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Chiropractic adjustments work best and are most effective when done in conjunction with specific corrective exercises. This requires that the patient also perform specific home exercises between adjustments. These exercises are determined and supervised by the doctor and are meant to not only restore function quicker, but more importantly, improve the quality of daily life much sooner than with chiropractic adjustments alone. And here’s why: Current studies are showing that back and neck pain are not simply short term, one time episodes, but are most commonly chronic conditions that have acute flare-ups throughout a person’s lifetime. This means that neck and low back pain should be considered analogous to conditions such as asthma or diabetes which can be managed as opposed to a disorder that will resolve on its own and not return. This pushes the goal of the treatment program away from simple pain relief and more toward reactivation and restoration of full function. This combination of chiropractic adjustments and exercise will get patients not only speeds results, but also helps balance and stabilize the overall framework of the body. 

Health Tips from Dr. Broeg:  On Exercise

Physical exercise is any bodily activity that enhances or maintains physical fitness and overall health and wellness. It is performed for various reasons including strengthening muscles and the cardiovascular system, honing athletic skills, weight loss or maintenance, as well as for thepurpose of enjoyment. Frequent and regular physical exercise boosts the immune system, and helps prevent the "diseases of affluence"such as heart disease,cardiovascular disease, Type 2 diabetes and obesity. It also improves mental health, helps prevent depression, helps to promote or maintain positive self-esteem, and can even augment an individual's sex appeal or body image, which is also found to be linked with higher levels of self-esteem. Childhood obesity is a growing global concern and physical exercise may help decrease some of the effects of childhood and adult obesity. Health care providers often call exercise the "miracle" or "wonder" drug—alluding to the wide variety of proven benefits that it provides.