Gardner Family Chiropractic Health & Wellness Blog

Fewer aches and pains, better balance and coordination, and increased energy are just some of the health benefits senior citizens receive from gentle chiropractic care.

Chiropractors can improve mental health by removing pressure on the nerves that block proper communication between the brain and the body. Chiropractors also work with patients to encourage exercise, healthy sleep habits and proper nutrition.

Chiropractors perform adjustments to correct vertebral subluxations and essentially restore the spine to its normal alignment. By doing so, the connection between the brain and the body is restored. Various types of adjustments can be done.

Maintaining proper posture while at work is critical to preventing neck and back pain and other repetitive motion injuries. Workplace ergonomics is the process of creating workstations that support healthy, functioning body positions while working.

People suffering from pain and stiffness due to frozen shoulder can find relief with chiropractic adjustments that restore the normal joint mechanics, increase the range of motion, and increase the strength of the shoulder joint and surrounding muscles.

Some injuries can be prevented both in the workplace and at home just by incorporating consistent exercise, stretching, ergonomics and chiropractic care into your lifestyle.

Chiropractic care helps to reduce the pain of fibromyalgia naturally by correcting misalignments in the spine to restore proper nerve function.

Chiropractors treat joint pain and joint dysfunction by adjusting the joints to release pressure off the nerves and by creating specific exercise and stretching programs to help restore full range of motion in the joints.

Chiropractic care increases the body's ability to fight off allergens, including seasonal allergies, by taking pressure off the nervous system allowing the immune system to function at it's best.

Physiotherapy is used to help correct neck and back posture. It incorporates stretching and strengthening exercises for the neck and back which helps improve range of motion and ensure proper posture.