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Chiropractic care and Seniors
Aging
is a natural and normal process which each person must undergo. Part of
this aging process involves the deterioration of tissues, especially of
the spine. This happens on an individual bases depending on the amount
of stress and abuse the body has taken. Factors that determine this are
job, lifestyle and spinal check ups. With inadequate spinal hygiene and
learning what you can do to protect your spine the deterioration
increases.
Why this happens is easily understood: the elastic
discs and supporting ligaments have lost much of their ability to
stretch and move due to aging, and are therefore less flexible.As a
person ages, the muscles which help to maintain the spine in its normal
alignment begin to lose the tone needed to maintain balance. When this
occurs, the spinal vertebrae have a greater tendency to slip or move
erratically. This affects the spinal nerves which lead to vital parts
of the body.
Chronic conditions associated with the process of
aging, such as degenerative arthritis, circulatory disorders,
constipation, depression, balance and coordination, osteoporosis,
menopause and stiffness of various joints, may benefit from corrective
spinal adjustments.
Chiropractic adjustments have many benefits
for the older patient. Treatment relieves spinal and extremity pain,
decreases stiffness and muscular spasms, increased mobility and range
of motion, increased balance and coordination, increased sense of well
being, increases energy, minimizes risk of fall injuries, decreases
spinal stress and degeneration, decreases arthritic conditions,
decreases tissue inflammation and enhances tissue healing.
The
older adults happiness largely depends on physical health and mental
attitude. Chiropractors know the importance of having the older adult
function and live as a vital member of society. Studies have been done
on the health promotion and preventative attitudes of chiropractors.
The studies seem to show that chiropractic patients 65 and older who
receive regular chiropractic care have more positive health benefits.
This type of positive health maintenance showed a decrease in smoking
and prescription and over the counter drugs use.Call today for
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Perhaps you can gain many more years of productive living through
chiropractic health care. In many instances your quality of life may be
significantly improved by including these reasonable approaches as part
of your overall health program. Remember, "youth is a feeling and an
attitude...not an age.