AGING & CHIROPRACTIC: THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH

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IT IS NO SECRET THAT CHIROPRACTORS ARE BEST KNOWN FOR THEIR AMAZING EFFECTS ON PAIN REDUCTION

The aches associated with aging are common and may be greatly helped by chiropractic adjustments. Chiropractic treatment enables you to remain active and limber. Most patients have significant reduction in physical disorders that may have stopped them from feeling free, alive, and youthful.

Research has shown that chiropractic treatment and guidance in nutrition and lifestyle, helps reduce your vulnerability to the damaging and debilitating aspects of growing older. Because chiropractors are committed to health maintenance, preventing disease, and promoting lifelong wellness, they can give members of the aging population the health care they need for continued longevity and an enhanced quality of life.

 

AGING AND THE SPINE:  OSTEOPOROSIS

One significant change that occurs as we age is a gradual decrease in bone density. This happens at an accelerated rate in women, especially after menopause. Osteoporosis is a condition where the loss of bone mass and strength takes place at a very high rate, resulting in a significant increase in the risk of fractures. At this time, supplementation and nutritional support are the best defense against this terrible disease. Ask Dr. Woudsma for a personal consultation.

 

DEGENERATIVE ARTHRITIS aka OSTEOARTHRITIS and DEGENERATIVE JOINT DISEASE

As we age, injuries that were sustained in earlier years seem to effect us more and more. Accidents, falls, and general bumps throughout life create an unstable situation in joint -  especially of the spine. This is a gradual condition marked by the degeneration of cartilage of the joints. When the body is out of proper alignment, it will sense an altered state of structure and try to stabilize the best it can. Since bone and enamel (found on the teeth) are the strongest substances in the body, the natural tendency is to create extra bone formation to stabilize an otherwise unstable area. This will produce bony prominences that may pinch on nerves, create cricks in the spine, and reduce joint play and overall flexibility. Dr. Kimberly Woudsma is best qualified to assess your spine for these instabilities and correct them before they become debilitating.

 

HEADACHES

Although there may be many causes of headaches, the most common cause is due to blood flow. The main arteries that feed the brain, vertebral arteries, climb up the spine turning in, around, and through the bones at the base of the skull before entering the brain proper. When these very freely movable bones come out of alignment, they put pressure on these arteries and alter blood flow. Most patients feel a warm flush sensation after an ProAdjuster chiropractic adjustment due to the relief of pressure on the arteries. At WOUDSMA Chiropractic Associates, we have experienced phenomenal results with headache patients.

 

WEAKNESS & FATIGUE

These may be the most common complaints of aging individuals and Chiropractic can be their best friend. As bones in the spine misalign, the spinal nerves that exit at every level of the spine become pinched. This will not only cause irritation and pain but it may affect strength as well. The muscle controlled by a pinched nerve will not have the ability to produce a muscle contraction as well as a healthy free nerve. This will result in weakness of that muscle, and eventually cause atrophy of the tissue. Regular chiropractic checkups will insure that the spinal nerves are not pinched, and strength is maintained as well.

 

State of the Art in Chiropractic

At WOUDSMA Chiropractic Associates, Dr. Kimberly Woudsma focuses on extremely gentle and highly effective adjusting using ProAdjuster treatments. Without snapping, popping or twisting, Dr. Woudsma can treat spinal related disorders with the most highly advanced chiropractic equipment. Dr. Woudsma is the only chiropractor in Eastern Pennsylvania who is Board Certified to utilize the Atlas Orthogonal technique.

 

THE RESULTS ARE OVERWHELMING . . . COME IN . . . GET WELL ! ! !