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The Benefits of Chiropractic and Why it is Important

The Benefits of Chiropractic and Why it is Important

I believe most of us have heard about chiropractic care and how important it is.

Chiropractic as an alternative form of medicine is concerned with the diagnosis, prevention, and

treatment of mechanical disorders in our bodies and especially the spine. Chiropractors

particularly use hands-on spinal manipulation and other alternative methods to relieve and reduce

back and neck pains. It is a practice that uses the theory of that proper alignment of the body’s
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musculoskeletal system enables the body to heal by itself without medication or surgery, and

therefore this type of care is important and beneficial to our bodies.

Chiropractic is designed to reduce the inflammations in our bodies, relieve the pressure

on joints, and improve our nerves functionality. Therefore, this is important because a

chiropractor can help you ease your neck pain for instance by making some alignment on the

spine and easing the tension in your neck muscles (Taggart et al.,2012). In addition to the

benefits of chiropractic, this specific treatment lowers someone’s need to take the prescribed pain

relievers and especially for people suffering from chronic pain.

Chiropractic treatment serves as a good alternative to treating chronic back pain or short-

term pains rather than looking for other invasive options such as undergoing surgery or

injections. Spinal manipulation is therefore the best alternative as it is important in reducing

short-term back pains and improving their function in an efficient way (Thornhill, 2020). In

addition, chiropractic treatment is cheaper as it saves on the costs that could have been incurred

if a person had undergone surgery, and its duration is shorter than conventional medical

treatment.

Spinal adjustments are important as they potentially help in correcting poor posture and

especially if one possesses the commonly known hunchback posture. Indeed, this type of

treatment helps in relieving the head and backaches and may potentially improve one’s athletic

performance (Doyle, 2011). This is because the treatment leads to reduced pain, increased joint

mobility, and lessens tissue restrictions.

In conclusion, it is proven chiropractic treatment is one of the best alternatives of

medication for pain relief. Therefore, the treatment is more beneficial and important as compared
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to other medical treatment alternatives. The treatment is hence recommended as it is cheaper and

takes a short duration to relieve reduce short-term back pains, neck pains, and headaches.

References
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Taggart, Shelagh et al. "A Qualitative Study Of Perceptions Of Access And Benefits Of
Chiropractic". Clinical Chiropractic, vol 15, no. 3-4, 2012, p.
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Thornhill, J. (2020). A Vitalism Ethos and the Chiropractic Health Care Paradigm. Journal Of
Chiropractic Humanities, 27, 59-81. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.echu.2020.10.004