Preventative Chiropractic Treatment

Your back is one of the most important contributors to your overall health.

Even though you can’t see it, your spine is one of the most important components of your well-being. The spine contains delicate parts that keep your body healthy and happy, but these pieces are easily moved by back posture and strenuous tasks. This means that your health is dependent on a sensitive area that can easily be misaligned causing it to stop functioning properly. When your spine is aligned properly, your body is thankful.

A misaligned spine can cause tension, troubles falling asleep, impaired mobility, shortness of breath, bad digestion, sluggishness, and the list goes on and on.

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What Are Signs of a Misaligned Spine?

If you want to find out more about a misaligned spine, do the following home evaluation to see if you can determine how aligned or misaligned your spine is. Only a chiropractor can really deliver an accurate assessment, but you may notice cues that indicate that you really need to get aligned.

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Lie Down on a Firm, Flat Surface

• Are your hips lying down evenly?
• Is one leg shorter than the other?
• Are you comfortable lying on your back?

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Stand in Front of a Mirror

• Is your head tilted to one side?
• Are your ears even?
• Is one shoulder is higher than the other?
• Is one hip lower than the other?
• Does your body lean to one side or the other?
• Are your pant legs even on both sides?
• Can you stand comfortably on both feet?
• Is one foot turned out more than the other?

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What Can I Do To Prevent Bad Back Health?

There are several ways to implement healthy back choices into everyday life. Try using back strengthening exercises, standing up straight, and eating/drinking well. Although all these combined can surely help you prevent any undesired spine complications, a more thorough way to ensure a healthy back (and therefore a more healthy life) is to consider a chiropractic adjustment. A chiropractor can manipulate the parts that make up the spine until they are realigned in the correct way, allowing the body to function properly. Getting an adjustment done before you have severe symptoms, or even any symptoms at all, will help correct bad posture and help prevent serious injuries from occurring.

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Where Can I Get a Chiropractic Adjustment?

At Dr. Doyle’s office, he and his team will assist you in your preventative measures. As a chiropractor in the Huntersville, North Carolina area, Dr. Doyle provides preventative chiropractic adjustments, as well as targeted healing adjustments, along with other services to keep your health and wellness up to par. If you could use a little help with your posture, or you’re worried about developing spine pain and other issues, come check us out today!