Your San Diego Chiropractor Wants You to Know That Those Extra Few Pounds Can Make a Big Difference in the Long Run
November 13th, 2010 | by admin |As a Chiropractor in San Diego, I counsel many individuals who come to my clinic who want to lose weight. I know how hard it can be, and I also know how important it is to lose those extra pounds. Before you let the seams out in those slacks or skirt, there’s something you need to know regarding those few additional pounds you may have gained. Over time, extra weight can add up to a surprising number of health challenges from heart and pulmonary diseases and diabetes to back challenges and joint degeneration. Even a few additional pounds put undue stress on organs, like the heart, and on joints in the low back, hips, and knees. Unfortunately,more than half (62%) of men and women in America are overweight or obese, according to recent studies. That is a very significant percentage and a truly gigantic national health issue (no pun intended).
Though we try to pretend otherwise, most of us know that the human body was not designed to schlepp around excess weight in the form of body fat. Just 20 or 30 extra pounds can veritably overload and encumber the joints and muscles of the body. Added weight in the tummy, for example, makes it necessary for the body to compensate (counterbalance the weight) by tilting the pelvis forward. The tilt creates compression in the joints of the low back. Painful inflammation results as this joint compression restricts nerve activity. Nearly all individuals who are overweightexperience low back pain generated by a pinched sciatic nerve or misalignments of the spinal column that impinge nerves due to weight-bearing stresses. If not addresses, misaligned vertebra not only continue to irritate the degenerative changes that have already taken place, but can create new arthritic changes in the spine in the future.
How can chiropractic help? First of all, to be clear, a moderate body weight is necessary in order for the musculoskeletal system to function in the way it is built to. Chiropractic treatment can not only help to decrease pain generated by excess weight compensation, but it can aid in weight reduction. Here’s how. Chiropractic adjustments relieve nerve impingements in the spine and assist in getting movement back into the joints of the musculoskeletal system, such as in the low back, hips, and knees. And, naturally exercise and physical activity is a lot easier, and healthier for the body, when the spine is in alignment and the joints have good movement. The added benefit of exercise the, in addition to helping with weight reduction, it can actually reduce degenerative changes as over the years.
It is always a good idea to review your diet and exercise choices with a healthcare professional, like your chiropractor. In addition to treating people suffering from back pain and joint inflammation, chiropractors can provide proficient advice on the kinds of lifestyle changes that can help an individual to stay healthier, more vital, and more active through the years. Arthritis and immobility due to aging don’t have to be inevitable. The structure of the human body is intended to carry a person through an entire lifetime of pain-free movement.
So, if those extra few pounds have started to add up to a lot of pain, as your chiropractor in San Diego and someone who cares deeply about your overall health, I can help. Make an appointment today!
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