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Can Chiropractic Care Help Seniors?

As people age, there are unique health challenges that they may come across. This may include arthritis, brittle bones, decreased flexibility and balance, and even joint degeneration. Chiropractic care offers a drug-free and non-invasive solution to help seniors achieve the highest quality of life possible. With better health and well-being, it will be easier for seniors to keep doing what they love the most. Keep reading to discover how chiropractic can help seniors. 

Less Pain

Whether it’s due to an injury, illness, or recent surgery, the majority of seniors experience pain on a regular basis. This pain can interfere with their ability to enjoy life and spend it with their loved ones. Chiropractic care provides natural, lasting pain relief without any drugs or invasive surgeries that are costly and have unpleasant side effects. Indeed, chiropractors will focus on identifying and treating the source of the patient’s pain. This is often a spine misalignment, which can lead to pain, discomfort, or even illness. Once the spine is properly aligned, the chiropractor can then focus on decreasing any pain and discomfort, such as muscle tightness or joint stiffness. When a patient is no longer in constant pain, they will find it easier to build up their strength and take on life with renewed energy.

Improved Balance and Coordination

As people age, their balance and coordination may decline due to an injury or degenerative changes in the cervical spine (neck region). Small receptors at the base of the neck are responsible for helping the brain know where the limbs are functioning. For seniors, these receptors do not function as well as they used to. This makes it challenging to understand how the body is moving. Indeed, this can lead to falls, as well as reduced balance and mobility. Chiropractic care is a safe, effective treatment to improve the communication in the spine and help encourage the receptors to work properly. When these receptors are working well, seniors can then experience improved balance and coordination.

Better Range of Motion

A common concern for seniors is less range of motion. This can prevent them from doing what they love, such as golfing, traveling, or playing with grandchildren. Chiropractic can help increase a patient’s range of motion and lower their risk for being in pain. Indeed, this will have a positive impact on their daily life. Chiropractors will restore the spine and joints into correct alignment, as well as reduce any muscle tightness and improve their flexibility. The chiropractor may also suggest specific exercises to strengthen a patient’s muscles, which also improves their overall mobility.

Improved Health

When seniors receive regular chiropractic adjustments, this has a positive ripple effect on their overall health. Seniors may also notice improvements to their sleep, mood, and energy. By feeling more rested and energized, patients will find it easier to obtain lasting health and wellness. Indeed, this can be achieved without any harsh drugs and their known side effects, such as blurry vision, confusion, dizziness, and stomach issues. These side effects are the last thing anyone needs, particularly the elderly that face new health challenges.

Maintain Independence

As seniors take control of their health and well-being, they are more likely to be able to live at home. Since maintaining one’s independence is a main priority for seniors, this is a major benefit to chiropractic. Indeed, patients that receive regular adjustments will be less likely to become injured or fall. These injuries can lead to costly hospital or ER visits and potentially moving into a nursing or assisted living facility. This would mean giving up their independence and having a health setback. In a 1996 study, Dr. Ian Coulter studied the benefits of chiropractic care and exercise among a group of elderly people in Canada. Dr. Coulter found that after three years of receiving chiropractic care, only 5 percent of the seniors in the study were living in nursing homes compared to 48 percent of those that did not receive chiropractic were living in nursing homes.

As you can see, there are numerous ways that chiropractic care can help seniors. If you or a loved one is considering chiropractic, we encourage you to check out Enlighten Chiropractic. Our Lakeville chiropractors would love to help you heal from the inside out and obtain whole body health!

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