The Chiropractic Difference Explained
Ideally, pain signals serve as a warning that you’re injured or at the limit of what you can safely do. Pain medication frequently works by simply blocking these pain signals from reaching the brain. That means whatever is triggering the signals is still causing problems, but you simply don’t feel it. Once the medication wears off, the pain returns. Meanwhile, blocking pain signals is essentially turning off one of your body’s warning mechanisms, which could increase the risks of an injury.
Chiropractic care doesn’t seek to merely block pain signals. Instead, the goal is to remove obstructions to healing and nerve interferences that are triggering the signals. This way, patients can enjoy lasting pain relief. You also won’t be shutting down your body’s warning systems but instead fix the problem.
Would you like to try chiropractic care provided in Solomons and California, MD? If so, come see Dr. Alexander, Dr. Smallwood, and Dr. Reid at Alexander Chiropractic Center. The right treatments may not only reduce pain but also help you heal.
Types of Chiropractic Treatments
Chiropractors often start treatment with chiropractic adjustments. This means manipulating the spine through carefully controlled applications of force to restore its alignment. This can help not only with back issues but can also resolve aches and pains throughout the body. Often, chiropractic adjustments prove effective for dealing with tension headaches, neck pain, and sciatica.
Other forms of chiropractic care are also helpful, including electrical muscle stimulation. While chiropractors frequently work on the back, musculoskeletal treatments can also work directly with joints and soft tissues in your limbs.
If you live in or near Solomons or California, MD, and want to undergo chiropractic care, you can reach our Solomons office at (410) 394 1000 and our California office at (301) 737 4007. The Alexander Chiropractic Center strives to not just reduce pain but also to help build stronger communities and we look forward to helping you and your family.
What is Wellness Chiropractic?
More often than not, when we tell someone that we are a chiropractic office, they immediately associate our vocation with neck and/or back pain. What many do not realize, however, is that chiropractic is a health care modality that provides significantly more than just a solution for pain.
Chiropractic is a lifestyle that involves all aspects of wellness, including exercise, nutrition, personal development, and stress relief. We have been fortunate to work with people from all walks of life (including newborns, children, and adolescents) and the outcome has been miraculous.