From Clumsy Kid to Cracking Backs: A Chiropractor’s Tale
Who would have thought the little girl with a propensity to trip over her own feet, a right foot tripping over the left, a left foot over the right, and so on, would grow up to become a doctor of chiropractic and put her clumsy history to good use. My parents spent more time in the A&E with me than they did at home but, boy, am I glad that’s a saga where the child becomes the adult and surpasses the parent. Here I am, Dr Sarah Tan, proud chiropractor at Chirotherapy in Singapore who has learnt to put her own life squarely on her feet, figuratively and, quite literally as it turns out, literally. Little me has invaded little you and now, instead of creating messes, I promise to clean them up twice as fast. Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, put your feet up and get ready for some spine-tingling facts: Chiropractic adjustment on a regular basis, hopefully for life, promise to unclutter your life, unscramble your mind, improve your social life, maximise your physical fitness and minimise your need for medication (excepts, perhaps, for aspirin). Here are five reasons why.
1. Boost Your Immune System
Perhaps the most important use of the chiropractic adjustment is as a bioenhancing agent to jumpstart those sluggish nerves in your spine that serve as a massive superhighway for your nervous system. This nervous system controls all your immune reactions. Hence, an adjustment clears your life-cord for the newest and greatest influx of resistance against those viruses, flus and bacterial nasties floating in the Singapore humidity.
Take home tip: Add regular adjustments to a vitamin C-rich diet for an extra immune shot.
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2. Improve Your Digestion
Did you know that cracking your back could ease your belly ache? Misprized spinal vertebrae can diminish the nerve signals to your digestive system, and adjustments can help correct these problems.
Here’s the advice: Do not rush to your chiropractic appointment after a big hearty meal at your favourite hawker centre!
3. Enhance Your Athletic Performance
At Chirotherepy we’ve treated competitive runners to weekend warriors, with regular adjustments improving range of motion and alleviating pain … even boosting performance.
Pro tip: Consider a chiropractic adjustment before your next big race or match.
4. Better Sleep
Aching all over, but can’t sleep? A chiropractic adjustment could just be the song that lulls your body to sleep. Less pain and less tension could make it easier to drift into dreamland.
Note: For best results, schedule your adjustment a few hours before bedtime.
5. Increased Energy Levels
Got less energy than a sloth in a steam room? Regular adjustments could get all the basic energy units in your spine unsticking from one another, leading to higher energy levels. It’s like a natural five-hour energy – minus the heart palpitations.
6. Improved Pregnancy Experience
Ladies who are expecting, you might be interested to know that chiropractic care during pregnancy can help with back pain, reduce nausea, and perhaps even make labour a little easier. At Chirotherapy we have seen many Singapore Mums-to-be sail through their pregnancies more comfortably.
Caution: Always consult with your obstetrician before starting chiropractic care during pregnancy.
7. Enhanced Mood and Mental Health
Spinal adjustments might have effects beyond back pain: your spine could be tied to how happy or sad you feel that day. Some patients report better mood, as well as reduced symptoms of anxiety and depression, after regularly visiting a chiropractor.
8. Better Balance and Coordination
They can even improve your co‑ordination, as my less than co‑ordinated childhood sense of balance and direction, a bit like a reboot for your internal GPS.
9. Lowered Blood Pressure
A number of studies suggest that some forms of chiropractic manipulation could help lower blood pressure. So while you won’t be giving up your medication anytime soon, your chiropractor could be one more way to help protect your ticker.
10. Improved Breathing
Lastly, a chiropractic adjustment may help you breathe a little easier. Improving the alignment of the thoracic spine, for example, can decrease chest wall tension, perhaps resulting in a subtle increase in lung function.
The Chirotherapy Difference
At Chirotherapy, we don’t just ‘crack’ your back and let you go. We take a holistic approach to your health – looking at how each adjustment moves your level of wellness. Our chiropractors in Singapore will let benefits of chiropractic care.
But understand that one adjustment is like brushing your teeth once – can help out a bit – but what really ‘cleans the teeth’ is regular maintenance.
Hence, whether you are an overworked executive suffering tech neck, a parent of small children or anybody in between, add regular chiropractic adjustment to your overall wellness regimen – your body (and probably your mood) will thank you!
And maybe some day you will fall clumsily into that new life like I did, a passion for helping others, too. Make sure you don’t stumble into Chirotherapy on your first appointment. Save the falling for us – we’re pretty good at that stuff.
