Who Benefits from Chiropractic Care?

Who benefits from chiropractic care is a question chiropractors are often asked. Chiropractors are able to offer a variety of different options for people who suffer with pain and also people who simply want to ensure their body is in the best health it can be. Chiropractic deals with the musculoskeletal system and the nervous system, with specific focus on the back and neck.

So what type of patients come in for chiro?

There is a wide range of people who come in. People who have been involved in accidents, people with neck pain, back pain, and even headaches. Even people who suffer from fibromyalgia may be able to find relief through a chiropractor. Let’s take a look at a few types of patients who benefit from chiropractic care.

1. Back and Neck Pain Patients

These types of patients form possibly the largest group of patients. If the patient suffers from pain in the back, maybe sciatica, a chiropractic manipulation and adjustment can help immensely. Adjustments to the neck can loosen things up and reduce the effects of headaches.

The chiropractor will attempt to decompress joints, release pinched nerves, break up adhesions and scar tissues formed, and allow the patient to be free or manage their pain better.

2. Accident Injury Victims

If you have been in an accident, even if it’s minor, and you have been to the ER, been checked over to make sure no bones broken, or you’re not going to die, you should still see a chiropractor. Why? Because during an accident, the chances are you have suffered a whiplash injury in your neck.

When this happens, tiny fibres of the muscles are torn apart, and you will feel some stiffness after the accident. If this injury is not treated and rehabilitated properly, then the tissues will repair on their own, but collagen will build up. Over a long period you will likely find your neck getting stiffer, muscles forming knots, and trigger points forming. Your range of motion will begin to decrease, your joints will decompress and ultimately this could lead to joint degeneration.

So chiropractors treat patients who have been involved in caring for patients soon after accidents, and also many years after an untreated accident injury has developed into something worse. If you’ve been in an accident, get treated as soon as possible, do not leave it til it’s too late.

3. Fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia is extremely difficult to diagnose and treat, but chiropractic care has been shown to help sufferers manage the condition and their pain better.

4. Wellness Patients

The best way to cure something is to never have something to cure in the first place, in other words prevention is better than cure. Many people feel that regularly visiting their chiropractor helps them to feel better and the adjustments keeps their bodies healthy.

So it is clear the question who benefits from chiropractic care is that many people do and if you feel you need an adjustment for staying healthy, or because you are suffering an injury or neck pain, give your Houma LA chiropractor, Dr Bryan Dufrene, a call (985) 655-4373.