Chiropractic Care to Support an Active Lifestyle

Many people are more conscious of their health and wellbeing than ever before. One of the best ways to enjoy a long, healthy, and fulfilling life is to be as active as possible. This means that an increasing number of people are trying to adopt an active lifestyle.

 

An active lifestyle is one where you do physical activity throughout the day. There are lots of different activities that can be included, from planned exercise such as a visit to the gym, swimming or lifting weights, to simply walking everywhere rather than driving. Regular daily movement has been proven to have several important health benefits, including controlling weight, building muscle strength, lowering blood pressure and blood sugar levels, reducing your risk of cancer, and even improving your mood and mental health.


One of the biggest misconceptions about an active lifestyle is that you have to take part in structured exercise every day. While this does help, simply moving more in your usual day-to-day activities is far better than remaining sedentary. Another thing that you may not realize is that if you live an active lifestyle, you could benefit from regular chiropractic care.

 

What Does Chiropractic Care Have to Do with Supporting an Active Lifestyle?

Our spine is an integral structure, designed to support our body and allow for physical movement and functionality. If our spine isn’t properly aligned, it can lack the strength needed to support physical activity. All forms of exercise, whether it’s golf, basketball, running, diving, climbing, martial arts, cycling, or anything else will test your spine’s ability to cope with repeated twisting, bending, lifting, and moving. If these movements become too much for your spine, the joints can become stiff, inflamed, and extremely painful. This in turn can limit your mobility and make it hard to maintain an active lifestyle.

 

Chiropractors are specially trained in identifying and treating issues affecting the spine. They can also help to keep it strong and healthy, preventing injuries from occurring. This can be done through a range of chiropractic techniques, from spinal manual manipulations and trigger point therapy to massage, stretching, and strengthening programs.

 

Benefits of Chiropractic Care for an Active Lifestyle

Routine chiropractic care can help you to maintain an active lifestyle by ensuring:

 

• Complete range of motion, enabling you to move freely
   

• Reduced muscle soreness following your preferred activity
   

• Increased muscle strength
   

• Less risk of injury during your preferred activities
   

• Improving your flexibility and fluidity of movement
   

• Maximizing your performance (in the case of people who are concerned about athletic performance)
   

• Reduced recovery time
   

• Providing natural pain relief
  
   

Preventative chiropractic care, alongside a healthy diet and an active lifestyle, is one of the best ways to maintain your health and quality of life for years to come.

 

To learn more about chiropractic care to support an active lifestyle, contact The Spine Clinic in Salem, OR at (503) 362-5555 to schedule an appointment.