Keep Moving with Chiropractic

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This year will certainly go down in history for a lot of things and one of them may be for the year of physical inactivity. There has been ample opportunity to stay home and binge-watch your favorite TV show or movie marathon. All that sitting certainly hasn’t done much for your health, but chiropractic can help. Here’s how the benefits of chiropractic care can help transform your lifestyle from sedentary to one filled with mobility and movement.

What are the risks of a sedentary lifestyle?

Our bodies were made to move. When we lead sedentary lifestyles, it can have a lasting negative impact on overall health and wellness. A sedentary lifestyle has been linked to

  • Weaker bones

  • Weight gain

  • Loss of endurance and muscle strength

  • Increased risk of chronic diseases including heart disease and diabetes

  • Reduction in metabolism

  • Hormonal imbalances

  • Reduced blood circulation

  • Increased inflammation

If you’ve been following our blogs, you know that sitting too much can be harmful. In fact, sedentary lifestyles are linked to a higher risk of premature death. The less you move your body, the higher the risk is to your overall health and wellness.

Less Movement, More Back Pain

Another reason it’s important to keep moving is the relationship between back pain and movement. The less you move, the higher your risk of back pain. Oversitting can even cause the muscles in your back to stiffen and weaken, reduce blood circulation to the spine, and put increased pressure on the spinal disks which could cause a herniation to occur, and put pressure on the nerves in the back that can eventually lead to a pinched nerve.

If you are suffering from back pain, a simple solution may be to simply move more.

How Chiropractic Can Help

Chiropractic care has many benefits that can improve your health, including getting you out of a sedentary rut. At Stiles Chiropractic, Dr. Tracey Stiles will evaluate you to target joint dysfunctions that may be making it more difficult for your joints to achieve their full range of motion.

Additionally, chiropractic adjustments that target joint dysfunctions can help improve the function of the central nervous system (CNS). The CNS is responsible for everything your body does. When dysfunctions are removed, the CNS can freely communicate with every other part of your body, helping you to move better, sleep better, and feel better.

Chiropractic can also help ease back pain that may be keeping you on the couch. By identifying and treating the underlying cause of your back pain instead of simply masking it, chiropractic can provide true healing and relief. Chiropractic care is a non-invasive, natural, and drug-free treatment so you don’t have to worry about recovery or side effects – just another bonus!

Try Chicago’s Best Chiropractor

Are you ready to get up off the couch and give chiropractic a try? Click here to contact Chicago’s best chiropractor and learn more about how we can help you improve your health and find pain relief.