Prioritizing Chiropractic Care in the New Year
2021 has arrived! This is the time of year where we set goals to incorporate a healthier lifestyle, whether it be to achieve weight loss, increase fitness levels, or to develop healthier eating habits. Sadly, statistics have proven that more than 66% of those resolutions will be broken by February.
What is the key to achieving your resolutions?
• Set small, attainable goals by making them achievable
• Recruit a partner to help you along the way.
• While some loftier goals may not be attainable instantaneously, the benefits of overall improved health and wellbeing is felt right away.
• Regular chiropractic care is also a part of a holistic wellbeing plan.
Most people don't seek out Chiropractic treatment until they have sustained an injury, feel an odd pinch, or have an existing pain resurface. By maintaining regular Chiropractic visits, your overall wellbeing is positively affected in many ways, such as:
Improved Energy
Most people associate energy levels with coffee, tea, endorphins from exercise, etc. But did you know that spinal health plays a large part in your energy levels?
Often times if you're feeling tired, this can be the result of an unbalanced spinal column. Even a slightly misaligned spine can put your posture and weight distribution out of balance, which in turn makes your body work that much harder to keep everything together. After a prolonged period, this can result in loss of energy and make you feel sluggish regardless of the amount of coffee or how much sleep you get.
Once the misalignment is corrected, your body's energy can be redirected elsewhere. A visit to Dr Vollrath can make a big difference in your energy levels and can ultimately put a little more pep in your step.
Better Sleep
If you're feeling like you're not getting adequate sleep, this may be related to your body mechanics.
With a focus on your spinal health, chiropractic care adjustments relieve the tension and/or pain that may have built up resulting in a more relaxed body making it easier for you to fall (and stay) asleep.
Improved Mood
Chiropractic care may not be the first treatment you may think of for mood elevation and overall mental health wellness. However, proper body mechanics can significantly affect your mental state.
The issues caused by the misalignment of the spine may not be the immediate noticeable until the energy spent by your body to function drains you, which may be responsible for your reduced zest for life.
Chiropractic care can reduce the pain that affects your mood. Any negative impact on your nervous system and existence of chronic pain are common causes for depression. By relieving the muscle tension caused by a spinal misalignment, an increase in mental clarity results leading to overall optimal wellness.
Lowered Risk of Injury
Patients often present with existing pain that could have been prevented with by seeking regular chiropractic care. Not only does Dr Vollrath provide spinal adjustments for relief and realignment, but he also gives guidance for proper body mechanics during physical activity, dispenses nutrition advice and offers strategies to prevent injury. Spinal misalignment opens the possibility to damage the same way an open wound is a door for infection. So, it's essential to always ensure your body's spinal column is supported.
By having a close working relationship with Dr Vollrath in conjunction with regular chiropractic adjustments, you are headed in the right direction for attaining those New Year’s goals for a healthier lifestyle!
