What Are the Benefits of a Spinal Adjustment?

Do you frequently experience back pain, stress, headaches, or other forms of chronic pain? If you do, you need to understand that you are not alone. According to a study published in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, more than 70 million adults in America deal with some form of chronic pain.

Why Many People Are Choosing Chiropractic Treatment

According to the study, the second most common reason why adults in the U.S. see their doctor is lower back pain. Unfortunately, pain medications may not fix your specific problem. They can only do so much. This is why many people today are looking for alternative treatment options for pain relief.

What Is Chiropractic Treatment?

Chiropractic care is a field of health care dedicated to the non-surgical and drug-free treatment of various disorders. These are the disorders connected to the musculoskeletal and/or nervous systems. Chiropractors tend to focus on spinal manipulation, as well as the treatment of surrounding structures.

What Is a Spinal Adjustment?

This is a treatment whereby a chiropractor uses their hands and/or a small device to apply sudden but controlled pressure to the affected spinal joint. The purpose of a spinal adjustment also referred to as a chiropractic adjustment, is to boost spinal function and motion. This will help improve the physical function of your whole body.

Benefits

A chiropractic adjustment can have myriad benefits without the invasiveness and stress of surgery and other treatment techniques. Some of the benefits of getting a spinal adjustment include:

Pain Reduction

This is one of the most well-known benefits of chiropractic adjustment. According to some studies, up to 80 percent of people in the U.S. experience some sort of back pain in their lifetime. Surgery and medication are options for dealing with this problem. However, they can be ineffective, expensive, and dangerous.

A skilled and experienced chiropractor can significantly reduce the pain you are experiencing in your back and/or neck. Most importantly, the chiropractor will do so through a non-invasive and non-addictive technique known as a spinal adjustment. It is one of the cheapest and most effective pain management options for both mild and chronic pain.

Blood Pressure

The Human Journal of Hypertension published a study suggesting that spinal adjustment is beneficial to people with high blood pressure. Essentially, it can have the same effect as taking medication for high blood pressure. Furthermore, the positive effects can persist for several months after the adjustment without the negative side effects associated with medications for high blood pressure.

Other benefits of a chiropractic adjustment include:

• It can help relieve pressure on your sciatic nerve, reducing the level of pain radiating from your lower back down to your legs.

• It can help treat scoliosis, which causes an abnormal curvature of the spine.

• It can reduce inflammation, which is a common cause of tension, joint problems, and pain.

• It can offer relief from both migraine and tension headaches caused by spinal and back problems.

• It can help improve blood flow to your brain.

• It can significantly improve various health conditions that affect kids, such as colic, ear infections, and acid reflux.

• It can improve your athletic performance.

Doctors of chiropractic are specially trained health professionals. They strongly believe that spinal alignment can have a positive impact on the overall wellbeing and health of their patients. Scientific studies seem to support this belief.

To learn about the many benefits of getting a spinal adjustment, visit The Spine Clinic at our office in Salem, Oregon. You can also call (503) 362-5555 today to schedule an appointment.