Chiropractic Care and Pain Management

Chronic illnesses like fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome and lupus can cause you to experience symptoms like muscle tightness, back pain and a number of other types of discomfort. A number of Raleigh Durham area people, unfortunately, suffer from chronic diseases. While these ailments have no known cures, there is a lot that you can do to improve your quality of life. We recommend a strong pain management program that includes chiropractic treatment.

How Can Our Chiropractor Help with Chronic Pain?

We provide chiropractic treatment which relieves pain, in part, by helping to realign the spine. This helps improve strain and pressure on tight muscles, which can reduce aches and pains in that area. It also eliminates pinched or compressed nerves, and can also help improve circulation. Often, you can feel a reduction in pain immediately after an adjustment. This relief can last for days or even weeks. Plus, we often experience pain in other parts of our bodies that is related to poor alignment in the spine. Aching feet, pounding headaches and stiff, tight neck and shoulder muscles can all result from poor alignment in your spine. Adjustments can help provide relief for this pain, as well.

We can also offer lifestyle advice, and help you create daily habits to help reduce the effects of chronic illness. For instance, proper nutrition can improve the way that you feel. We can help you develop a gentle but effective exercise program especially designed for pain relief. Identifying stressors and other triggers that can lead to flare-ups of chronic conditions is our first step to helping you develop methods to avoid future problems.

Regular adjustments can help control pain and help you feel more like yourself. Talk to us about how our Raleigh Durham chiropractic care can help you manage pain.

Do you suffer from a chronic illness? What are some pain reduction methods that have worked for you?

Practice Good Posture with Advice
from Our Durham Chiropractor

Just because you stand up without stooping does not necessarily mean you have proper posture. Proper posture is more than just a straight back, as it includes proper positioning of the head, neck, back, hips and feet as well as proper alignment of the spine. At Chiropractic and Wellness Center in Durham, we hold proper posture very dear, as improper posture comes with a range of detrimental side effects. These can include back, shoulder, and neck pain, fatigue, headaches, a decreased attention span and energy level, joint stiffness, muscle tension, and even depression. Are you ready for proper posture yet?

Proper Posture Tips

Ensuring your body is properly aligned starts by making sure your spine is aligned, which can be examined during a visit to our Raleigh chiropractic center. The rest is up to you. Eliminating negative stress can help immensely. Negative stress comes in the form of poorly adjusted seats at work or in your car, carrying too much weight, or habitually sitting or standing in an unbalanced position. Anything that pulls your body out of its proper alignment can be considered negative stress. This type of stress makes your muscles do the work of supporting your body when that job should go to your spine. Otherwise, your muscles rebel with tension, pain and other side effects.

Now pay attention to the way you sit and stand throughout your day. Your head should be situated directly above your back without hunching forward to gaze at a computer screen. Your pelvis should be directly below your shoulders and, when standing, directly above your ankles and feet. Your weight should be evenly distributed while sitting, with your feet firmly on the floor and your back straight. Crossing your legs or listing to one side creates negative stressors that count against you. Adjust your seating to provide a posture-friendly environment and say goodbye to back pain and related ailments related to poor posture.

Do you practice proper posture or poor posture? How do you remind yourself to focus on your posture?