What is spinal manipulation?
Do your joints hurt? Is your back causing you trouble? Has your pain become unbearable? If so, you may benefit from spinal manipulation.
Spinal manipulation helps relieve pressure on joints, reduce inflammation, and improve nerve function. It is a gentle, hands-on form of manual therapy that focuses on evaluating and enhancing spinal function.
To learn more about how spinal manipulation could benefit you, give MVPT Physical Therapy a call today to schedule an appointment!
Why is spinal manipulation so helpful?
Your spine does a lot for your body – it protects your spinal cord, allows you to breathe properly, and it is what allows your body to move. In fact, almost every function in your body is directly connected to the health of your spine. Therefore, even pain that may seem unrelated to spinal function could be effectively relieved through spinal manipulation treatments.
It takes a delicate balance to make sure your spine is at its peak level of health and function. This is why spinal manipulation is such an important form of treatment. If you are living with pain, you know how limiting it can be. In order to make sure your spine is at its optimum health, you must achieve the following:
• Good posture and spinal curves.
• Strong abdominal and core muscles.
• Strong spinal and gluteus muscles.
• Good flexibility and balance with side-bending and rotation.
Spinal manipulation is defined as low amplitude, high-velocity thrust delivered to the spine using a specific contact point to provide mobility to the joint. These manipulations help relieve pressure on joints, reduce inflammation, and improve nerve function. It is a gentle, hands-on form of manual therapy that focuses on enhancing spinal function.
Spinal manipulation can help you achieve your optimal levels of health and wellbeing. Our physical therapists at MVPT Physical Therapy can evaluate your condition to determine if spinal manipulation will be the best course of treatment for you.
What to expect with treatment
At MVPT Physical Therapy, our physical therapists are experts in the field of spine health who can help your spine get back to its normal level of function!
Your physical therapist can check your spine alignment to check for areas that could be improved. It is wise to have your spine checked every 6 months, in order to ensure that it is moving how it should.
Spinal manipulation has had a very positive effect on many of our patients. Our physical therapists can help you restore more natural movement to your spinal joints, improve your flexibility to increase joint fluid circulation, improve your spinal muscle strength, and educate you on correct posture and prevention techniques.
Essentially, we can help you do more, with less pain. In fact, our patients often report significant reductions in pain and improvement in daily activities after just a few short weeks of spinal manipulation treatments!
Your therapist will design an exercise program based on the techniques that have been shown in the research to be the most effective at alleviating pain and improving function. This typically includes mobility work, strengthening, and any appropriate balance and gait techniques.
Your treatment plan will change over time as you improve and regain your functionality. If you have been living with pain and you’re looking for relief, spinal manipulation could be the answer to your prayers!
Find relief today at MVPT Physical Therapy
By treating pain early, we can resolve the issue so it doesn’t progress. Don’t live with the limits of your pain – improve your spine health today. Request an appointment at MVPT Physical Therapy today!
