Benefits of Chiropractic Care for Seniors

Posted on By Wasserman Chiro

As we get older, our bodies start to deteriorate, creating a higher risk for injury and disease. This means that older adults are more susceptible to chronic pain and degenerative conditions. To maintain a high quality of life into older age, it’s crucial to take care of the body by maintaining mobility, strength, and balance.

Chiropractic care is a method of hands-on treatment that can help seniors attain general wellness and lasting pain relief. While chiropractic care has been shown to provide numerous benefits for people of all ages, seniors, in particular, may improve their quality of life through consistent visits to a chiropractor.

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Advantages of Chiropractic Care for Seniors

Seniors can enjoy a range of notable benefits from regular chiropractic care. While benefits will vary from patient to patient, the most common pros of chiropractic care for seniors include:

Increased Mobility

Loss of mobility is a common complaint among seniors. Unfortunately, a limited range of motion can hold you back from participating in your favorite activities. From golfing to gardening to playing with their grandchildren, mobility is important for seniors to get through life comfortably.

Chiropractic care can help seniors make big strides toward restored mobility. By improving flexibility, aligning the joints, and alleviating tightness in the muscles, chiropractic treatment may allow seniors to move with ease. Your chiropractor may also give you strengthening exercises to target weak muscles, which can also improve your range of motion.

Pain Relief

Whether due to an injury or a chronic condition like arthritis, many seniors experience daily pain. Chiropractic treatment can be highly effective in pain management throughout the body. By working to ease tightness and build strength, chiropractic care promotes long-term pain relief for senior patients. Plus, chiropractic care and physical therapy work together in injury prevention. With a lower risk of injury, older adults can be more active while staying safe.

Improved Balance

By improving spinal health and alignment, chiropractic treatment can improve balance in senior patients. Specifically, chiropractic treatments have been shown to stimulate spinal receptors for heightened coordination. Elderly individuals who are at risk for falls can largely benefit from the improved balance in the body that consistent chiropractic care provides.

Overall Wellbeing

Seniors who partake in consistent chiropractic care report several perks to their overall well-being. Better quality sleep, improved mood, and higher energy levels can all be attained by older adults who attend regular appointments with their chiropractors. Your chiropractor can also develop a specialized treatment plan to target your individual well-being concerns.

At Wasserman Chiropractic, we offer chiropractic care, physical therapy, rehabilitation, and therapeutic treatment options that can help seniors lead healthier, more comfortable lives. Our caring staff is experienced in working with seniors and will tailor treatments to fit your personal needs. Contact us today to schedule an appointment.