Here’s something you might not know about Park Bench. We do a lot of stretching on our patients.
Adjusting something and then having tight muscles pull everything back out of whack is a letdown for both the chiropractor and the patient. Sometimes the tight muscles, from posture or injury, are the actual cause of the problem. If we don’t do something about that, the problem comes right back.
Lately, some other businesses have been popping up offering expensive stretch sessions for clients.
We’ve been doing this for more than 15 years. We stretch legs, hips, calves, shoulders, necks, forearms, backs and wrists. Chiropractors in Maryland have licensing options including with or without “Physical Therapy privileges”, and both Dr. Matt and Dr. Rob have those privileges, and one of the main things we like to do with that is to hit tight muscles with a good stretch alongside the adjustment. Many of our clients tell is that it’s one of their favorite things about our practice.
There’s even a decent number of our patients who just want to be stretched during appointments. Definitely not most of the patients, but there are some who just want that, or some other type of mobility work.
If you’ve had chronic (years!) of lower back pain that causes you pain to get up and down from prolonged sitting, and if your hips are tight, then consider making an appointment and having us check out how tight those muscles are. Sometimes a good adjustment to the SI Joints and lower ribs, coupled with some nice deep stretches of the hips, will lead to almost immediate relief.
Shoulder Mobilization
Another great way to get relief is with shoulder mobilization. This means we are using our hands to grab your shoulder blade (scapula) and, with force and pressure, cause it to glide up and down and even pull it off the back to create some space between the shoulder blade and the back ribs. This can feel like a mix of pain and relief that most people don’t particularly enjoy in the moment but are relieved when it’s done and the shoulder blade has more normal movement restored. While we don’t always need to adjust the upper back and neck, this shoulder mobilization goes really well with neck and upper back adjustments.
If you have been in pain, especially if it’s your dominant “computer” hand and your neck, perhaps even with headaches on that same side, then you should think about coming in for some neck and upper back work and some shoulder mobilization. Give us a call and set up an appointment.