A chiropractor is a musculoskeletal specialist that treats a wide variety of aches, pains, misalignments, and strains. They are specially trained to provide a high level of specialized care that can help you improve and alleviate certain ailments, focussing on optimizing your body’s natural capabilities to heal and repair.

Chiropractors can improve your health through a variety of techniques and treatments, including:

● Adjustments. This is the process by which joints are gently realigned using manual movements to reduce pain and improve one’s range of motion.
● Joint bracing/taping: This practice provides necessary support to sprained joints and/or muscles while they’re in the process of healing.
● Soft-tissue therapy. This therapy relaxes tight muscles, can help relieve spasms, and release tension in the connective tissue around the muscles.
● Stretching techniques and exercises. Your chiropractor may have you practice certain movements (at home and in the clinic) to help restore and maintain stability and mobility in your joints.
● Providing vital referrals. This may include reaching out to integrative medicine experts who can properly advise you on additional ways to reduce inflammation and/or promote healthy lifestyle changes.

For those suffering from conditions that are affecting their musculoskeletal and nervous system, a chiropractor can often provide them with the support and relief they need to restore their quality of life. From muscles to bones to joint dysfunction, they are an invaluable resource to those that are dealing with both acute and chronic pain.

The most common reasons why patients seek out a chiropractor are for:

● Arm and wrist pain.
● Arthritis.
● Back pain.
● Headaches.
● Hip pain.
● Jaw pain.
● Leg pain.
● Muscle pain.
● Neck pain.
● Pain after a car accident.
● Pelvic pain.
● Posture issues.
● Sciatica.
● Shoulder pain.

In essence, a chiropractor can help treat musculoskeletal pain that is taking place anywhere in your body, without relying on medications to bolster pain relief.

One of the most common and well-known treatments that chiropractors use to help the spine is chiropractic adjustments (also known as spinal manipulation).

This is a hands-on approach characterized by manually moving, massaging, and applying pressure to the spine and surrounding areas. By doing this, chiropractors are able to target the source of your pain, improve your range of motion, and release toxins that have built up around the spinal cord.

Additional benefits of chiropractic adjustments include:

● Helping to minimize migraines and tension-related headaches.
● Improving your posture (both standing, sitting, and while on the move).
● Reducing pain in targeted areas.
● Improving your range of motion in targeted areas.
● Reducing symptoms of both chronic and acute conditions.
● Improving recovery after a neck or spine injury, such as whiplash.

Many people don’t know that toxins build up in different locations around the body, most commonly around the spinal cord.

Chiropractic adjustments break up the air pockets that build up in your joints and spinal cord, which can often release these toxins in the process. While this may sound unpleasant, it’s actually a very good thing! Once the toxins have been released, they are processed and discharged through the excretory functions of the body (sweating, urination, bowel movements). By removing these toxins from the body, it lessens the amount of discomfort and unwellness you feel overall, improving your quality of life.

If you’re looking for a chiropractor, or are wondering if certain chiropractic services are right for you, reach out to us at AIM Chiropractic & Fitness. We would love to provide you with more information and ask any questions you may have so that you can feel good moving toward treatment. Or, if you’re ready to jump right on in with an appointment, you can book online at your earliest convenience. We are conveniently located at 3002 Kingston Ct., Suite A Marietta, GA 30067. We serve patients from Marietta GA, Roswell GA (East Roswell), Kennesaw GA, Smyrna GA, Vinings GA, Alpharetta GA, and Powder Springs GA.