Creighton Chiropractic Center

07/30/2025

Benefits of Massage After an Adjustment:
1. Reduces Muscle Tension
• Chiropractic adjustments realign the spine and joints, but tight muscles can pull things back out of alignment.
• Massage helps relax those tight muscles, making it easier for the body to hold the adjustment longer.
2. Improves Circulation
• Massage increases blood and lymph flow, helping bring fresh oxygen to tissues and flush out inflammation or toxins that may be released during an adjustment.
3. Speeds Recovery
• Adjustments can sometimes cause soreness, especially if there was long-term restriction.
• Massage helps reduce post-adjustment soreness and promotes faster healing.
4. Enhances Flexibility and Range of Motion
• Loosening soft tissue restrictions allows the spine and joints to move more freely after they’ve been adjusted.
5. Reduces Stress and Calms the Nervous System
• Adjustments can stimulate the nervous system; massage helps bring balance by encouraging relaxation and reducing sympathetic overactivity (fight-or-flight mode).
6. Supports Long-Term Structural Changes
• By addressing muscular imbalances that contributed to misalignment, massage supports the structural corrections made during the adjustment.

07/23/2025

Massage therapy can be a powerful tool—for body and mind—if it fits your needs and goals. It’s best viewed as supportive care, not a miracle cure. If your time or money is tight, prioritize massages when:
• You’re recovering from injury or high stress
• You have chronic tension
• Your doctor or therapist recommends it

Want help deciding if it’s right for your situation? Tell me what you’re hoping massage would help with.

07/23/2025

Reduces Stress Hormones

Massage lowers levels of cortisol, the primary stress hormone. High cortisol is linked to anxiety, irritability, and sleep issues. Lowering it leads to:
• Relaxation
• Calmer mood
• Reduced anxiety symptoms

07/08/2025

06/18/2025

Chiropractic and massage therapy often complement each other very well because they target different—but interconnected—aspects of musculoskeletal health. Here’s how they work together:

1. Muscle and Joint Synergy
• Massage therapy focuses on muscles, fascia, and soft tissue. It helps release muscle tension, improve circulation, and reduce inflammation.
• Chiropractic care focuses on the spine, joints, and nervous system. It uses adjustments to restore proper alignment and improve nerve function.

👉 When muscles are tight, they can pull joints out of alignment. Massage helps relax the muscles before a chiropractic adjustment, making it easier and more effective.

2. Improved Range of Motion and Flexibility

Massage therapy loosens tight muscles and improves flexibility, which can enhance the range of motion in joints that a chiropractor adjusts. In turn, chiropractic adjustments help restore joint movement, allowing massage therapy to be more effective.

3. Pain Relief and Recovery
• Chiropractic care addresses the root cause of pain (e.g., misalignment, nerve impingement).
• Massage helps manage symptoms like soreness, spasms, and stress.

Together, they can reduce pain faster and promote long-term healing, especially for conditions like back pain, sciatica, sports injuries, and tension headaches.

4. Enhanced Nervous System Function

Chiropractic adjustments help reduce nerve interference, improving communication between the brain and body. Massage therapy can lower stress and stimulate the parasympathetic nervous system, encouraging relaxation and healing.

5. Stress Reduction and Whole-Body Wellness
• Massage supports emotional and physical relaxation.
• Chiropractic supports structural and neurological balance

05/01/2025

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03/18/2025

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02/09/2025

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01/20/2025

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