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Every one of us deals with stress in our lives, and the older we get, it seems that there’s only more out there for us to stress about.
Whether it’s our jobs, our finances, home ownership, car ownership, or family and social obligations… there’s just no shortage of stressors. While there are some little things we can do – like take a walk to get some fresh air or enjoy a good book, album, or show – getting our minds off our stress might not be enough to get us relaxed and feeling good on a regular basis.
One of the more popular treatments for treating stress is chiropractic care. Here are three ways chiropractic care can help reduce your stress.
Chiropractic Care for Stress:
Massage Therapy
We can break down primary stress factors into three distinct groups: your environment, your emotions, and your body. While chiropractic care can offer you advice that could potentially yield positive impacts in other aspects of your life, treating the body is a chiropractor’s primary way they help you.
Massage therapy is a perfect example of a service that chiropractors provide that can help reduce stress. By working out the knots in your back and other points of tension within your back muscles, stress will be alleviated so you can have an easier time relaxing.
Spinal Manipulation
Spinal manipulations (or spinal adjustments) are the most well-known technique used by chiropractors, and it’s also a way to alleviate stress. A misaligned spine can create a ripple effect throughout your body and lead to inhibited blood circulation, as well as nerve irritation.
Since your spine is key to your nervous system, irritation to the nerves in your spine can cause you stress and pain across different parts of your body that – at first – may even seem unrelated to your spine. By performing spinal manipulation, a chiropractor may be able to ease nerve irritation and adjust the spine to a more natural position that won’t cause additional stress in your body to compensate.
Graston Technique®
While not every chiropractor is trained in the use of the Graston Technique®, it can be very useful in alleviating stress in your body. The technique is similar to massage therapy – as it targets soft tissue rather than your skeletal system (such as in spinal manipulation).
Unlike massage therapy, the Graston Technique® utilizes tools to target adhesions (and other similar stressors in your soft tissue) more accurately and effectively. Thus, providing greater ease and range of motion.
East Bay Chiropractic Wellness Can Help Alleviate Stress & Improve Day-To-Day Life
We could all use a reduction in our stress. But you might not even realize how much your stress is affecting your day-to-day life until you treat it at its source.
At East Bay Chiropractic, we specialize in the Graston Technique® — a pain management technique that targets the knots and adhesions in your soft tissue to help combat inflammation to reduce and manage your chronic pain. And with over 30 years of experience, you know you’ll be in good hands. Contact us today and learn more about how we can help alleviate your chronic pain so you can find comfort and peace of mind.
