Five Reasons to Choose Chiropractic
Prioritize Well-being in the Year Ahead
A new year has begun, and with it, is the opportunity to take a fresh look at what you have, how you can improve your health, and pursue new goals or revisit the ones you’ve not quite fully achieved. Many New Year’s resolutions center on health and wellness. However, while you’re considering the everyday changes you can make to improve your health, why not also focus on who on your healthcare team you can count on to help you reach your wellness goals? Chiropractors are board-certified, licensed medical professionals who are experts in the musculoskeletal system. They use their immense skills to get to the root cause of pain and dysfunction.
Partner With Your Chiropractor
Like many people, you probably already have established medical care providers, such as your primary care physician and dentist. These providers and the care they deliver are important, but there’s another medical professional who would be a valuable addition to your team – your MCR Chiropractor! Chiropractors improve your health by treating disorders within the musculoskeletal and nervous system, focusing on spinal alignment to prevent, diagnose, and manage pain.
While many people view chiropractic as an alternative approach to traditional forms of healthcare, we encourage you to think of your chiropractor as your musculoskeletal care provider, helping to keep the bones and joints of your system in perfect alignment so the rest of your body systems can function at their best. Even though chiropractic offers rehabilitative care to help recover from an injury, accident, or surgery, it also helps you achieve optimal health and wellness throughout your entire life. At MCR Chiropractic, we are focused on helping you regain and maintain your health and well-being so you can live the active lifestyle you want.
5 Ways Chiropractic Empowers Your Well-being and Optimal Health
Injury Prevention
We all know how much an injury can impact our daily lives. How can chiropractors help prevent injuries from occurring? Chiropractors can identify imbalances or risk factors in your body that could potentially cause injury or restrict performance. Once identified, they’ll work with you to address these issues to improve your health and physical performance and stop injuries in their tracks.
Opioid Prevention
Did you know that there are well over 100 million of opioid prescription drugs dispensed every year? The damaging effects of opioids have demonstrated why it is imperative we find other ways to manage pain. Chiropractic care should be at the top of the list! Why? The CDC has recommended spinal manipulation as one of the frontline defenses to prevent opioid prescription and addiction for musculoskeletal pain, such as low back pain.
This recommendation from the CDC backs the recommendations that the American College of Physicians (ACP) and the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) have already provided about spinal manipulation as a nonpharmacological treatment option for acute low back pain.
In addition to spinal manipulations and adjustments, chiropractors also use other safe and effective methods to address pain while avoiding the dangerous side effects of opioids, such as manual therapy and nutritional counseling. In fact, one study found that people with chronic back and neck pain who received chiropractic care were 64% less likely to use opioids than those who didn’t, and there was a 55% decrease in the likelihood of refilling an opioid prescription if the patient engaged in chiropractic.
Chronic Pain Management
Chiropractors use holistic and hands-on approaches to improve health by addressing the root cause of pain. Once the source of your symptoms is identified, a customized program is implemented to target the underlying cause of the issue and reduce pain. Based on your goals and our clinical findings, your chiropractor will help chart a course of care to get you back to the people and activities that you value most.
Fitness & Athletic Performance
Regardless of your level of athletic skill, your chiropractor can use your medical history and previous injuries to help create a customized treatment plan to help you improve your mobility, flexibility, and strength. They’ll help you get there through nutrition counseling, personalized exercise, and manual manipulations. As experts in the musculoskeletal system, they’ll also emphasize the more technical side of exercise, stressing proper body mechanics to reduce the risk of injury and help your body perform at its best. You’ll be poised to reach new levels while also having the tools to avoid burnout and overuse injuries.
Total Body Alignment
Our mental and emotional health is just as important as our physical and oftentimes, your mental and emotional health impact your physical, and vice versa. Treating one of these areas can positively impact the others. If mental or emotional stressors are contributing to physical ailments, or if physical ailments are contributing to mental and emotional issues, chiropractors are here to help. Taking a comprehensive look at your entire life—your family history, work, hobbies, hopes, and dreams—chiropractors build a step-by-step plan to harmonize all aspects of your mind and body.
Partners In A Lifetime Of Health And Well-Being
Adding a chiropractor to your healthcare team can complement the great work done by your other physicians. You probably visit your primary care physician, dentist, or optometrist a few times a year to check in and ensure your health is in tip-top shape. Chiropractic care not only addresses your immediate concerns but also provides preventive and ongoing care to maintain health through all the ups and downs of your life. A chiropractor will be able to consider the recommendations of your other healthcare providers and incorporate them into your one-of-a-kind treatment plan to keep you healthy, keep you happy, and keep you moving forward.
At MCR Chiropractic, we are committed to empowering a lifetime of health and wellness. Call your nearest MCR Chiropractic to schedule an appointment or complete the form below!
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