Chiropractic Wellness Care Newsletter-Spanish

cuidado de salud de quiropráctica muchas personas sólo consideran visitar el quiropráctico después de experimentar dolor sin embargo, el doctor mays sabe que el enfoque se centra en la prevención de la disfunción y que el dolor resultante es la clave para la función a largo plazo y el bienestar esto significa adoptar un acercamiento preventivo para su salud y para la vida este concepto no es diferente de cambiar el aceite en su carro o la rotación de los llantas, cambiar el filtro de aire en su hogar, o conseguir una limpieza de dientes para prevenir las caries es igual de importante programar chequeos quiroprácticos regulares para evitar la descomposición de la médula y temas relacionados causados ​​por la disfunción posterior ¿qué es el cuidado de salud de la quiropráctica? conocida como la atención de mantenimiento, cuidado preventivo, o la atención proactiva, el cuidado de salud es parte de la filosofía quiropráctica que el bienestar a largo plazo se debe a la corrección de la disfunción o subluxaciones subyacente en la columna vertebral antes de que se manifiesten como dolor u otras condiciones ¿quiénes son los calificados para el cuidado de salud quiropractica? los pacientes por lo general comienzan programas de cuidado de salud en una de dos circunstancias the majority of wellness patients discover the benefits of wellness care after receiving chiropractic care for pain relief when their pain subsides, they transition to a wellness care plan to help maintain their results others are following the recent trends in healthcare to focus on preventative care rather than symptom relief this becomes more prevalent as we become more educated on the dangers of the overuse of medication and pain killers “the doctor of the future will give no medicine but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, in diet and in the cause and prevention of disease ” thomas edison what is a normal wellness care visit like? a proactive chiropractic checkup typically includes a brief posture analysis, range of motion assessment, a few orthopedic tests, and a spinal examination to determine areas in the spine where movement is restricted these dysfunctional spinal segments are called vertebral subluxations, which are corrected with chiropractic adjustments why should i schedule a chiropractic checkup when i’m not in pain? pain and visceral symptoms are not the early warning signs that many individuals consider them to be symptoms like pain or restricted movement usually do not appear until later in a disease process furthermore, treating these symptoms with medication like a majority of people do, only covers up the symptoms without addressing the cause unrestricted joints have better range of motion, making them less likely to be depleted of joint fluid and cartilage arthritis is like rust in the body reduced or dysfunctional motion in a joint causes it to degenerate and seize up by maintaining a subluxation free spine and keeping the joints mobile, wellness visits correct the underlying cause of conditions like neck or back pain, headaches, arthritis, disc problems, and pinched nerves it’s especially important to ward off arthritis before pain appears, as the severity of degeneration in the spine is not necessarily associated with pain in one study 180 patients presented with neck pain and had x ray imaging performed results revealed no statistically significant difference in pain severity with and without evidence of cervical degeneration on the x rays “according to the findings, the number of levels of cervical degeneration and the severity of degeneration in the discs and joints are not related to the levels of pain and disability ” (spine 2003; 27 129 33) i have heard that chiropractic care may prevent problems not directly related to the spine is that true? yes new scientific evidence indicates that people who follow a chiropractic wellness plan enjoy a better overall quality of life wellness care patients often report a reduced incidence of colds, flu, allergies, headaches, and other ailments many professional athletes adhere to a chiropractic preventive care program because they understand how the benefits enhance their performance increased energy, sharpened mental functioning, decreased fatigue, better sleep, and decreased stress are common benefits mentioned by wellness care patients research indicates that chiropractic wellness care may prevent a myriad of diseases not typically thought to be related to the spine, however the nervous system controls every organ, tissue, and cell in the body how frequent are regular wellness checkups? the frequency of preventive checkups depends on many factors only your doctor of chiropractic can determine the optimal incidence for your wellness care visits typically preventive care visits fit into the range of twice per month to once every two months depending on the particular person and health history research findings 81 patients with multiple sclerosis (ms) or parkinson’s disease (pd) were evaluated for vertebral subluxations which were found in 100% of the study participants following chiropractic adjustments, 91% of ms cases and 92% of pd cases “showed symptomatic improvement and no further disease progression during the care period ” (jvsr 2004 1 9) chiropractic has also been shown to help reduce hypertension and sustain normal blood pressure levels (j manipulative physiolther 1988;11 484 8) wellness care has also been indicated with improving the likelihood of conception although chiropractic care is not a treatment for infertility, dr elizabeth anderson peacock found positive results in a study involving couples trying to conceive (jvsr 2003 1 6) researchers in australia report that chiropractic adjustments may prevent or reduce dysmenorrhea (chiro j austral 2003;33 30) research also suggests that chiropractic care can alleviate pms (j manipulative physiolther 1999;22 582 5), (obstet\&gynec 2002;100 18 25) children can also benefit from regular chiropractic checkups for instance in a study of 46 children with ear infection, 93% recovered with chiropractic intervention alone “this study’s data indicate that limitation of medical intervention and the addition of chiropractic care may decrease the symptoms of ear infection in young children ” (j manipulative physiolther 1996;19 169 77) an analysis of 316 babies with colic found that 94% benefited from chiropractic care (j manipulative physiolther 1989;12) dr darryll williams, dc health first chiropractic & rehabilitation 3000 maplewood ave winston salem, nc 27103 (336) 829 5235 www hstriad com