Chiropractic Care for the Holidays

During the holiday season, it is increasingly likely that you or someone you know will need to seek chiropractic care for a back injury.

Because the holiday season gives us multiple opportunities for back injuries, we are more likely to seek the help of a chiropractor. Opportunities like playing tag football with the family or lifting heavy boxes for wrapping or trimming the tree put our back in prime position for injury.

Although there are many preventative measures a person can take to assure their back is safe, disaster can still strike at any time. It is still important to seek out ways to keep your back healthy. One of the best ways to prevent back pain and injury is good, old-fashioned exercise.

Studies show that regular exercise, that combines safe weight training and cardio workouts, is the best back injury prevention. Chiropractic care becomes less and less necessary for those that are doing their best to stay healthy and in-shape. Make sure you check with a doctor before starting any new weight training or cardio exercise regime.

Excess weight can also cause back problems. Packing on pounds during the holiday season is a sure way to insure an expensive ticket to your doctor or chiropractor. Find healthy ways to celebrate at parties by not overeating. Perhaps have a meal before the party so you don’t arrive at the snack table hungry. Choose vegetables and crackers over heavy cheese dips and meatballs.

Being careful during the celebrations can mean more than just watching what you eat. Many times, if people over do it on drinks and dancing at the office party, they will find themselves in a pinch the next morning. The pinch can mean more than just a hangover and feeling sheepish. Doing too much carousing can cause a pinched vertebrae or pulled muscle.

One other chiropractic care technique that you can do on your own time this holiday season is something you can do at the office. When you are sitting at your desk, make sure the chair you have chosen for yourself supports your back and the curve of your spine. You will also want to be sure you can rest your feet on the floor comfortable. Even if you chair fits this criteria, make sure you get up and walk around every 20 minutes or so.

With just a touch of prevention you can keep your back healthy and pain free. Stretching is a good supplement to exercise or weight training if you have a few spare moments. Whatever you do, make sure you are working to keep your back and your body in good shape. Talk to your doctor or chiropractor about other chiropractic care techniques you can do at home.

Chiropractic care this season is as much about keeping yourself out of the chiropractor’s office as it is about enjoying your time in the office. Everyone is busy during the holidays and the last thing you want to do is spend a shopping day laying flat on your back.