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Walnut Creek Chiropractor

No brag, just fact, chiropractors like me, your Walnut Creek chiropractor, have a superior reputation when it comes to relieving back pain. This is due to the fact that chiropractors are highly experienced when it comes to the spine. In fact, if I had my way, the word “chiropractor” would follow the word “spine” in the dictionary! If you’ve chosen a chiropractor in Walnut Creek or anywhere else in the world where chiropractic treatment is available, for relief from your back pain, be it mild, moderate, or severe, then you know, for hand about the power of this superior non-invasive, drug-free method for back pain relief. And, you won’t find it surprising to know that since chiropractors are also experts when it comes to addressing the rest of the musculoskeletal system, chiropractic care can often get rid of neck pain, shoulder pain, elbow pain, hip pain, knee pain, and ankle pain. It can also give relief from conditions like stress headaches, migraines, carpal tunnel, and plantar fascitis.  The healing capabilities of chiropractic are legend!

There are moments, even for chiropractors, the potency of chiropractic treatment and its ability to help people get rid of pain and get their life back again can appear, well, almost miraculous. When I hear from chiropractic patients who’ve not only gotten rid of their pain through chiropractic treatment, but also more energy and vitality, stress relief and relaxation, and a greater ability to get a good night’s sleep, I feel gratified.

Still, a research article I read recently in the scientific periodical, Journal of Pediatric, Maternal and Family Health, brought tears to my eyes (and I’m generally a pretty macho guy!). The research documented the case of a severely disabled 16-year-old girl suffering from Cerebral Palsy with muscle spasticity and sleep disturbances. It was her inability to sleep through the night that caused her family the most distress. To compound the young girl’s condition,when she was seven years old, surgeons fused metal rods in her spine, from neck to base.

The girl’s mother hoped that chiropractic treatment could correct her daughter’s spinal subluxations and help to decrease her often horrendous pain. As one can imagine, the examination was difficult. But the chiropractor was able to ascertain that there were several subluxations that could be safely adjusted. The chiropractor treated the girl twice per week. By her sixth adjustment, the girl was sleeping normally through the night. A measurable improvement in her muscle spasticity was found by her ninth visit.

Though complete recovery was not expected, the authors of the research article noted that “the patient and her family were able to return to a normal sleep schedule as well as enjoy improved quality of life.”

“Improved quality of life.” Who could ask for more from treatment? No one!  But, let me tell you, more chiropractors hear those words from their patients than doctors offering traditional medical care.