Do you experience nagging pain every day? Are your joints painful? Has pain in your back caused you to alter your daily activities? If these types of pain sound all too familiar, you may benefit from spinal manipulation.
Spinal manipulation is a hands-on method of gentle, manual therapy. The focus of your physical therapist is to evaluate and enhance spinal function through the use of spinal manipulation. Some of the benefits are to help relieve pressure on joints, decrease inflammation, and improve nerve function.
Your spine performs and supports many of the functions of your body. The spine both protects your spinal cord and allows your body to move. It also allows you to breathe properly. In fact, you can directly connect almost every function in your body to the health of your spine. Pain that may seem entirely unrelated to the function of your spine could be effectively treated through spinal manipulation treatments.
To learn more about the benefits of spinal manipulation, contact our Progressive Medical Fitness physical therapy team today for an appointment.
The importance of spinal manipulation
The spine is a complex system that must remain in balance to function at an optimal level. Vertebrae, discs, joints, ligaments, tendons, muscles, and nerves need to function together in harmony to keep your body performing at its peak. If you are struggling with daily pain, you know the limits it puts on your life. This is why spinal manipulation is an essential treatment method for spinal health.
Your spine is able to achieve optimum health, when you practice the following behaviors:
- Proper posture and curvature of the spine
- Strengthened abdominal and core muscles
- Strengthened spinal and gluteus muscles
- Side-bending and rotational flexibility and balance
Spinal manipulation treatments with our highly trained physical therapy team can help you get there. If you are experiencing pain, contact Progressive Medical Fitness, as soon as you can. We will conduct a thorough evaluation to determine if spinal manipulation is the best course of treatment for your condition.
Spinal manipulation is non-invasive yet effective and safe
Spinal manipulation is a treatment method with benefits for a wide variety of conditions. In fact, the International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy conducted a study that supports spinal manipulation as an effective treatment method.
“Effectiveness of Physical Therapist Administered Spinal Manipulation for the Treatment of Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review of the Literature” is the title of the study. This study analyzed data from a number of peer-reviewed medical journals to understand the impact of spinal manipulation treatments on patients experiencing long-term, lower back pain. A review and thorough assessment of six randomized controlled trials was conducted by the researchers.
Results showed the effectiveness of spinal manipulation as a treatment method for lower back pain.
The study concluded, “Based on the findings of this systematic review there is evidence to support the use of spinal manipulation by physical therapists in clinical practice. Physical therapy spinal manipulation appears to be a safe intervention that improves clinical outcomes for patients with low back pain.”
Progressive Medical Fitness can help you find relief today
Your physical therapist will evaluate your spine alignment to identify areas for improvement. We recommend evaluating the spine every 6 months to ensure proper function and mobility.
Our Progressive Medical Fitness physical therapists are highly trained in the area of spine health, and they can help restore your normal level of function to your spine.
We have seen spinal manipulation treatments bring a highly positive impact to our patient’s lives. Our physical therapists can help you to increase your spinal flexibility, restore your spinal joint’s natural mobility, increase circulation of joint fluids, strengthen your spinal muscles, and teach you on proper posture and techniques to keep your spine healthy.
We can help you do more in your daily, while experiencing less pain. After just a few short weeks of spinal manipulation treatments, our patients report a significant reduction in pain and improvement in daily activities.
Contact our Northport, NY Progressive Medical Fitness office today if you have been living with pain and you’re looking for relief. Working as a team with your physical therapist, we can resolve ailments with spinal manipulation so your physical health does not decline. Don’t accept living with daily pain – live your best life with a healthy spine today!