12 Dec Start 2018 with a Spinal Alignment to Boost Health
Good posture isn’t hard to incorporate into your life and is packed with life-altering benefits. Taking the steps to practice good posture allows you to take an active role in your health. The efforts you make to practice good posture help you avoid back pain, neck pain, muscle strains, compressed nerves and other spinal injuries. Since your spine houses key elements involved in your nervous system, good posture also fosters many positive physical, emotional and mental health benefits. Good posture improves your appearance and helps you project self-confidence. Start the new year off right with a spinal alignment and spinal evaluation for your best year yet!
How Important Is Your Spine?
Your spine is one of the most important parts of your body. Why? It houses and protects the spinal cord, which connects to your brain and allows you to function. Your spine also is the backbone of your entire body—literally—and without it, you couldn’t perform physical motions. The spinal cord is located within your spine, protected by 33 vertebrae—or bones that make up your backbone. These vertebrae protect your spinal cord, as it is one of the most delicate parts of your body. It is part of the Central Nervous System made up of the spinal cord and brain. Your nervous system is also made up of nerves all throughout your entire body. This is how you feel and have sensations that help you understand the world around you.
This area of your body must be protected, which is why the vertebrae in your back are so tough and thick. You have 3 sections of the back: the cervical, lumbar and thoracic spine. These areas are made up of smaller regions of bones. The 5 vertebrae in the lumbar spine (or lower back) lie in the area that often gives patients back pain. The lumbar spine lies in the middle of your entire body and takes on a lot of weight and force from all your limbs as you stand, walk, run, or move around throughout your day.
Benefits of Good Posture
If you’ve ever been told to “sit up straight”, it was for a reason. Your posture can greatly affect your spine health, and even your spine shape. Good posture is essential for avoiding back pain, especially in the lower back and neck. Millions of Americans have office jobs where they sit all day. Proper posture when sitting can make all the difference in how healthy your body is and if your back hurts at the end of the day. Good posture helps prevent back and spine pain and reduces your chances for muscle aches and fatigue.
Having good posture will also reduce abnormal wear and tear on your joints, which lead to degenerative issues such as arthritis over time. If you don’t practice sitting up straight, you may find yourself with chronic conditions such as scoliosis, which is a curvature of the spine. There are many health benefits to having good posture, and the great part about it is that it’s easy to do. Simply sit up straight!
Benefits of a Spinal Alignment
The practice of chiropractic care is based around the concept that a healthy spine follows a normal alignment. When the spine becomes misaligned, discs and nerves around them are easily compressed. If you are struggling with chronic pain, neuropathy symptoms like numbness or tingling, the issue may lie with your 33 vertebrae. A series of adjustments at Mile High Spine & Pain Center could restore proper alignment, improve your posture, and relieve related symptoms. It can also restore greater flexibility and range-of-motion.
Restoring the natural alignment of your spine in your back often relieves pain and other symptoms that resist more conventional treatments. Many people turn to invasive surgical procedures or narcotic pain medications to help their symptoms. However, surgery is generally not required to fix the problem, is quite costly and may not even correct the problem. Narcotic pain medications are also highly addictive, which is something patients should avoid.
A spinal alignment through our chiropractic services can help get your spine back in place, relieving uneven pressure on your back and nerves located there. It can also significantly reduce or relieve your pain and neuropathy symptoms. Before seeking surgery, see what a spinal alignment can do for you! Many issues that affect the limbs originate in the spine, and therefore respond well to a spinal alignment.
Get “Back” to Better Health
Your back health is important to achieve overall health and wellness. If you are having spine and back pain, then you are probably having other symptoms as well (such as neuropathy problems). Patients who invest time in getting their back healthy, experience better health and fewer ailments than those who don’t take care of their back. We know the importance of a spinal alignment and what it can do for you. We don’t want anyone to suffer with back or spine pain, especially when treatments are available to help you. If you have back pain and feel that you could benefit from a spinal alignment, call Mile High Spine & Pain Center at (720) 507-0080. Let us get you “back” to better health today!