Why Chiropractic and Posture Exercise Work Well Together
Chiropractic and Posture Exercise work well in my practice due to their complementary action on the spine and extremities. The primary protection of the joints being the muscles are benefitted by the strengthening and stretching that occurs with the posture exercises. This helps create stability in the joint and yet allows for flexibility.
When there is a restriction in the range of motion of the joint, the adjustment will remove that restriction and allow for the joint to move freely again. Without the stability from the muscles, the joint would have the potential to be hyper-mobile.
Hyper-mobile and restricted joints can both cause pain due to the stress put on them. Compensation occurs when ligaments and muscles are over-stretched in the case of the hyper-mobility. The stress put on the joint by adaptive and compensatory changes as say, in a frozen shoulder, can cause difficult-to-diagnose pain patterns.
Bodies were designed to move, and if we can use the adjustment and conscious exercise to keep that motion good we will have better outcome for our patients and ourselves.
Dr. Randal Ringsage, DC
