chiropractic, pronounced [kahy-ruh-prak-tik], means “by the hand.”

Yes, chiropractic care has an excellent safety record. It is natural approach to better health that is proven safe and effective. It is also a conservative approach to health that avoids invasive procedures or addictive drugs. There are very few risks associated with chiropractic treatment, which makes it a safe alternative. Chiropractic care is also known for getting patients back on their feet a lot faster than medical treatment.

The older and older we get, the more and more we need to care for our bodies. As we age, the alignment of our body adjusts, along with a decrease in flexibility and mobility. It seems that every baby boomer you come across these days has at least one pain in their body at the moment.

When a client comes in for an adjustment here at Towne Lake Chiropractic we first give them an examination to see what needs adjusting. Our goal after that is to correct spinal subluxations that were detected from the exam. When the chiropractor adjusts your back he is not putting the bone back in place, yet freeing up the bone to align itself on its own. Sometimes an adjustment takes several tries because bones are similar to humans in that we are both creatures of habit. After a few visits the bones should learn where to be repositioned. Not every adjustment will be the same. Sometimes you will sit up for a certain adjustment and other times the doctor will have you lay down.