A commonly searched question about chiropractic treatment is if an adjustment can make you taller. Chiropractors can do a lot to improve your posture, flexibility, and joint function, but can they help you reach your maximum height?
A chiropractic adjustment is known to stretch out your spine, but does that automatically make you taller? Read this blog to learn more about what chiropractic adjustment can do for your body.
How Spinal Adjustments Work
Chiropractors work on adjusting your spine and limiting subluxations. Problems with your spine are also the cause of many pain points in your body and can make other systems in your body malfunction. Chiropractors work to align your spine so that it can communicate with other systems like your digestive system, nervous system, and more.
While spinal adjustment can help you be more flexible, limit joint pain, and help digestion, there is no real evidence to suggest that chiropractic adjustment will make you taller. Your spine may adjust and help lift your shoulders and neck to a better position, but this doesn’t mean you will gain inches.
What Determines A Person’s Height?
Many people know that everyone’s height can vary depending on a few factors. Different families and individual members of the family can have different heights because of genetics. Genetics can play a big role in determining what your final height will be and there is often little you can do to make you taller. Some people grow at different rates as well and may not reach their full height until later in life.
Nutrition is a large part of your overall health, including your growth. Eating the right amount of food and all of your food groups will help you reach your appropriate height. Protein is also essential to growth and ensuring your body and spine can function properly. Vitamins and minerals are also important contributors to height. Vitamin A and Vitamin D can be the most helpful in helping you reach your maximum height.
Chiropractic Care Can Help Your Posture
When your spine is properly aligned and you don’t have back or neck pain, your posture can improve. Some people may believe that standing up straighter or having spinal adjustment makes them taller, but in reality, you already had that height ability. While the help of a chiropractor may make you stand up taller, your height is really predetermined by genetics and diet.
What Chiropractic Adjustment Can Do For Your Body
While spinal adjustment may not be able to make you taller, there are other amazing benefits that you can gain when working with a licensed chiropractor.
One benefit that many may not associate with chiropractic is better digestion. Once your spine can communicate effectively with your brain, all your other bodily systems can better communicate. Improving your digestive system can help with constipation, IBS, or bloating.
Chiropractic care is known for improving flexibility and giving patients an improved range of motion. Limiting inflammation helps your joints and muscles to move more freely, giving you the ability to exercise, reach, garden, or do any other hobby without pain. Improving motion and flexibility is a major benefit for athletes and the elderly.
Chiropractic care can help limit injury while exercising or playing a sport. Limiting subluxations, inflammation, and slipped discs with chiropractic adjustment will prevent further injury from occurring. Even if you do not have any pain symptoms, seeking chiropractic care can lower your risk of injury.
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Dr. Simmonds has seen firsthand how chiropractic care can help athletes heal from injury and help other patients have a more fulfilled life. Our office provides friendly service and comprehensive care to patients of all ages and lifestyles. We take pride in being a trusted chiropractic office and helping patients achieve their health goals.
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