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San Jose Chiropractor: Growing Older Doesn’t have to Be Painful
December 17th, 2009 | 
Author: Let’s face it, there’s just no getting around the fact that as we age our body doesn’t feel or respond the same way as it did when we were younger. It just doesn’t seem right that our body seems to become less “cooperative,” while our mind appears to improve and become more “inventive.” We’re stiff when we get out of bed; many of the activities we do during the day make us sore in the evening; and, if we’re not truly careful, even something as simple as turning too fast or bending over to pick up a dropped pencil, can send our back or some other muscle group into spasm. But, it isn’t necessary for our body to go from bad to worse because there are specialized techniques accessible that is not only beneficial in slowing down the aging process of the body, but can aid us in avoiding some of those problems completely.
Take arthritis for instance. Most of us would agree that, with the exception of pharmaceuticals, traditional medicine doesn’t address this age-related challenge. Why? It is because most medical professionals treat the symptoms of arthritis. Chiropractic management, on the contrary, not only helps to relieve the pain of arthritis, naturally, without drugs, but it finds the origin of the problem and helps to resolve it. For more than a hundred years, chiropractors, like your San Jose Chiropractor, have been caring for individuals suffering from back pain and other challenges created by arthritic changes in the musculoskeletal system.
Arthritic changes happen as your body ages because, over time, wear of various joints takes place as a consequence of repetitive stresses, and years of incorrect gait, bad posture, and lack of beneficial movement. Chiropractic treatment restores motion back into your joints and relieves pain, and it readjusts any vertebral misalignment that may be causing irritation and restriction. In addition, did you know that misaligned vertebra, along with causing arthritic changes in the spine and escalating pain, can also lower your resistance and immunity? It’s true, and this could be one of the reasons why it may seem to you that as you get older you develop more health problems and that it frequently takes longer for you to feel better again. According to research done on men and women, those who received regular chiropractic care stayed healthier. To put it another way, as you get older, chiropractic care is good for what ails you!
When it comes to the health of the musculoskeletal system, chiropractors are highly knowledgeable whether it’s the small, growing frame of an infant or the full-grown body of an aging adult. Your chiropractor understands the aging process and has singular observational and diagnostic skills that assist in detecting spinal misalignments and joint degeneration. In fact, a chiropractic examination can frequently reveal certain age-related conditions before they’ve begun to create noticeable pain. Furthermore, your San Jose Chiropractor can assess your posture and observe your gait to ascertain if there are any incorrect patterns that might create further arthritic changes.
So, if feeling your age has become a painful experience, call your San Jose Chiropractor today!
Dr. David Hoewisch is a chiropractor in San Jose with over 25 years of experience helping thousands of patients get out of pain and get their lives back. His office is located at 1221 Lafayette St., Santa Clara, CA, 95050. Dr. Hoewisch has traveled around the world and is an avid outdoor enthusiast. He is a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults) and learned sign language at an early age. He treats many deaf patients in his clinic. For more information go to his website at http://www.mysanjosechiropractor.com
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