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How Chiropractic Care Supports Car Accident Recovery

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How Chiropractic Care Supports Car Accident Recovery Is there anything more terrible than being in a car accident? A vehicle accident not only ruins your day, but it may also feel as if your life has been destroyed. There’s a lot of stress caused by a vehicle accident from the moment of collision. In addition to determining insurance coverage, fault, repairs, and the hassle of everything, there’s another even more pressing issue that can intrude on everyday life: injury. If you were hurt in a car wreck, you may be wondering if chiropractic care can help. After all, it’s only natural to seek out relief after an injury, especially if traditional medical treatments haven’t worked. If you’re interested in learning more about how chiropractic care can help with car accident injuries, read on. The 3 Stages of a Car Accident: During, Immediately After, and Long-Term There are three main stages of a car accident: during, immediately after, and long-term effects. The during stage is ...

Chiropractic Care and Lung Health: Can Chiropractic Help Me Breathe?

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Chiropractic Care and Lung Health: Can Chiropractic Help Me Breathe? Do you feel like you’re breathing harder and more frequently than usual? Your body may be having difficulties absorbing and transporting oxygen throughout your body and extremities due to a respiratory function that aids in the delivery of essential nutrients and energy to your cells. Breathing issues are widespread across the world, but chiropractic therapy can help you breathe more freely. Chronic lung illness affects over 35 million Americans each year. This might include asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), emphysema, and chronic bronchitis. Many more individuals battle with their breathing on a daily basis without receiving a medical diagnosis. Even if your dog has a healthy airway, some physical and emotional factors can compromise breathing. The majority of the time, however, it’s due to a combination of causes: allergies and other environmental pollutants, body structure and weight, an...

Chiropractic Care For Injury Prevention

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Chiropractic Care for Injury Prevention With any kind of health condition, prevention is always the best treatment. The same goes for any type of injury. While freak accidents do occur, more often than not there are some underlying issues that eventually result in a “breaking point” and injury. If these issues can be tackled prior to an injury, they can minimize unnecessary down time, save you money, and help you live a higher quality of life. With all of this in mind, injury prevention may seem like a no brainer. Yet, motivation is often low when seeking care for an injury you haven’t even had. Regularly seeing a holistic health and alignment expert, like a specialist in research-based results-oriented Chiropractic BioPhysics (CBP) , can help you recognize any problems before they manifest as much bigger symptoms. How to Prevent Injuries It doesn’t matter if you’re an athlete, worker bee, or something in between, there are some traditional strategies that we use societ...

Chiropractic Care for Chronic Pain in Virginia Beach

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Chiropractic Care For Chronic Pain Pain is an important body mechanism that alerts us to underlying health issues and protects us from unnecessary harm. However, what happens when pain becomes chronic? Chronic pain, defined as pain lasting more than 6 weeks, is an issue that can significantly affect quality of life. Of course it’s best if it can be prevented, but when pain seems to linger there are a few underlying issues that you may be able to address to get the relief you are seeking. How chronic pain affects our ability to function The perception of pain in the body, whether from an injury or disease, puts a significant burden on normal function. When we experience pain chronically, it leads to altered mental status and limits our tolerance for typical daily activities. Plus, it leads to faulty movement patterns in an attempt to avoid further aggravation of the pain stimuli (which ironically exacerbates the issue in the long term). Proper initial treatment and an und...

Pregnancy Virginia Beach VA – ChiroSolutions Center

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Chiropractic For Pregnancy In Virginia Beach Chiropractic is a highly effective supplemental treatment to help support a healthful pregnancy. Almost every stage of pregnancy can be supported by expert chiropractic care , both for the health of the fetus and the mother-to-be. 1st Trimester (Week 1 – 12) In this trimester, expectant mothers are experiencing the first bodily changes that occur as the result of pregnancy. Over the span of weeks 1 through 12, hormonal changes are occurring in the pregnant body, causing notable physical changes, swelling, tenderness, and sensitivity. Hormonal changes that occur during the first trimester of pregnancy: Estrogen Facilitates the production of new blood vessels which will transfer nutrients to the baby. Rising estrogen levels during the 1st trimester often creates nausea. Progesterone Progesterone levels are highest during the first trimester of pregnancy, as they spike to help the mother’s body tolerate foreign DNA. Progeste...