How Stress Affects Pain, Muscle Tension, and Recovery | Ravenswood Chiropractic Chicago
How Stress Affects Pain, Muscle Tension, and Recovery If you have ever noticed your neck tighten during a stressful week or your back pain flare up when life feels overwhelming, you are not imagining it. This is something we hear every day from patients walking into our clinic in Andersonville. Stress alone does not cause every condition, but it can change how your body experiences pain. It can make muscles tighter, sleep more restless, and…
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How Stress Triggers Allergies and How Acupuncture Helps
Stress, Allergies and Acupuncture Allergies are a common condition affecting people of all ages across the world. The symptoms can range from mildly irritating to the potentially fatal anaphylactic shock. In recent years, a link between allergies and stress has been discovered. Acupuncture is a holistic, traditional therapy which can safely address both of these issues. What are Allergies? Allergies occur when the immune system overreacts to a substance that would not normally cause a…
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Does your Doctor Follow the 2017 Guidelines for Low Back Pain Treatment?
Chiropractic Treatments for Lower Back Pain Western medicine is notoriously known for addressing the symptoms of low back pain, the pain itself, without actually dealing with the problem at its roots. In the event of low back pain, painkillers, narcotics and muscle relaxants are typically prescribed, as well as anti-inflammatory drugs, but the result is often the same, chronic back problems that never go away. If the actual reasons for low back pain are not…
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Nutrition for Recovery, Inflammation, and Musculoskeletal Health
Nutrition for Recovery, Inflammation, and Musculoskeletal Health When people think about recovering from pain or injury, nutrition isn’t always the first thing that comes to mind. Most of the focus tends to be on treatments, exercises, or simply trying to get out of pain as quickly as possible. But what you eat and what your body has available to work with plays a quiet but important role in how well you recover. We see this…
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