Chiropractic Care Can Help Get Your Back Ready for Summer
Do you have a long list of things you'd like to do this summer? If you're like most people, you may have been less active during the cold winter months. Unfortunately, jumping back into warm weather activities too quickly can increase your risk for back pain. Chiropractic care can help you prepare your body for your favorite activities.
Why Your Back Needs a Little Help in the Summer
Inactivity can cause a range of issues that affect back health including:
- Stiff Muscles and Soft Tissues
- Muscle Tightness
- Muscle Imbalances
- Poor Posture
- Weak Core
- Subluxations (Misaligned Vertebrae)
These issues might not be causing you any pain now, but could increase your risk for back pain if you suddenly increase your activity level. According to a meta-analysis and systematic review published in Health Promotion Perspectives in 2021, being sedentary was a considerable risk factor for low back back pain in adults and children.
How Chiropractic Care Can Help
Chiropractic care helps you get ready for summer by addressing underlying issues before they can cause back pain. Treatments help your back adapt to your more active lifestyle.
Benefits of chiropractic care include:
- Better Spinal Alignment. Subluxations press on or strain muscles, ligaments, and nerves, causing back pain and limiting movement. Chiropractic adjustments realign your spine. Adjustments ease pain, reduce pressure on nerves and improve posture. Adjustments are painless and involve quick movements with the hands or a small device to realign the vertebrae.
- Improved Flexibility and Range of Motion. Adjustments and soft tissue treatments, like massage, improve soft tissue and joint flexibility and range of motion. Both adjustments and massage are among the non-drug therapies recommended by the American College of Physicians for low back pain. Thanks to chiropractic care, you'll be able to bend to weed the garden or twist to shag a fly ball.
- Less Pain. Do you notice momentary twinges of pain when you bend or twist? Twinges are warning signs and could mean you're at increased risk for a back injury. Your chiropractor addresses the cause of those twinges, whether they're caused by subluxations or tight back muscles. Thanks to your visits to the chiropractic office, you won't have to worry about being sidelined by back pain this season.
- Reduced Tissue Tension. Have you noticed that your muscles feel a little tight when you move? Tight muscles or tissues are more likely to become strained or sprained during exercise. Chiropractic treatments loosen soft tissues and relieve muscle spasms and trigger points (knots in muscles).
- Straighter Posture. Weekend movie marathons may be the ideal way to pass a cold, snowy weekend, but too much time sitting can lead to posture issues. Poor posture tightens muscles and tissues, which can pull vertebrae out of alignment and cause subluxations. Muscle tension and subluxations make it difficult to maintain good posture, which can lead to back issues. Chiropractic treatments improve spinal alignment, reduce soft tissue tension, and improve muscle imbalances. Once these problems are corrected, posture improves, and the risk of back injuries decreases.
- Better Athletic Performance. It's difficult to excel at your favorite spring sport if your back hurts or your range of motion is restricted. Chiropractic care helps you perform at your best by addressing issues that could affect your performance. In fact, many professional sports teams rely on chiropractors to get their players game ready.
Is your back ready for summer? Start the process with a visit to the chiropractor. Contact our office to schedule your appointment.
Sources:
Spine Health Foundation: Sedentarism and Its Effects on the Spine, 12/4/2020
https://spinehealth.org/article/sedentarism-and-its-effects-on-the-spine/
Health Promotion Perspectives: Association Between Sedentary Behavior and Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, 12/19/2021
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8767074/
Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion: Prevent Back Pain, 3/21/2024
https://odphp.health.gov/myhealthfinder/healthy-living/safety/prevent-back-pain#take-action-tab
American College of Physicians: American College of Physicians Issues Guideline for Treating Nonradicular Low Back Pain, 2/14/2017
MedlinePlus: Healthy Risks of an Inactive Lifestyle, 9/15/2025
https://medlineplus.gov/healthrisksofaninactivelifestyle.html