East Bay Chiropractic Wellness P.C.

General Chiropractic

How Chiropractors Help Athletic Clients

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One of the best ways to stay in shape later in life is to continue a sport or sports after our teen years. Whether it’s a sport as intense as football, or something that’s a lower impact like pickleball, sticking to those habits can be very beneficial to our health in the long term. Being an athlete, however, isn’t without its risks.

Despite our best efforts, doing all the proper stretches, warm-ups, warm-downs, and wearing all the proper equipment, we can still find ourselves with a sports-related injury. Additionally, previous sports injuries can get aggravated, resulting in pain and discomfort as we age. So, what should we do when we experience pain and discomfort from a sports injury? Is chiropractic care an option?

Do Professional Athletes Use Chiropractors?

Many different professional athletes, including NFL players, go to chiropractors. In fact, a survey conducted in 2002 showed that nearly a third of the NFL teams had a chiropractor on staff, and more than three-quarters of the athletic trainers have referred a player to a chiropractor. Chiropractic care is a trusted and valued pain management approach and is recognized by the highest levels of professional sports.

Can You Play Sports After Chiropractic Adjustment?

You absolutely can play sports after a chiropractic adjustment; you just have to give it some time. It’s important to communicate with your chiropractor about the sport you plan to play. You’ll likely have a somewhat different answer if you were playing football than you would for pickleball.

That said, you shouldn’t exercise for at least half an hour after chiropractic care, such as a spinal adjustment. If you receive chiropractic care early in the day, going to the gym or playing a game that evening is likely just fine.

How Often Should an Athlete Go to The Chiropractor?

If you’re an athlete actively playing on a team versus someone that is more casually playing a light sport as a hobby, it’s even more important to have a conversation with your chiropractor. You should ask both how soon you can go from chiropractic care to playing and how often you should see your chiropractor.

Every sports injury is different and will require a different approach to properly managing the pain from that injury. Athletes will often find their performance is enhanced after receiving chiropractic care if they’ve been overcoming an injury.

East Bay Chiropractic Wellness Can Treat Your Sports Injuries and So Much More

Chiropractic for athletes can be a life-changing experience, but it can help manage pain for just about anyone. For more than 35 years, East Bay Chiropractic Wellness P.C. has been providing a wide range of chiropractic services to best fit your needs. We can work with you on pain management and restoring the range of motion through massage, stretching exercises, spinal adjustments, and more. Schedule your appointment online or call (516) 679-2225 today and take the first step towards a more comfortable life.

5 Ways Massage Therapy Can Help You Enjoy Summer

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Summer is the busiest, most active time of year for many of us. We may spend more time traveling, playing sports, improving our home or yard, or playing with our kids than we do during other seasons. These can be highly enjoyable activities, but they cause extra stress on our bodies during months when we’re already enduring the physical stressors of heat and humidity.

If you need relief from the physical aches and emotional stress of an active, over-scheduled summer, consider booking a massage with us. Massage has many benefits, and you’ll find that summer is the perfect time to relax and realign with one or more sessions with a chiropractic massage therapist.

Are Body Massages Good in the Summer?

Yes, massages are highly beneficial in the summer! The increased activity during summertime can exacerbate chronic conditions and instigate new aches and pains. Here are five ways massage therapy can help you fully enjoy your summer:

  1. Pain relief: Whether you experience chronic pain or have temporary soreness from strenuous summertime activities, massage can relieve painful muscles, joints, or tendons.
  2. Increased mobility: In hot, humid weather, your body retains fluids, leading to swelling or inflammation. Massage therapy helps release these fluids, reducing stiffness and enhancing mobility.
  3. Boosted immune system: Massages stimulate white blood cell activity, aiding your body’s defense against summer bugs or infections. It also promotes better blood circulation and toxin elimination.
  4. Stress reduction: Summer isn’t only about fun and games. From covering for vacationing coworkers to managing kids’ social schedules, summertime can bring stress. Massage therapy can help you relax, focus on your well-being, and alleviate any physical discomfort that contributes to overall stress
  5. Improved mood: When your body feels better, your mood elevates, allowing you to be more present and mentally alert during your summer activities.

Can a Chiropractor Give You a Massage?

Yes, absolutely! Spinal adjustments are just one service among the array offered by chiropractors. At East Bay Chiropractic Wellness, we consider massage therapy a vital part of our holistic approach to pain relief and stress reduction.

How Does Chiropractic Massage Differ from Regular Massage Therapy?

