HealthSource Chiropractic of Clive

We have always known that exercise can have positive effects on our musculoskeletal and cardiovascular systems. But exercise also has transformative effects on your brain. Exercise can have immediate effects by increasing levels of your neurotransmitters, dopamine, serotonin, and noradrenaline. These help your brain send signals more efficiently to think, plan, be happy and focus attention. These benefits can last for several hours after an exercise session. In the long term,... exercise improves the size and function of the pre-frontal cortex of the brain which helps with focus and attention. You do not have to be a marathon runner to achieve the benefits, you only need to exercise 3-4 times a week for at least 30 minutes per session. Activities should include aerobic activities that allow you to get your body moving and get your heart rate elevated. So think about your brain and go out and get moving. See more

Getting older is inevitable but how you age is a choice! Read these 6 Senior Benefits to Chiropractic Care to Help Your Body Age Better! 1) Increased balance and coordination - Chiropractic care and progressive rehab help promote better stability, so you are able to do activities you need or want to do.... 2) Decreased joint degeneration - By increased joint motion through chiropractic adjustments and mobilization techniques, joints are less likely to experience the degenerative changes that cause arthritis. 3) Decreased incidence of falling - Better mobility and stability gained from chiropractic care makes you much less likely to fall. 4) Less likely to need a nursing home - Helping your body experience less pain and greater function will enable you to be self-sufficient and able to perform your daily activities on your own. 5) Pain relief - Joints that move better and have more support are less likely to become inflamed and become painful. 6) Increase range of motion - improving movement in a joint is one of the major goals of chiropractic care allowing you to do more of what you love.

It's time to Fight Back against back and neck pain! Schedule an appointment for a comprehensive exam to get to the root cause of the problem, followed by a personalized treatment plan for a one-two punch against pain.

If you listen to your body when it whispers, you won’t have to hear it when it screams! Most often people wait until they are in pain to go to the doctor. It is important to know that any pain that lasts longer than a few days is most likely not going to resolve on its own. Muscular skeletal conditions are degenerative by nature, and symptoms of any kind are your body’s way of letting you know something is wrong. We urge you to listen to your body. It is much easier and requires much less work and time to fix when the problem is small. If you wait until the pain becomes unbearable, it will generally take a lot more time and more money to fix. Pay attention to the whisper; don’t wait for the SCREAM!

Forward Head Posture has been progressively on the rise. It is affecting more and more adults and kids as people are spending time sitting in desks, slouching on couches and looking down at their cell phones. Additionally, daily physical activity has dropped significantly over the years which should have helped build and maintain the postural musculature in the upper back necessary to support the upper back and neck. Symptoms associated with forward head posture include headaches, neck discomfort, increase muscle tension in the neck and shoulders, pain in the mid back, chest pain, and pain radiating down the shoulders and arms. We need to raise awareness of the seriousness and severity of this condition on children and adults and offer solutions in our communities by improving mobility, alignment and stability in our clinics.

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