About 90% of all visits to Chiropractors in Minneapolis and St Paul are for stress related complaints such as headaches, backaches, neck pain, eyestrain, poor concentration, anxiety, depression, irritability, anger, high blood pressure, heart disease, physical and emotional exhaustion.

Reducing the effects of stress

When you receive a massage your body’s parasympathetic nervous system is activated and this counteracts your body’s negative response to stress, relaxing the muscle tension and allowing your heart rate, blood pressure and circulation to return to normal.

Relaxing tense muscles

Muscles can become tight and ineffective for many reasons: stress, injury, poor circulation, overuse and misuse, can all cause you pain and discomfort as well as restrict your normal range of motion. When left unattended, these conditions become habitual and hamper the quality of your everyday life.

Massage therapy stretches and loosens tight muscles and connective tissue, breaks down and prevents formation of adhesions, frees your range of motion and reduces the dangers of fibrosis.

Decreasing chronic pain

A tight muscle cannot hold much fluid nor can it allow much fluid to pass through it. This decreases your circulation of blood and increases the strain placed on your heart.

Massage therapy releases contracted muscles and pushes venous blood towards the heart thus easing the strain on this vital organ. This increase in circulation brings energy producing nutrients and oxygen to your cells as well as carries away metabolic waste products that can make you feel listless and drained.

Help with sleep problems

Tension from everyday stress can disrupt your sleep leaving you tired, irritable and emotionally drained. This can rob you of the patience and stamina needed to face day to day life.

Massage therapy relaxes tense muscles and calms the nervous system, causing your body’s rhythm to slow down. When this happens your blood pressure lowers, your heart rate settles and your breath becomes deeper and more rhythmic, priming you for a perfect night’s sleep.

So what can a massage do for you?  The answer is: plenty! We offer different types of massage therapy for different problems and with skill and expertise we can help rid you of unwanted stress and duress on your body and put a spring back in your step!  We service the greater Minneapolis/St Paul area and welcome all.

In the chiropractic field we often run into and treat phicial conditions that may prevent sleeping well, this is very comon here in Minneapolis. Whereas you can always come to see us or call us for assistance here are some tips to sleep better at night:

• Stop drinking caffeine by NOON. – Caffeine stays in your body for 7 hours. When you have caffeine in your body, it doesn’t allow you to fall into deep sleep.
• 7.5-8 hours of sleep are the minimum each person should get, EVERY NIGHT! – The body needs time to rejuvenate and process the day. When you don’t get enough sleep it can increase hunger, anxiety, depression and it lowers your immunity along with slows healing process.
• Don’t look at any screens 1 hour before going to bed.                                 (TV, Computer, Phone) – Looking at screens before bed disrupts your ability to fall asleep and it changes the brainwaves necessary for deep sleep.
• Do not eat anything 2 hours before going to bed. – Eating before bedtime changes the ability of the body to fall asleep, and get deep sleep.
• Block out all light and sounds that come into your room. – When the brain sees light or hears sounds, it keeps us from experiencing deep sleep.
• Optimal sleeping temperature is 65 degrees.
• Have a good BED and PILLOW! Everyone has different bodies…therefore everyone has different needs when it comes to what they sleep on. Test out your pillow before you buy it so that it fits the curve of your neck. Tempurpedic and sleep number are the top rated mattresses because they fit to your body. Spring mattress should be replaced every 5 years. (If you wake up with a sore back every morning….YOU NEED A NEW BED!)
• Do not use sleep aids - Sleep aids diminish quality of sleep.

Today most people are concerned about health because they can enhance their performance and efficiency in every field of life only when they are completely fine. In such demanding life, if you have come across a serious accident which leaves behind mild or critical internal injuries that need time and expertise to cure, what will you do in such circumstances? You cannot let the injuries persist for long as it can create other health issues related to muscles, bones, nerves pain and others. You don’t need to panic in this kind of situation because you can take the advantages of professional chiropractic health care centers of Minneapolis. Now, patient can get rid of injury related health problems without using harsh medicine based treatment. The experts of these clinics are able to provide the patients the best ever chiropractic therapy.

The leading Minneapolis chiropractic treatment centers aim at the treatment, diagnosis and prevention of the problems and disorders in the musculoskeletal system and the lumbar spine, along with neck and thorax. The centers are highly advanced in all aspects such as technologies, medical professionals, facilities and innovative tools. Hence, they have become complete chiropractic clinics. The centers are
also reliable sports and injury rehabilitation clinic of this place. Therefore, you can consult the expert Minneapolis chiropractor of these clinics to attain the optimum health. The highly skilled professionals are using numerous methods of healing practices for faster recovery.

The experienced Minneapolis MN chiropractor can help patients recover better and faster with their effective procedures of manipulation, manual therapy and adjustment of the joints, muscles, spine and soft tissues. The excellent chiropractic massage therapies and rehabilitation treatments work wonder to cure auto accident injuries, sport injuries, work injuries, poor posture and chronic pain. In
order to give the most appropriate treatment, the experts start with accurate medical examination of the patients.

