Chiropractic & Medical- Mt. Pleasant
1117 Park West Blvd.
Mt. Pleasant, SC 29466
p: (843) 884-6194
email: drjoenews@yahoo.com
Welcome to our Patient Education page!
Our team of specialists and staff believe that informed patients are better equipped to make decisions regarding their health and well being. For your personal use, we have created an extensive patient library covering an array of educational topics, which can be found on the right of each page. Browse through these diagnoses and treatments to learn more about topics of interest to you. Or, for a more comprehensive search of our entire Web site, enter your term(s) in the search bar provided below.
As always, you can contact our office to answer any questions or concerns.
Therapeutic massage involves manipulating the soft tissues of the body to prevent and alleviate pain, discomfort, muscle spasm, and stress.
As in many kinds of therapy, therapeutic massage is one part of your overall chiropractic treatment plan.
Massage therapy:
As in many kinds of therapy, therapeutic massage is one part of your overall chiropractic treatment plan.
Massage therapy:
- Alleviates headache-associated pain
- Helps improve your ability to walk with a normal and balanced gait
- Helps lower your blood pressure
- Improves your breathing as a result of a more relaxed diaphragm
- Improves your range of motion, muscle tone, and flexibility
- Increases your blood flow, which aids in the healing process and allows muscles to work more efficiently;
- Reduces stiffness, pain and muscle tension
- Stimulates the body to release helpful chemicals such as endorphins
- Stress
- Sleep apnea and insomnia
- Sinusitis
- Range of motion
- Pain (chronic and temporary)
- Myofascial pain
- Jaw disorders
- Injuries such as pulled or strained muscles and ligaments
- Headache
- Digestive disorders, including spastic colon and constipation
- Circulatory problems
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Asthma and bronchitis
- Arthritis
- Allergies