Chiropractic Care Can Help With A Range of Different Issues throughout the body. The most Common Concerns include:
Neck Pain & Back Pain: This should be a no-brainer. Chiropractors focus heavily on spine alignment and nervous system well-being, two of the major concerns when it comes to neck and back pain. Often, adjustments and spinal decompression can go a long way toward providing pain relief and, ultimately, healing.
Carpal Tunnel: It may seem disconnected, but spinal misalignment can actually contribute to symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome. That's what we mean when we talk about the interconnectivity of the body. Fortunately, chiropractic services can help realign your spine to reduce pain and stop pain from recurring.
Tension Headaches/Migraines: When you get a headache, what’s your first course of action? For many, the answer is to take a couple of over-the-counter pain pills and drink a glass of water. Sure, doing so relieves your pain temporarily, but pain meds aren’t actually going to do much of anything to heal the underlying cause. Chiropractic techniques can provide more lasting relief for migraines and tension headaches and can help reduce their occurrence over time.
Sciatica: Sciatica is commonly caused when tight muscles or problems with bone alignment in your pelvis and lower spine press up against your sciatic nerves. Because the issue is something pressing directly against a major nerve, the result is often lower back pain, but it can also cause pain, numbness, and tingling that extends down the legs. Stretching and chiropractic adjustments can relieve that pressure, then your chiropractor can offer strength-building exercises to help prevent further sciatica pain.
Fibromyalgia & Arthritis: One of the primary markers of fibromyalgia is muscle pain, while arthritis deals in joint pain and stiffness. For both maladies, chiropractic adjustments can provide pain relief that doesn't rely on medication. Chiropractic care, stretches, and manipulations can help relieve pressure on joints, improve alignment, and otherwise reduce strain on muscles and joints to provide relief naturally.
Sleep Issues: A less-than-stellar mattress can not only leave you tossing and turning at night, but it can also affect your posture, cause headaches, and lead to joint-alignment problems. As you can probably imagine, chiropractic care can alleviate those symptoms — though you may want to get a new mattress, too. In addition, chiropractic adjustments can also help relax tight muscles in your neck and shoulders and help you breathe easier. If you have sleep apnea, this can be a good natural way to get a more restful sleep.
Pregnancy Aches & Pains: The body shifts a lot throughout pregnancy to accommodate your growing baby. On top of that, the added weight puts a lot of strain on your pelvis and spine. All of that adds up to the discomfort and pain you feel. Fortunately, prenatal chiropractic adjustments are gentle and safe enough to realign joints appropriately. Prenatal chiropractic care can even help build strength that will help during delivery and help you recover afterward. At Core Chiropractic + Wellness in Bakersfield, we also use the Webster Technique to help breech pregnancies naturally.
Auto Accident & Personal Injury: Automotive accidents are one of the major causes of ongoing neck and back pain. Even if the impact doesn’t seem that bad, the jolting can cause alignment issues that can plague you for months or years afterward. Chiropractic adjustments and manipulations can help soothe those alignment issues oftentimes without invasive surgery. However, if you’ve already had surgery and continue to experience pain, talk to your chiropractor about natural pain relief options.
