How Are You Being Kind to Yourself Today?

Slow your roll, people. Just be nice. It is the least that you can do. Choose your words carefully and know that everyone is trying to cope in their own way, in a way that works best for them, even if it is different than what works for others.

Just.

Be.

Kind.
The hundreds of replies scolding each other online and the harsh comments in person do not make things any better. They only inspire more scolding messages and no one wants to think anyone wants to spread that in addition to the virus that is threatening our daily lives.

Are You Being Kind to Yourself During These Stressful Times?

In a time when the 24/7 news cycle can be both discouraging and scary, it is important to note that there are many times when self care ca be the last thing on your mind. The fact of the matter is, however, when you fail to take care of yourself you create more stress for your body, your mind, and, spirit. Fortunately, there are any number of ways that you can get the physical activity that you need. And even during the days when people’s regular fitness centers and workout locations were closed, the outdoors was still open. A game of basketball with your family in the driveway, an afternoon of playing catch in the backyard, and a run through the neighborhood are all options that never went away.

What do you do, however, when your back pain or muscle and joint aches keep you from being able to do the activities that you love the most?

With the help of physical therapists and their exercises and chiropractors and their chiropractic adjusting instruments and following treatments, there are many ways when people are able to get back to the fitness level that they crave. In a time when stress is playing such a role on the way you think and act, it is important to make sure that you are finding a physical outlet to relief some of those pressures. Even if it requires a visit to have a doctor use chiropractic adjusting instruments to keep you feeling comfortable, it is important to be kind to yourself.

With the use of physical assessment software platforms, chiropractic adjusting instruments, computerized range of motion testing equipment, and computerized range of motion testing equipment, both physical therapists and chiropractors can help their patients reach a comfortable and productive level of activity.

Consider some of these facts and figures about the many ways when automatic strength tests, chiropractic adjusting instruments, and other advancements might help you be physically kind to yourself:

• Each foot on the human body is made up of 28 bones, 30 joints and more than 100 muscles, tendons and ligaments. For this reason, it should come as no surprise that there are any number of ways that untreated foot pain can keep you from being as active as you want.

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• It is estimated that chiropractors treat more than 27 million Americans a year, with a chiropractic adjustment being performed around 1 million times every business day in the U.S.
• There are approximately 200,000 physical therapists employed in the U.S. with an additional 60,000 projected to be added to the workforce in the coming years.
• Research indicates that 56% of patients who saw a doctor, saw a 30% reduction in low back pain. In comparison, 94% of patients who underwent treatment with a chiropractor saw a 30% reduction in low back pain after four weeks
• Chronic inflammation affects millions of Americans. In fact, joint and arthritis diseases, one common type of chronic inflammation, affects 350 million people around the world and 43 million people in the U.S.
• Engaging in even a mere 10 minutes of physical activity every day can help you improve mobility and live longer, so it is important to do whatever it takes to pull yourself away from work and the television to get some movement.
• There is a growing amount of research that indicates replacing a doctor’s visit with a chiropractor’s visit for back pain could save Medicare $83.5 million a year
• The job outlook for physical therapists is projected to grow by 28% from 2016 to 2026, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is much faster than the average growth rate of all other occupations.