If you're looking for relief for back pain and elsewhere in your body, chiropractic adjustments may be just what you need. With this treatment method, trained practitioners can use honed hands-on treatments to ensure that your spine is in proper alignment. If you're looking for chiropractic adjustments in Sioux City or Dakota Dunes, come see the team at the Heartland Chiropractic Associates.
A Quick Look at the Long History of Chiropractic Adjustments
Chiropractic care was founded in 1895 by Daniel David Palmer, who used hands-on techniques to help a janitor who had heard a pop in his back and suffered an injury. Palmer used his hands to manually adjust the patient's spine and help improve the patient's health. This means that chiropractic adjustments were the first chiropractic technique and to this day they remain one of the most popular forms of chiropractic care. This technique is also called spinal manipulation or spinal adjustment when used on the back, specifically.
Chiropractic adjustments have evolved and been further honed over the years. Chiropractors have continued to share knowledge and today do a better job ensuring that the spine is in proper alignment. This may deliver lasting pain relief, improved mobility, and better healing after accidents.
Advanced tools and diagnostics can also be used to help individual patients. Our practitioners at the Heartland Chiropractic Associates in Sioux City, IA, and Dakota Dunes, SD, are well-versed in a variety of chiropractic adjustments for all sorts of circumstances.
The Advantages of Chiropractic Care
Spinal manipulation and other forms of chiropractic care aren't the only way of addressing aches and pains. Many people turn to painkillers to treat pain. Yet medications often fail to address the root causes of your aches. Instead, they simply cover up the pain. The issues remain, but you may not feel the pain for a short period of time.
Unfortunately, pain medication can be habit-forming or otherwise have harmful side effects. Further, pain is actually a warning system. Basically, your body is telling you that there is an issue that should be addressed. When you block the pain signals but don't resolve the underlying problem, you could end up aggravating your injury or other issues. This could make the pain more severe, which in turn could encourage you to take ever higher doses of medication.
The best approach is to address the issues causing you pain, which is how spinal manipulation and chiropractic care typically work. If you’re trying to beat pain permanently and switch to a healthier lifestyle, the Heartland Chiropractic Associates are here to help.
You can reach us at the numbers listed below: (605) 232-1711 - Dakota Dunes
(712) 255-9909 - Morningside (Sioux City)