Countless individuals who have made use of chiropractic care to alleviate pain and correct spinal misalignments have attested to the power and effectiveness of this all-natural healing technique.
Similarly, massage therapy has been lauded by those who have tried it as a drug-free means of reducing pain and inflammation while accelerating the body's own recovery processes. Here at Dr. Phillips' San Antonio Chiropractic, we give you the best of both worlds by combining chiropractic care and massage therapy for patients who can benefit. The combination of two of more healing modalities is an essential strategy in holistic healing, the approach of treating different parts of the body with the aim of improving health throughout the entire organism.
The benefits of this approach become especially clear when we have chiropractic treatment and massage working together to resolve a physical condition or injury. Proper alignment and movement of a joint depends on healthy interaction between such structures as muscle, bone, cartilage and connective tissues.
If you have a whiplash injury, for instance, you might experience neurological problems and muscular weakness due to a pinched nerve, but the muscles themselves may also have sustained damage. If you have a longstanding spinal misalignment, chronic muscle tension may have caused or worsened that problem by tugging at the bones. But the reverse is also true: If you suffer from chronic pain, you may have strained, overstressed tissues which in turn were caused by a posture problem or misalignment.
After we evaluate your symptoms and medical history, we can determine whether you should receive a combination of chiropractic adjustment and massage therapy. Massage is often a good first step in preparation for spinal adjustment because it loosens chronically tight tissues, allowing the adjustment to proceed more easily.
