How Chiropractic Care Can Improve Your Posture and Mobility?

The human body is made for movement. With intentional and targeted movement, we can bring more flexibility to our bodies and extend the range of motion. Unfortunately, in today’s tech-driven and post-quarantine world, poor posture is a common problem that affects our movement and flexibility and even leads to many chronic spine-related conditions. The good news is that with chiropractic care, we can improve both our posture and mobility.

Why Is Poor Posture A Problem Today?

Here's a simple truth: a healthier spine means a healthier life. To keep our spine in good condition, we should stay active. However, our modern lifestyle such as office work and using screens for extended hours makes us less active and leads us to adopt sedentary positions, affecting our posture which in turn causes spinal pain and other chronic conditions.

Why Are Good Posture and Mobility Important?

Maintaining good posture helps joints and spine balance and supports body weight. It also allows muscles to work properly and ensures that they are being used. With a good posture, we also avoid unnecessary stress or tension on our body and joints, letting muscles function optimally.

Similar to proper posture, a healthy range of motion allows us to move freely and easily. When our mobility is compromised, we may struggle to do everyday activities. From bending to pick up an item we dropped to getting up from a chair, even minor movements can become a significant struggle.

How Chiropractic Care Improves Posture and Mobility

If I get straight to the point and describe to you the root cause in the simplest way possible, I’d say that the major culprit is an unaligned spine. Then, there are other factors such as overused muscles or tension and stress in the joints. All these issues affect your posture and restrict your mobility. With the help of chiropractic therapy, you can improve your posture and enhance your mobility to lead a healthier life.

Diagnosis: Understanding Your Condition

When you go to a chiropractor, they first examine you to identify misalignments in the spine and suggest a treatment. It is this misalignment that impacts your posture and causes you pain. For mobility as well, a chiropractor first understands how your limited movement impacts your entire body. It could be an injury, muscle spasm, or surgery that may have restricted your mobility. A chiropractor first assesses you for three types of movements, including:

• Active Movement: While assessing active movement, a chiropractor gauges how well you can move your joints on your own.

• Passive Movement: In passive movement, a chiropractor moves your joints to assess the range of motion.

• Active-Assistance: A chiropractor evaluates your joint movement when it is complemented by assistance from someone else or a tool like a resistance band.

In addition to gauging these different types of movements, chiropractors often get X-rays and other tests done to better understand your condition and the cause of your issues.

The Treatment Plan

Once the diagnosis is done, a chiropractor starts the treatment plan. To improve your posture, a chiropractor suggests adjustments to realign your spine and alleviate pain and discomfort. Spinal adjustment also works to improve the range of motion. 

In addition to adjustment, chiropractors may also recommend soft tissue therapy to release tension from tightened or over-used muscles, which is another major factor responsible for poor posture. To improve mobility with chiropractic care, your practitioner may begin the treatment by loosening tight tissues with the help of a heat pack placed over your stiff joint. This heat relaxes stiff joints, reduces inflammation, and improves circulation.

Chiropractors may also combine their treatment plans with stretching exercises and strength training to improve posture and enhance mobility. Sometimes, massage is also a great option to enhance the effectiveness of the treatment. With the help of massage therapy, your blood circulation improves, which paves the way for the lymphatic system to eliminate excess fluid that causes swelling. Moreover, massage reduces muscle spasms, alleviates pain, and stretches tendons and ligaments, making it easier to move your joints.

Improve Your Posture and Enhance Your Mobility Through Chiropractic Care

We don’t usually consider posture an important factor for our health until it begins to pose a serious threat to our well-being. Bending your neck down to look at your screen may be a habit, but if left unaddressed, it becomes a posture issue that can cause pain, discomfort, and, in severe cases, impact mobility. Don’t ignore your habits; adopt a healthy posture to maintain overall well-being.

Eager to maintain optimal posture for a healthier and more comfortable life? Health Solutions of the Palm Beaches is the right option for you. Our customized chiropractic care plans are tailored to your needs to help you achieve your desired results. To learn more about our treatments or to schedule an appointment, contact us here. Our team is passionate about helping people achieve their optimal wellness and live healthier lives.