Chiropractic is Helping Patients Feel Younger

As the baby boomer generation approaches retirement age, they have begun experiencing many of the ailments typically associated with aging. Common complaints are stiffness and aches and pains of various sorts.

According to Dr. Rode, it doesn’t have to be this way. “I get many patients who come to me in pain and one of their most frequent complaints is that their pain makes them feel old. They just naturally assume that as they age, they are going to automatically start having these problems.” Pain that is associated with aging can actually be attributed to misalignments in their spine. A common misconception is that soreness and aches in the muscle are only a muscular problem and that stretching will make it go away. What happens is nerves from the spine are pinched and that decreases or interrupts the nerve flow to the muscles causing the aches and pains.

Dr. Rode recommends chiropractic care to reduce and eliminate the pressure on the nerves thus getting rid of the aches and pains. He explains, “Often patients will have more energy, more stamina and are able to do things that they had mistakenly believed they couldn’t do any more. They tell me they feel several years younger now that they are pain free and can enjoy life more fully.”