Welcome to Shelby County Chiropractic
The conventional treatment for pain management was the prescription of pain medications. The side effects associated with those medications included dry mouth, constipation, diarrhea, and death in case of overdose.
Your friends planned a hiking trip and you bailed at the last minute, saying you had other commitments. In truth, you canceled because your joint pain was too much to handle, and you couldn’t risk making it worse.
Arthritis covers about 200 joint related conditions including osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, and lupus.
Chiropractic treatments have gained popularity in the U.S. over the last few years. The American College of Physicians, in an evidence-based clinical practice guideline, recommended chiropractic as a viable treatment for “acute or subacute low back pain”.
It’s holiday season. You’re decorating your Christmas tree with the kids. Suddenly, you feel a sharp stabbing pain emanating from your back. And it isn’t the first time you’ve experienced it. In fact, over the last few years, it’s getting worse.
According to the American Chiropractic Association, back pain resulted in 264 million days of missed work in one year! It costs Americans at least $50 billion each year in healthcare costs.
Sitting in a bad posture can constrict your airways and make it difficult for you to breathe.
Moreover, when you back is not straightened, your ribcage is in a natural position, which put extra pressure on your lungs.
A slouched body put pressure on your internal organs, making it hard and difficult for you to digest.
A good posture can eliminate many medical problems. Such as constipation, acid flux, and hernias.
Read the importance of a Good body posture.
Here are few useful tips for a healty spine:
Sitting Right: Your sitting posture should support the natural curves of your spine. Make sure office chair and work desk are aligned to support your backbone.
It’s an unfortunate reality that in spite of increased awareness, very few of us actually understand the importance of mental health.
Yes depression and anxiety are major problems which can be life threatening in certain cases. Just take a look at famous celebrities like Robin Williams and Chris Cornell. Both of these people suffered from depression and weren’t able to overcome it.
We can all agree that headaches are just the worst. They disrupt your life and make it impossible for you to concentrate on the tasks at hand.
Research shows that 9 out of 10 Americans suffer from headaches. Some experience dull and throbbing pain whereas in other cases the pain is debilitating.
We all know that heart diseases like high blood pressure are major causes of death in the United States. Every year more than 600,000 people lose their lives to heart complications.
