Your Guide to Pain-Free Holiday Travel

Your Guide to Pain-Free
Holiday Travel in Wayland MI

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Bottom Line:

Holiday travel can be brutal on your body. Long hours spent jammed into a small seat on an airplane has the potential to cause a flare-up of pain in your low back or neck. Even if you are traveling by car, be careful when lifting suitcases that are stuffed with an entire closet worth of clothes and gifts. Proper spinal alignment can help your body function at its highest level and keep the holiday back pain at bay in Wayland MI!

Why it Matters in Wayland MI:

Your spine performs at its best when it has a balance of strength and flexibility. Chiropractic adjustments help your spine move comfortably through its entire range of motion. What’s more, when your spine is in alignment and balanced, your muscles perform better. Lifting too much weight at awkward angles can put a tremendous amount of stress on your spine and cause injuries, and after a few hours of sitting still in a plane or a car, your body isn't prepared to immediately start lifting 50 lb. suitcases. Be prepared and take a few moments during your travel to stretch, move your body, and warm up before doing any heavy lifting.

  • Stop in and get adjusted before you leave on vacation to improve how you feel and function.
  • If your flight is more than an hour, be sure to get up and stretch your legs.
  • Be cautious and lift with your legs when moving suitcases and gifts.

Next Steps:

A lot of patients have told us that getting that adjustment before leaving for their vacation helped them avoid having a relapse of pain. Give your back a gift and consider coming in to get an adjustment before leaving on your vacation, and from our family to yours, happy holidays!

Science Source:

  • The effect of spinal manipulative therapy on spinal range of motion: a systematic literature review. Chiropractic & Manual Therapies. 2012

OFFICE HOURS


Monday
7:30am - 11:30am
2:00pm - 6:00pm


Tuesday
2:00pm - 6:00pm


Wednesday
7:30am - 11:30am
2:00pm - 7:00pm


Thursday
7:30am - 11:30am
2:00pm - 6:00pm


Friday
Closed


Saturday
8:30am - 11:00am


Sunday
Closed

Full Potential Chiropractic

135 E Superior St
Wayland, MI 49348

(269) 792-9952