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How Chiropractic & Massage Therapy Work Hand-in-Hand

massaging a man lying downHow Chiropractic & Massage Therapy Work Hand-in-Hand

Duos often create more exciting outcomes. Lewis and Clark, the Lone Ranger and Tonto, and even Batman and Robin functioned more efficiently together than apart. Complementary pairings propel results and enhance efforts.

This is decidedly true with massage therapy and chiropractic care. While each offers considerable benefits on their own, they mesh well with each other to create a comprehensive treatment plan for many conditions and injuries.

So, sit back and let us explain how massage therapy and chiropractic care are a pain-fighting, mobility-enhancing dynamic duo.

Massage enables a more effective chiropractic visit. Therapeutic massage warms up muscles and relaxes the individual's entire body, enabling the chiropractor to utilize his chiropractic adjustment for maximum medical benefit.

Realignment occurs more easily when the patient is fully relaxed because it allows for the least amount of resistance, enabling optimal movement of vertebrae. 

Massage brings about a more stable adjustment. When a chiropractor performs an adjustment to alleviate pain or increase mobility, massage couples with it to increase the body's acceptance of the adjustment, whether the massage comes before or after it.

Chiropractic care takes massage therapy's efforts further, including for joints and bones. Each treatment offers strong relief and recovery to certain areas of the body. Massage produces relaxation in muscles, relieving tension and releasing toxins that inflame muscles. Chiropractic care picks up where massage leaves off and extends the treatment efforts to the body's tendons, joints, bones and, ultimately, the nervous system. They allow each other to achieve more lasting results when used together.

The combination of both…

…works on the body as a whole. Both treatments focus on broad rejuvenation and healing techniques for full body health. In a variety of instances, chiropractic care shows significant increases in treating the overall root of the problem when used in combination with massage therapy.

…gets in the head. Whoever said "it's all in your head" wasn't entirely wrong. Individuals sometimes feel stress, dread, or worry over health procedures in general, and chiropractic treatment is no different. Massage therapy serves to relax and de-stress a person, preparing them to go into chiropractic treatments less stressed or tightly wound.

NOTE:  A relaxed person's body tends to respond better to treatment.

…offers shorter recovery times. Blending both treatments into one builds an all-encompassing regimen that works on the condition or injury from multiple points. Tackling health issues this way reduces the time taken to heal and regain the body's full mobility.

…decreases discomfort.  Massage therapy aids in warming up muscles, readying them for chiropractic adjustments. This experience is similar to stretching thoroughly before exercising. Pliant muscles offer less resistance to a chiropractor's regimen, resulting in greater patient comfort. This benefits the entire process, as a painless, comfortable visit increases a person's openness and commitment to future therapeutic endeavors.

…provides longer lasting results. A relaxed body is more open to treatment. Both massage therapy and chiropractic care serve to attain the goal of healing and recovery, and pain minimization or management. Achieving a synergistic effect is possible when both treatments are employed simultaneously.

Chiropractic care is known to work deeper and last longer when paired with massage therapy, especially with chronic, painful health issues.

Patients who seek help with bodily conditions or injuries benefit and see results from massage therapy or chiropractic care separately. Both forms of therapeutic relief used together may create an even more significant, longer lasting result. Chiropractic care and massage therapy complement each other and offer positive benefits to a variety of painful health issues.

Embark on a treatment plan with this healing, effective dynamic duo! Ask your chiropractor at Millar Chiropractic Clinics, if your specific condition would benefit from both principles of care. Give Millar Chiropractic at 256-830-0000 or (800) GO–CHIRO a call and find out today!

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Millar Chiropractic-Huntsville AL

Dr. Joan Brown, DC
Dr. Greg Millar, DC CCEP
2021 Clinton Ave W, Ste A
Huntsville, AL 35805
(256) 539-2000

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Millar Functional Medicine

Dr. Greg Millar, DC CPFM
Dr. Bonnie Sims, ND M.Div.

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Huntsville, , AL 35805

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Dr. Greg Millar, DC
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Huntsville, Alabama 35805
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