Chiropractic treatment can help you recover faster.

Posted by Denise Connor on April 27th, 2023

Even if an injury is minor, pain, stiffness and other symptoms can persist for several days or even weeks. Chiropractic care can help to shorten the recovery time and get you back to normal activities sooner.

Chiropractic Treatment that Speeds up Recovery

Imagine that your neck or back starts to hurt after a 12-hour road trip or lifting a heavy box. You're still in discomfort after resting for a few days or even weeks. Your joints are also stiff and rigid.

Chiropractic treatment is a drug-free, simple solution to pain caused by a pulled muscle, misaligned spine vertebrae, scar tissue or other problems.

Subluxations may cause some of your pain. Subluxations occur when your vertebrae move out of alignment. Injuries can cause misaligned vertebrae, but they may also be due to poor posture and stress from sitting in one position for long periods of time.

Subluxations can cause not only pain, but also tightening or inflammation of your muscles, tendons, ligaments and other tissues. Chiropractic treatments at ChiroPraise are not limited to back and neck problems. They also include natural remedies for leg and arm pains, shoulder injuries and other conditions.

Chiropractic treatment is beneficial for:

• Reduce Pain Naturally. While pain medications and muscle relaxants may temporarily relieve your discomfort, they do not address the cause of it. Spinal manipulation therapy begins the healing process by restoring the natural alignment of the spine. This reduces your dependence on medications. Spinal manipulation involves gentle manual pressure from your doctor to reposition the vertebrae. Your muscles will begin to relax once your vertebrae have been aligned. The pressure on your nerves will also decrease.
• Relax Sore Muscles. If you have muscle spasms, it's hard to do yard work or play with the kids. Massage, ultrasound therapy and other chiropractic treatments can help to relax muscles, ligaments, tendons and promote healing. They also break up adhesions or scar tissue that may be contributing to pain.
• Restore range of motion and flexibility. You'll notice that your body is easier to move once your joints and vertebrae are aligned properly and your muscles are loose. The treatments also reduce inflammation, which is another factor that leads to pain and a limited range of motion.
• Increase Blood Flow. When you get injured, your body sends nutrients and white blood cells to the area that is injured to heal it. Some injuries can limit blood flow. Healing tends to occur much faster after chiropractic treatments restore normal blood flow.
• Relieve Headaches. Neck or head injuries can cause headaches lasting for days. Chiropractic care can provide real relief from headaches after an injury by correcting spinal misalignments, relaxing muscles and reducing tension.

Chiropractic treatment may also improve athletic performance, or help you play pain-free after a strenuous workout. A case study in the Journal of Chiropractic Medicine's June 2014 issue showed that a patient with lateral epicondylitis (commonly known as "tennis arm") was pain free after only three weeks of treatment using active release technique.

Hands-on treatment is used to break up adhesions that have formed in muscle, ligaments and tendons. It also breaks down nerves and tissue. Adhesions can cause pain, numbness and tingling, as well as restricting movement.