Chiropractic & Massage: Why Do They Work So Well Together?
Chiropractic Care and Massage Therapy: Why do they work so well together?
Combining monthly remedial massage with regular chiropractic care can be a powerful way to enhance overall health and well-being.
They complement each other by addressing various aspects of musculoskeletal health.
Massage might work on other issues that might be causing limited mobility and pain.
Chiropractic adjustments are fantastic at treating mobility and neurological concerns. However, if the body’s mobility is being impacted by overly tight muscles, chiropractors might not be able to perform effective adjustments due to the limited range caused by muscle tightness.
Remedial Massage may help to create the happy muscle and joints to allow for effective movement of these problem areas, as well as decreasing some of the bio-mechanical issues and pain from these areas not working efficiently.
How Does Chiropractic Care and Remedial Massage Therapy Work Together?
Massage loosens muscles before adjustments:
Tight muscles can make chiropractic adjustments harder to perform.
Massage helps relax soft tissues, making spinal adjustments more effective.
Chiropractic aligns the spine for better function:
Chiropractic care corrects misalignments (subluxations) in the spine, improving nerve function.
Proper spinal alignment reduces muscle compensation patterns that lead to pain and tension.
Massage supports chiropractic adjustments:
After an adjustment, massage can help maintain proper alignment by preventing muscles from pulling the affected areas back into misalignment.
Reduces post-adjustment soreness and promotes faster recovery via hydrating connective tissue and increased blood flow.
What Chiropractic on Winston’s therapists might use in a session/appointment
History Taking and Assessment
Deep Tissue Massage
Myofascial Cupping
Trigger Point Therapy
Dry Needling
Instrument assisted Soft Tissue Massage IATSM
Cupping Assisted Stretching
Stretch Techniques
Gentle Traction
What might work for your body?
When and why you use massage around chiropractic care might depend on your lifestyle, any niggles that present before or after your chiropractic care, and what works best for your availability.
✔ Massage before Chiropractic: Loosens muscles, making adjustments smoother.
✔ Massage after Chiropractic: Helps maintain the effects of adjustments.
✔ Massage between Chiropractic: can be used to effectively resolve issues between treatments, as well as the fantastic benefits of massage such as increased mobility, recovery, relaxed parasympathetic state, and pain relief.
Other Wellness Strategies that work with Chiropractic and Remedial Massage
✅ Stretching & mobility work: Helps to maintain flexibility and prevent muscle tightness.
✅ Hydration & nutrition: drinking water after treatments helps your body deal with all the increased movement of nutrients and cellular waste due to increased blood and lymph flow.
✅ Regular movement: Walking, Pilates, gym and exercise all support spinal health. Motion is the lotion for your body’s mobility!
If the above blog makes sense to you, or you would like to learn more, please get in touch with our team and we will share how a combined strategy using Chiropractic Care & Remedial Massage Therapy can be tailored to suit your condition and treatment plan.
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