Would it surprise you to know that your local Hinsdale chiropractor can not only adjust your spine but also administer a therapeutic massage? Here at Fisher Chiropractic and Integrative Health, we offer massage as an essential part of our overall health and wellness services. Massage achieves more than relief from back pain and neck pain -- it also helps you heal from personal injury.

To understand the benefits of massage on the body, we must first understand how the body reacts to injury, stress or illness. A vertebral misalignment, for example, can wreak havoc on the muscles that enable you to stand upright and maintain your balance. If your weight is distributed improperly, this imbalance forces the muscles to compensate through overexertion. Chronic stress can permit metabolic wastes in the muscles to collect within hard, painful “knots” that prevent the proper flow of blood and oxygen to the tissues. Pinched nerves from a spinal problem may not function properly, allowing muscles to atrophy and become weak, which only aggravates nerve pain, back pain and other issues.

Massage therapy can work hand-in-hand with chiropractic treatment, exercise and other physical rehabilitation strategies to help your entire body return to good working order. While there are several different kinds of massage, these techniques all break up tension, stiffness and knots in the muscles while stimulating the circulation to those muscles so toxins can be removed and healing can occur. 

You might benefit from a regular Swedish massage or you might need a more specific technique such as deep tissue or pregnancy massage. Our chiropractor can prescribe the proper technique to address your individual symptoms and health needs. Once you have recovered your health, we can help you stay well through periodic minor adjustments and massage sessions. Not only will these “checkups” keep you feeling great, but they can also help ward off more extensive problems and medical expense in the future.

What was the most beneficial therapeutic massage you ever received? Tell us your story!