The renowned Minneapolis MN chiropractic therapy centers are specializing in treatment of various health problems. Besides treating headache, lower back pain and other injuries related problems, the well trained chiropractors can effectively normalize misalignments in the spinal region, as well as joints all over the body. The experts are using manual spinal adjustment and other advanced chiropractic
adjustment techniques to achieve the best results. The patients of these clinics are able to get utmost satisfaction by getting permanent relieve from pain and discomfort.  The drug free therapy is helping people with chronic health problems to obtain maximum healthy life by boosting up self- confidence level and improving overall health.

The highly advanced chiropractic therapy methods and techniques of the reliable clinics of Minneapolis are best to be trusted whenever you require extensive chiropractic caring treatments.

Because our chiropractic clinic treats many automotive accident patients in Minneapolis there are a few major mistakes that we want to make you aware of in the unfortunate event that you are involved in a car accident.

These are the major mistakes to avoid connected with a car accident

Mistake #1: Not seeing a physician, chiropractor or anyone after an accident.

Even a minor accident can affect your back and muscles adversely. Very often after a minor accident the symptoms don’t appear for days or even weeks. For this reason some people skip seeing any physician.

This can result in physical situations being overlooked until they really flare up, at which point (a) it may take longer to treat them and (b) they are no longer covered by the accident insurance.

A good rule is ALWAYS CONSULT A PHYSICIAN (CHIROPRACTOR OR DOCTOR) AFTER AN ACCIDENT.

Mistake #2: Getting checked out by someone who is not experienced with accident related problems.

A car accident is a very specialized type of injury, there are major and subtle symptoms that a car accident specialist learns to look for and treat to avoid future problems for the patient. Just like you would consult an eye doctor for eye problems you should consult  an accident specialist after a car accident.

At Advanced Medical of Twin Cities we have someone on staff always available for any accident patients.

Mistake #3: Settling your case before consulting a physician.

Your accident insurance entitles you to any physical treatment you need to get back to full health. This includes immediate life threatening medical treatment as well as any chiropractic, and rehabilitation treatment you need.

Sometimes you may get pressured into settling your case too fast, for this reason at times we recommend coming to see a physician before even seeing a layer.

I hope this information helps you avoiding any of those possible problems and most of all we hope you don’t get into any accident but in any case we are here to help you.

The number one place where people get back pain as well as neckpain is the work place.

Some of the common causes of back pain are: wrong posture, lifting heavy objects, uncomfortable chairs, too high or too low desks as well as many others. Even the use of a keyboard and a mouse in the wrong position when repeated over and over can result in back injury and therefore back pain.

We wanted to give you some simple tips to help you when you experience back pain at work:

1. Try to maintain your regular activity level whenever possible.
2. Review your working environment to see what is bringing about the problem and if it can be easily remedied; if so fix it.
3. Come to see a chiropractor, taking painkillers can relieve back pain for a while but doesn’t find and resolve the actual cause. With back pain the wrong thing to do is ignore it.

We are here to help you, if needed we can assist you in using your work insurance, if you are anywhere in the Minneapolis area we can help you.

Chiropractor’s tip of the week – Loading and unloading vehicles

Driving for a long time usually stiffens the back; if that is immediately followed by lifting heavy objects it can result in injury.

Always stretch before loading or unloading a vehicle, especially if you have just been driving for a while.

Coughs can be very annoying especially around holiday season. Here are some natural remedies to help you or your family get over a cough:

1. Make it sweet. Honey in a small amount of water soothes the throat and can alleviate an irritating cough. Consult your doctor before using this method with children under 2.
2. Moisten your mucus. Water and other liquids can be simple and effective. Moistened mucus is easier to cough up!
3. A tart twist. Add the juice of half a lemon to warm water. If you’re looking for a cough syrup substitute, add two parts honey and one part lemon juice.
4. Kill the cough before it starts. Maintaining high levels of vitamin C with zinc can be a big help both preventatively and if you already have a cough!
5. Raise the humidity. Irritation in the throat may be reduced by using a humidifier, especially where you sleep.
6. Breathe in the best. Essential oils may be inhaled or used as a rub to soothe a cough. Try peppermint, eucalyptus, sandalwood or cypress.
7. Kick congestion to the curb. Try using a neti-pot regularly to help with nasal congestion and sinus issues.
8. Just say no. Avoid dairy products, meats, and fried foods. They increase the production of mucus.
9. Spice up your life. Eat spicy foods, such as hot peppers. They help break up mucus so it is easier to expectorate.
10. Some like it hot. A hot bath or shower will soothe irritated airways and loosen sinus congestion.

Thank you for the opportunity to serve you and help you live a healthier life. We look forward to seeing you soon!

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