With the New Year comes New Year’s resolutions and many of them are focused on health and wellness. By adding stretching in between chiropractic visits, your physical and mental health can benefit. Here’s how a simple stretching routine can help you feel your best.
Stretching Helps the Spine Stay in Alignment
The muscles in your lower back, shoulders, and chest can impact the alignment of your spine. If any of these muscles are tight, it can lead to joint dysfunction and pain. When a muscle becomes tight, it often doesn’t do it in a symmetrical way meaning one side of the body may be pulled higher than the other. When combined with regular chiropractic adjustments, stretching can help prevent this problem to promote good spinal health.
Stretching Encourages Flexibility and Improved Range of Motion
It’s no secret that to improve flexibility, it’s important to stretch! What many people don’t make a connection between is loss of flexibility and range of motion and injuries like back pain. Stretching helps you increase your flexibility, which then reduces the risk of becoming injured.
When your muscles have proper range of motion and are flexible, they can work more effectively. As you stretch, be sure you listen to your body as some people have become injured from stretching themselves too far! For suggestions on stretches that will most benefit you, just ask during your next adjustment.
Stretching Can Relieve Stress
Stress is something we all deal with and is simply a part of life. But are you dealing with it effectively? Stretching is a great stress relief tool as the simple act of stretching your muscles and breathing relaxes your body and mind. It also gets more oxygen to your brain and internal organs—all without any equipment!
There are many ways that stretching can benefit your overall health and wellness. When paired with chiropractic adjustments, patients report that their injuries heal faster, their pain is reduced, they enjoy more energy, and they just feel better. For tips on what stretches will best suit your unique needs, click here to request an appointment at your local Newnan, GA chiropractor and ask during your next adjustment!