From relieving pain to improving health, Dr. Brittany Jauernig at Midwest Wellness Center in House Springs, MO, offers personalized chiropractic for your needs and goals.
Guide to Chiropractic Care
Visiting a chiropractor is not a new option. The concept has been around for quite some time. However, it’s often an underestimated and misunderstood field, leaving many people avoiding a chiropractor’s office. In this guide, Dr. Jauernig and the team at Midwest Wellness Center in House Springs, MO, share what chiropractic care is, what it can treat, and the types of techniques used.
What Does a Chiropractor Do?
Chiropractors operate with the understanding that the human body is an incredible entity made up of many different systems. They understand that these systems work together and each can either positively or negatively impact the rest. They specialize in restoring health and balance to the body by correcting issues in the bones and soft tissues.
Restoring alignment to the musculoskeletal system relieves pressure on the surrounding components, including the nerves. As the nerves are responsible for so many bodily functions, nerve compression can lead to poor bodily function. Visiting a chiropractor provides many benefits, including relieving pain, restoring mobility, relieving tension, and even improving general health.
What Do Chiropractors Treat?
Chiropractors can help relieve musculoskeletal issues from the head to the feet, including but not limited to:
- Neck and back pain
- Plantar fasciitis
- Personal injuries
- Auto accident injuries
- Slip and fall injuries
- Soft tissue injuries, including overuse injuries, muscle spasms, sprains and strains, tendinitis, and tendinopathy
What Types of Techniques Do Chiropractors Use?
The exact techniques used can depend on the chiropractor’s specific services and the patient’s needs. Our chiropractor offers the following and more.
- Adjustments and manipulation to restore health, alignment, and balance to the musculoskeletal system
- Acupuncture to stimulate the body’s healing response
- Soft tissue treatment techniques to address tension, trigger points, adhesions, poor blood flow, and more
Additionally, Dr. Jauernig provides DOT physicals and sports physicals to ensure truck drivers and athletes are in proper health.
A chiropractic adjustment, also known as chiropractic manipulation, manual manipulation, or spinal manipulation, is the primary chiropractic treatment method for back pain.
Spinal manipulation relieves pressure on joints, reduces inflammation, and improves nerve function. It has been a trusted form of treatment since the ancient Greek Hippocrates documented manipulative techniques in his writings back in 1500 B.C. Today, spinal manipulation is used to treat conditions such as neck/back pain, headaches, joint pain, etc. Chiropractic adjustments are also an important part of any wellness regimen, even if you aren't experiencing any current pain.
How Does Spinal Manipulation Work?
There are well over 100 types of adjustment techniques used by chiropractors throughout the world. Some practitioners may use force and twisting, while other techniques are gentler. Regardless of how they are performed, these techniques are intended to restore or enhance joint function with the objectives of reducing pain and resolving joint inflammation.
When vertebrae shift out of place, there is an overall systemic response from the muscular system to the central nervous system. Without proper alignment and flow, our nerves, our immune system, and our minds cannot function at their highest peak.
Overall, spinal adjustments and manipulations are an excellent way to keep the body functioning at its highest level without any discomfort. When the body is adequately aligned, it becomes able to respond and perform as it was built to do.
Learn more about what chiropractic care can do for you by visiting Dr. Jauernig at Midwest Wellness Center in House Springs, MO. Call (636) 671-7111 to schedule an appointment today.