While both chiropractic and non-chiropractic massage therapists aim to alleviate pain, enhance your mood, and improve your quality of life, they each have a distinct focus. Spa massages primarily address muscle tension and stress, whereas chiropractic massages emphasize spinal alignment and soft tissue issues. Chiropractors assess spinal dysfunction, analyze its impact on your overall health and mobility, and utilize techniques like massage therapy to enhance them.

Experience Summer Wellness with Chiropractic Massage

Our team at East Bay Chiropractic Wellness can devise a holistic treatment plan to ensure your optimal wellness this summer. With over 35 years of experience in various chiropractic treatments, including massage, we guarantee you’re in capable hands. Contact us online or call us at (516) 679-2225 for more information or to schedule an appointment.

Summer Chiropractic Health Tips

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Summertime is wonderful for its warm weather, outdoor activities, and potential vacations. With all the increased hustle and bustle, there is the potential for injury if you’re not careful. Dehydration, heat-related illnesses, pulled muscles, sprained wrists, and twisted ankles are some of the most common summer injuries. So you can make the most of summer and all it has to offer, here are some summer health tips to keep you moving throughout the season.

How Do You Keep Yourself Healthy in the Summer?

It’s important to stay aware of just how hot the temperature is getting and to stay hydrated. During the hottest times of the year, try to avoid the hottest periods of the day, typically between 2-4 p.m.

It’s actually not true that you have to wait an hour before hopping in the pool for a swim. It was once believed that digestion would divert blood to the stomach and away from your arms and legs, potentially leading any would-be hasty swimmer to become fatigued and drown. However, there is no scientific basis for this belief.

While sunburn won’t necessarily result in a trip to the hospital, severe cases can! A bad enough sunburn can cause blistering, nausea, extreme pain, chills, headache, and confusion. You should be sure to apply sunscreen regularly and often and limit your exposure to the sun when possible.

How Do I Get the Most Out of My Chiropractic Adjustment?

No one wants to miss out on fun activities because of an injury, but sprains and twisted ankles are common during the summer. You can do a few chiropractic exercises to help strengthen your flexibility and balance to help prevent injury.

After your adjustment, your doctor can help you with specific chiropractic stretches and exercises for the areas you hope to improve. The important thing is following through with these instructions. Your consistency in performing these exercises will help strengthen these areas over the long term.

You can also include many low-impact movements, such as yoga, tai chi, walking, cycling, or swimming, to help you boost the positive effects of your chiropractic adjustment. Low-impact exercises increase your heart rate slowly over time and cause less pressure on your joints than running.

Working your muscles can help protect the ligaments in your body. If you’re working to recover from an already injured extremity, it is important not to forget to exercise the uninjured limb to keep it healthy equally.

It’s essential to do warm-ups for any activity you’re preparing for this summer. Warming up will increase your heart rate and blood flow, enabling more oxygen to reach your muscles. It also raises your muscle’s temperature for maximum flexibility and will take the stress off your heart. As important as warming up is cooling down properly. Stretching after strenuous activity can reduce lactic acid buildup to reduce the risk of cramping or stiffness. If you’re involved in athletics, stretching both before and after exercise is even more critical for avoiding sports injuries.

East Bay Chiropractic Wellness Specializes in Sports Injuries

For more than 35 years, East Bay Chiropractic Wellness has provided a variety of chiropractic services to support our patients’ health and wellness. Dr. Marmorale specializes in the Graston Technique®, that’s especially helpful in easing pain and promoting recovery from sports injuries and other conditions. Book your appointment here or call our office at (516) 679-2225.

Why Proper Lifting Is So Important

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As we get older, we find ourselves needing to be more and more careful with our backs. Sleeping in the wrong position or even turning too quickly in an awkward position could have you in pain for days. Lifting is one daily activity that can put our backs in jeopardy.

Lifting can be anything from moving around household items and taking in the groceries to heavy lifting as part of our job or regular workout routine. While lifting is an important activity that helps to build up and maintain our muscles, it could also result in serious injury if not done correctly. So how do we lift properly to avoid injury?

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Chiropractic Care and Pregnancy

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During pregnancy, your musculoskeletal system goes through impressive changes. Your joints and ligaments loosen to allow space for a growing fetus and, ultimately, for birth. Chiropractic care can help your body adjust to these changes and may prevent certain discomforts and complications. In observance of National Women’s Health Week, May 14-20, we’ll explore some of the ways that chiropractic care can help you have a safer, more comfortable pregnancy and delivery.

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3 Ways Chiropractic Care Helps Reduce Stress

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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.

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