Chiropractic Works! » aging http://www.chiropracticworks.org Tue, 03 Jan 2012 20:11:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Santa Clara Chiropractic: “No Pain, No Gain?” Not When It Comes to Aging http://www.chiropracticworks.org/arthritis/santa-clara-chiropractic-no-pain-no-gain-not-when-it-comes-to-aging http://www.chiropracticworks.org/arthritis/santa-clara-chiropractic-no-pain-no-gain-not-when-it-comes-to-aging#comments Sun, 27 Dec 2009 23:35:15 +0000 admin http://www.chiropracticworks.org/?p=118 If you’re 40+ you know that as we age our body feels and acts differently than it used to when we were younger. It hardly seems fair that as our mind appears to improve and become more “inventive,”  our body seems to become less “cooperative.” We’re stiff in the morning; many of the activities we do during the day make us sore in the evening; and, if we’re not truly careful, even something as simple as turning too fast or bending over to pick up a dropped object, can send our back or some other muscle group into spasm. The good news is that there are specialized techniques available that is not only beneficial in slowing down the aging process of the body, but can aid us in avoiding some of those problems completely.

Take arthritis for example. To be sure, barring pharmaceuticals, traditional medicine doesn’t address this age-related condition. Why? The answer is that most medical practitioners are only concerned with the symptoms of arthritis. The chiropractic procedure is to look for the cause of the problem and relieve the pain at its source.  Chiropractors, like your Santa Clara Chiropractor, have been helping individuals suffering from pain caused by arthritis, and other age-related problems, for over one hundred years.

Arthritic changes happen as your body ages because, over time, degeneration of particular joints takes place as a consequence of repetitive stresses, as well as years of poor gait, bad posture, and lack of beneficial movement. Chiropractic treatment reestablishes motion in your joints and decreases pain, and it ameliorates any vertebral misalignment that may be causing irritation and restriction. In addition, did you know that misaligned vertebra, along with causing arthritic changes in the spine and escalating pain, can also weaker your resistance and immunity? It’s an irrefutable fact, and this could be one of the reasons why it may seem that as you get older you develop more health problems and that it frequently takes longer for you to feel better again. Studies have shown that older individuals who are under chiropractic care stay healthier. To put it another way, as you get older, chiropractic care is good for what ails you!

Chiropractors are highly proficient when it comes to the health of the musculoskeletal system, from the small, growing frame of an infant to the full-grown body of a mature adult.  Your chiropractor understands the aging process and has singular observational and diagnostic skills that aid in locating spinal misalignments and joint degeneration. In fact, a chiropractic examination can often reveal certain age-related conditions before they’ve begun to create noticeable pain. Furthermore, your Santa Clara Chiropractor can check your posture and check your gait to identify incorrect patterns that might cause more arthritic changes in the future.

So, if you have been feeling your age lately, but you’d like to feel a whole lot better, see your Santa Clara Chiropractor today!

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