Chiropractic Care Benefits Seniors

Grappin Clinic • September 24, 2019

Seniors Benefit From Chiropractic Care

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Lower back and neck pain are common causes of suffering and disability among older adults. When faced with back and neck pain many seniors seek a healthcare office for help. In many cases, x-rays are taken. In reviewing the x-rays a diagnosis of "arthritis" is given. The patient may be told: "It's arthritis and you just have to live with it." They are given pain medications to take and are expected to carry on.

However, research shows there is a different approach to take. In a scientific study published in The Journal of Arthritic Care and Research, October 2018 a significant, alternative approach was performed. A group of 182 seniors with back or neck pain, who participated in a 12-week treatment program that involved a combination of spinal manipulative therapy and rehabilitative exercise experienced impressive improvements in pain and disability.

This article will discuss in alternative approach senior citizens may consider for help with lower back and neck pain. Chiropractic care can significantly help older adults with these maladies.

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Chiropractors also train patients to perform simple, gentle stretching and strengthening exercises to enhance healing of neck and back pain. A specific recommendation seniors should consider is to start their day slowly. As we age most people find that they are somewhat stiff and possibly sore in the morning. This makes perfect sense when think of how sedentary we've been while sleeping. It's not uncommon for people to get up and start moving too vigorously right away. Instead it's best to take the first hour after awakening and start slowly. Gentle stretching exercises and activity that does not stress the lower back and neck allow the body to warm up. Once that first hour has passed and the body is warmed up we can usually take on more rigorous tasks.

By using natural, alternative methods to treat neck pain and lower back pain through chiropractic care older adults have access to a nonsurgical, drug-free approach to help alleviate suffering and disability from these common conditions.

Who is the best chiropractor to provide chiropractic care for you? Check out the Grappin Clinic Google reviews or visit our testimonials page to see what our senior patients think about the treatment they've received.

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