5 Most Common Ailments We See as Chiropractors—And How We Can Help
Chiropractic care offers natural, hands-on support for a wide range of physical complaints—and chances are, you or someone you know has experienced at least one of the issues below. These are five of the most common conditions we treat in our practice, along with how chiropractic care can help provide relief and long-term improvement.
1. Headaches
When life is busy but your head is pounding! You can’t always slow down, and headaches, especially tension-type or headaches that originate in the neck, are a frequent complaint among patients. It’s safe to say that sometimes your patience can be real thin when you’re battling something that make it very hard to think straight. We can’t have that when you’re home with the kids. They can stem from stress, poor posture, tight neck muscles, or spinal misalignment.
How chiropractic helps:
Chiropractic care can address the underlying structural imbalances contributing to headaches through gentle adjustments, soft tissue work, and postural education. Many patients find that regular care reduces the frequency and severity of their headaches, but then tend to experience them often.
Back pain is a common ailment to visit a Chiropractor
2. Low Back Pain
Do you have a little one sleeping in bed with you and find yourself in awkward positions? (How does something so small take up so much room?!) Perhaps you find yourself hiking up a hip to hold your toddler? Maybe you are doing some long road trips or plane rides and have been sitting longer than usual. We’re all probably no stranger to low back pain. It’s one of the top reasons people seek chiropractic care, and one of the leading causes of disability worldwide. Whether it's due to prolonged sitting, lifting injuries, pregnancy-related strain, or chronic tension, chiropractic can offer a drug-free solution.
Chiropractic helps with low back pain by
Using a combination of spinal adjustments, movement assessment, and home exercise strategies to relieve pain, restore function, and prevent recurrence. Seeing a chiropractor can help patients understand how lifestyle, core strength, and daily habits play a role in recovery and keeping that back of yours feeling young and healthy.
3. Neck Pain
Neck pain is often tied to prolonged screen time, poor sleeping posture, or stress. It can also be linked to trauma, such as whiplash from a car accident. Hopefully it’s not a recurring thing, but a cause from something you perhaps recently did that aggravated and is causing a domino effect of pain. Whether it’s acute or chronic, Neck pain can dampen anyone’s day and if left untreated, may go away on its own. But why chance it?
How chiropractic can help with neck pain is by
Identifying and correcting restricted areas in the cervical spine, providing exercises to improve mobility, and releasing soft tissue tension. Our care focuses on both immediate relief and long-term resilience, which is especially important for busy parents and professionals.
4. Jaw Pain (TMJ Dysfunction)
Jaw pain or clicking, also known as TMJ dysfunction, is more common than many realize. It can be related to stress, dental alignment, trauma, or even postural strain from tight neck and upper back muscles. If you think you grind your teeth, have headaches in your temples, or notice clicking in your jaw, it may be worth visiting a chiropractor to see if they can help relieve the joints and muscles in the jaw. You’d be surprised how it affects not just your head and neck, but your shoulders, nervous system, and even your ability to say things aloud. Holding tension in your jaw can unconsciously be an effect of a challenging conversation you’re avoiding or biting your tongue about something.
Body pain is absolutely not something you want to suffer through. At Luna we offer a gentle approach to Chiropractic. You don’t have to continue through life with chronic pain.
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