Winter Recovery: How a Chiropractor Can Help if You Decked the Halls a Bit Too Hard

Many people are familiar with the safety tip for lifting heavy things: Lift with your legs, not your back.

Sounds simple ... until you're shoveling snow and twist your back to toss a shovelful into a pile. Or playing with a growing preschooler with rapid requests for riding piggyback, swinging around, and who knows what else. Let's not even think about all the twisting and lifting involved with getting decorations out of storage.

Muscles and joints are stiffer in colder weather, which contributes to injuries and encourages more sedentary lifestyles, which also contributes to injuries. So, there easily are more ways to injure yourself in early winter than there are birds mentioned in the "12 Days of Christmas."

Never fear, the experts at Spinal Rehab Center offer same-day appointments for new and established patients. They also take a comprehensive approach to healing with physical and massage therapists on staff. They can help with:

• Back, neck, shoulder, and knee pain
• Headaches
• Sciatica
• Carpal tunnel
• Slip and fall injuries
• Sports and work injuries
• Car crash
• Slipped disc or other disc injury

During the initial consultation, doctors and therapists will discuss your overall wellness needs and develop a personalized plan for long-term healing.

The sooner you call, the sooner you can feel better! Get started at spinalrehabclinic.com or by calling (320) 252-2225.