How many times have you had a stiff neck, backache, or sciatic nerve issues and thought to yourself, “I should make an appointment with a chiropractor”? If you’re like many people, that’s what usually happens—you ignore a pain or health issue until you can’t anymore, and then you think about going for treatment. Unfortunately, when we do this, we’re causing ourselves a lot of unnecessary misery.
While chiropractors can help us when aches and pains get too bad to ignore, the best time to get help is before problems get worse. Seeing a chiropractor when you’re healthy is the best way to prevent many of these nagging, potentially debilitating issues.
Here are some benefits of regular chiropractic care as a preventative measure.
Avoid Pain
Spinal misalignments, whether they come from an injury or poor posture, can cause a wide variety of health issues. The most common problem for misalignments of the spine is pain—those misalignments cause problems like inflammation, swelling, stress on joints, tight or overstretched muscles, and pinched or compressed nerves.
Seeing a chiropractor when you feel healthy is the best way to nip any problems in the bud and keep your spine in healthy alignment.
More Energy
When your spine is kept healthy, not only does it prevent pain but it keeps your body’s processes functioning and your natural healing mechanisms running. This can help you sleep better, make you feel fitter, and give you more energy. It’s amazing how much you can get done when you are feeling good.
Better Mood
Nothing puts a damper on your mood quite as much as pain, but when nerves are compressed and pinched due to a spinal misalignment you may experience hormonal imbalances. When the spine is misaligned and nerves are compressed, it may interfere with the Central Nervous System (CNS) doing its job. Nerve signals meant to control and regulate hormones may misfire. Chiropractic care helps keep those signals flowing so that your CNS can keep those hormones in balance.
Better Immune System
Speaking of the CNS, it also regulates and controls the immune system. When the spine is misaligned, nerve compression can impede the CNS’s ability to regulate immune responses to bacteria, viruses, or other health threats. Some studies show that people who see chiropractors regularly have as much as up to 200% better immune systems than those who don’t.
Keep in mind, a better immune system means better health overall—which means needing fewer doctor visits, fewer medications, and fewer surgeries. This saves you pain, stress, time, and money in the long run.
How We Can Help
Dr. Alex Bello of Los Angeles Upper Cervical prefers whenever possible to take a proactive approach to keep you healthy. He offers preventative treatments so that problems stemming from spinal misalignments are prevented or taken care of in the early stages.
Dr. Bello is a specialist in the Blair Chiropractic Technique, a specialty that treats the upper cervical spine. The upper cervical spine, consisting of the uppermost seven vertebrae that begin at the base of the skull, is the most vitally important part of the spine. Unfortunately, it is in a vulnerable place making it prone to injury. As many health issues begin with spinal misalignments, many spinal problems begin in the upper cervical spine.
Blair practitioners like Dr. Bello utilize cutting-edge technology to get a better understanding of your unique anatomy. Using advanced diagnostic 3D imaging scans, the doctor can better calculate misalignments so that he can make adjustments with more precision and use a lighter, gentler touch than traditional chiropractors.
If you are curious about how upper cervical chiropractic care can help your overall health and well-being, contact Dr. Bello for a consultation. He offers upper cervical chiropractic care to patients in Brentwood, Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, Westwood, Culver City, Marina Del Rey, West Los Angeles, and the surrounding areas.