Most people think of chiropractic treatments as a reactive measure they can take when they are experiencing pain issues related to the neck, spine, or joints. In other words, chiropractors are typically only considered to have value as a means of dealing with existing pain issues related to skeletal systems misalignments. Nothing could be further from the truth.

The reality is chiropractors can play a vital role in many areas by providing preemptive treatments that might serve to head off pain issues before they occur. If you have never considered making regular visits to a chiropractor, you might want to ask yourself why?

In the following sections, the information will focus on five (5) valid reasons why you might want to consider making regular visits to a chiropractor.

1. Relieve Stress Issues

A day in the life of the average American is generally filled with stressful events. That can include dealing with things like issues at work, addressing the needs of the kids, and trying to manage limited financial resources. You know for yourself that your stress levels are probably moving up and down on a regular basis.

Have you ever considered that maybe regular spinal adjustments could serve as a stress reliever? The reality is stress has a physical component to it. When you feel stress, your body reacts by your blood pressure rising and your muscles tensing up. If you experience ongoing muscle tension, it will eventually affect your body alignment, causing potential pain in your neck and back.

All of that is preventable. A series of regular chiropractic treatments will ensure that your spine remains in proper alignment while simultaneously sending “relaxing” messages to your brain.

2. Improve Your Demeanor

If you are like the rest of us, your daily demeanor will be directly connected to how you feel physically and mentally on any given day. If you are feeling out of sorts, stressed, or somehow misaligned, you might want to consider how all of this is affecting your mood.

Yes, chiropractic treatments can positively affect mood. As those nagging feelings of being physically out of sorts dissipate, one can’t help but to feel better. At the same time someone starts feeling better emotionally and mentally, it’s self-perpetuating. They also begin to feel better physically.

3. Improve Your Posture

In the ways we live our lives today, we call on our bodies to do things they were never really meant to do. That includes spending too much time bent over the front of a computer screen or hunched over a smartphone. The result of this “body abuse” has been a prominent escalation of neck and back problems throughout the U.S. population.

If you spend a majority of your time sitting at a desk or in front of a computer/mobile device, your posture is going to be at risk. It would only be natural for there to be pressure put on your vertebrae, which might result in the formation of a curve in your spine. Curved spines can create severe back, neck, and even hip pain.

A great way to offset your constant sitting and bending would be regular alignment treatments from a chiropractor. Your efforts to keep your spine aligned and your back/neck feeling strong will result in much better posture as you sit, stand, and walk.

4. Better Sleep

It’s nearly impossible to overstate the importance of humans getting a good night’s sleep. A bad night’s sleep has the potential of creating physical, emotional, and mental issues, which are horrible for someone’s overall well-being.

Have you ever tried to get a good night’s sleep while you are in the throes of back or neck pain? The people who have had that experience will certainly tell you that it’s near impossible. The good news a well-aligned skeletal system will help ensure those nagging pains are minimized. That would help make it possible for you to experience an improvement in the amount of sleep you get, night in and night out.

This alone is a solid reason to consider regular trips to the chiropractors because getting a good night’s sleep brings with it so many benefits.

5. Better Energy Levels During the Day

Spending your day trying to deal with little nagging pain issues could serve to make you feel lethargic. If you feel lethargic, it will be near impossible for you to function at a level that you might deem acceptable.

The reality is a healthy body has the ability to climb mountains. Regular trips to a chiropractor are certainly one thing you can do to make sure your body is healthy. That opens the door to you having more energy to do more things that might improve the overall quality of your life.

About Our Founder Dr. Tony Brooks

Dr. Tony Brooks is a former Army Ranger and best-selling author of “LEAVE NO MAN BEHIND.” He attended the University of Western States for his doctor of chiropractic degree and the University of Southern California for his undergraduate degree in Biology.

Some of the ancillary credentials he has include the following:

  • Advanced Certified in Whiplash and Brain Injury Traumatology by the Spinal Research Institute of San Diego.
  • Pediatric and Perinatal care/ Webster Certified by the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association
  • Level 3 Medical by Titleist Performance Institute to treat all levels of golfers

If you would like more information about the value of regular chiropractic treatment and our services, you can contact Freedom Chiropractic by phone at (936) 756-3747, or our online form.