When an individual experiences an injury in the workplace, the body’s natural response is to compensate for the pain or discomfort by altering its movement patterns. This can lead to imbalances in the muscles and joints, which further exacerbate the original injury or even create new problems. Chiropractic care can help address these imbalances by realigning the spine and joints, reducing inflammation, and restoring proper movement patterns.
The on-the-job injury is unique in that not only brings a great deal of pain, but often forces a worker into undesirable unemployment. Now, the injured worker has not only to grapple with the injury itself, but the difficulty of potentially not being able to provide for oneself and others. Faced with these stressors and in a great deal of pain, injured workers often find themselves with another severe problem: Becoming dependent on opioids after suffering an injury on the job, taking the traditional medical route, and managing their pain with prescription painkillers.
Chiropractic care can help alleviate these issues by resolving the injury itself, reducing your pain, and getting you back on the job. Chiropractic care can also help prevent future work-related injuries by promoting proper alignment and reducing muscle tension. In addition to the physical benefits of chiropractic care, many individuals suffering the stress of being out of work and injured also experience improvements in their mental and emotional well-being. This is precisely what we here at Hands for Life are able to provide for the injured worker, and as a non-profit, we can provide this to anyone in the community suffering from an on-the-job injury, opiate addiction, or some combination of these.