Most people think of visiting the chiropractor after they have hurt themselves. What they do not rea...

1. The Importance of Preventative Chiropractic Care by Nick
Messe
Most people think of visiting the chiropractor after they have hurt themselves. What they do not
realize is how important it can be to see the chiropractor before an injury can occur. A body that is
in proper alignment can protect itself from injury far more easily than one that is not aligned.
Not everyone needs the same kind of preventative visits. Some people are very physically active, and
may require more visits than those who are only mildly active. Your chiropractor is the person to talk
to about how often you need to be seen to receive preventative care.
Chiropractors can also help you determine the
types of preventative care that would work best for
your situation. Perhaps acupuncture would help
you best, not only in the short term, but in the long
term as well. Your chiropractor is the person who
can help you in planning your health goals.
Chiropractic care works well in conjunction with
physical therapy to get you to the activity and
health level you want to be at. Many chiropractors
specialize in sports injury therapy, and work at
keeping the bones and joints adjusted as the
physical therapist works with the muscles and
muscle memory training.
When your body is working at its peak performance, it can better protect itself from injury, as well
as having an increased capacity to heal itself. Anything that interferes with this performance,
whether it is chronic stress or a traumatic injury, keeps the body from working at its best. Spinal
adjustments and physical therapy helps your body stay at its best and enable your body to draw on
its own natural healing abilities.
While your primary focus may be on fixing the pain that you may be currently experiencing, a
chiropractor would help you through that and then focus on the underlying problem that allowed
your original pain to happen.

2. Take your car as an example. You know that to keep it running well it needs routine maintenance.
Oil changes, tire rotation and tune-ups are just a sampling of what it takes to keep your car in great
shape, and keep you from worrying about being stranded somewhere. Your body is not much
different than your car in that respect. The exercise you do keeps your muscles healthy. Combine
that with the food you use as fuel, and your body stays healthier. Combine the exercise and fuel with
preventative chiropractic care to keep everything in alignment, and you have an almost unstoppable
mix.
Injuries can still happen if you receive preventative care, but the way your body's reaction to the
injury will be different. It may not be as severe an injury - the way it could have been if you were not
taking steps to maintain your physical health. Chiropractic care is one of the things you can do for
yourself to ensure you are as healthy and as active for as long as you can be.