What is Chiropractic?
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At Harbourside Chiropractic we seek to reduce pain and improve the functionality of patients as well as to educate them on how they can account for their own health via exercise, ergonomics and other therapies.
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Why Are Our Bodies So Stressed?
Today’s modern world see’s we are under a great deal of stress both physically and emotionally. One of the biggest and most constant stresses is our immense sedentary lifestyle aka ‘Sitting Disease’. Our sedentary lifestyle often creates sustained poor posture which leads to immobilization and restriction of joints as well as changes (imbalances) in muscle.
This sedentary lifestyle causes wear and tear from moving incorrectly, which eventually leads to an expected and continual breakdown pattern. These chronic pains and repetitive stress injuries are more a product of poor movement patterns over time than any other factor. If you don’t think a sedentary lifestyle is having an effect on you, consider how many have experienced back pain from a seemingly ordinary activity? Why is it, that white-collar back pain (office workers) is just as common as blue-collar back pain? - Both suffer stress, but in different forms. How Chiropractic Helps Stressed BodiesChiropractic addresses issues in two key ways;
1) Restoring structural integrity of the spine and joints
The spine is made up of 24 movable segments, all designed to move freely and absorb stress. Joints like the hips, knees and shoulders are similarly designed to move freely and unobstructed. 50-70% spend 6 or more hours sitting a day. The majority of children are no longer going outside to play but are instead spending absorbent amounts of time playing video games inside. “Sedentary” – Pertaining to animals that move about little or are permanently attached to something, as a barnacle. We are truly living a sedentary lifestyle which is having a profound effect on how our joints are moving. Our lack of movement is creating immobilisation in the spine and surrounding joints. Literally, if you don’t use it, you lose it and when joints become immobile, they start to lose their normal range of motion, especially end range motion. Every connective tissue component of an articulation is effected by immobilisation – That include joints, ligaments, tendons and muscle. Scar tissue begins to be deposited immediately upon immobilisation and serves to further decrease mobility. How Chiropractic Helps Chiropractic adjustments specifically target joints of the spine and body that aren’t moving or functioning correctly. By working to remove areas of stored tension and allowing joints to return to their full range of motion we are then able to take the stress of the joints and neurological tissue which are a major cause of pain in the body.
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It is important to understand how problems develop and what you can do to limit its effects. Detailed care plans covering education, ergonomics/posture, stretches and exercises are given to every patient to ensure the best possible care and results.
When trying to reverse the effects of immobilisation you need to think of the process as rehab for the spine. The decrease in stress must be maintained throughout the stages of healing.
We have helped many people with back pain, neck pain, headaches, posture as well as general well-being. So give us a call to see how we can help you.
When trying to reverse the effects of immobilisation you need to think of the process as rehab for the spine. The decrease in stress must be maintained throughout the stages of healing.
We have helped many people with back pain, neck pain, headaches, posture as well as general well-being. So give us a call to see how we can help you.
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