6 Home Techniques That Make Our Job Easier, and You Happier 

On The Go Wellness Chiropractor Miami: 6 Home Techniques That Make Our Job Easier, and You Happier
Hey there, peeps! Happy tax season, am I right? Wrong. Taxes aren’t fun. Anyway, this blog has nothing to do with taxes, and everything to do with home care techniques that actually work. Honestly if you google “how to ___ at home” a million results will come up. Some reputable, some less than, and some…really not. I’m not here to tell you there are home techniques that can replace medical/chiropractic care. However, I WILL say that I recommend supplemental home techniques to almost every patient of mine in order to ensure they are getting the best results from their treatment and keep their body as healthy as can be. After all, coming in to see us once a month/week/etc is not a magic pill. We can help, but we need your help.

Don’t worry, we’re all friends here, so I’ll share my secrets with you.

Kidding, I’m not reinventing the wheel here. The home techniques I recommend are extremely simple. However, that doesn’t take away from their importance.

Here are my favorites:

Ice, Heat & Contrast Therapy

On The Go Wellness Chiropractor Miami: 6 Home Techniques That Make Our Job Easier, and You Happier

MANY of our patients come in to see us due to either new injuries causing them distress, or nagging old injuries that still manage to cause pain. This is where we recommend a regular regimen of, icing, heating or contrast therapy.

We recommend icing new injuries and heating old injuries. That’s right, ice the new, heat the old. If you roll your ankle, put ice on it. If you have that chronic lower back pain that has been around for years, heat it. We generally recommend 20 minutes of either, every 2-3 hours.

Movement

On The Go Wellness Chiropractor Miami: 6 Home Techniques That Make Our Job Easier, and You Happier

and no, this isn’t just your generic “you should exercise to be healthy” recommendation. There is no shortage of research that shows that regular movement can help with pain management.

This study discusses exercise therapy and chronic pain while making a great point; in order for movement to be beneficial for your pain “The prescription of exercise for chronic pain must address the biomechanical issues and the psychosocial factors that contribute to the patient’s pain and disability.”
 
In other words, if you have knee issues, maybe don’t go for a run. Consider your personal symptoms and conditions and pick a form of movement that will strengthen your weaknesses without aggravating your pain.

Stretching

On The Go Wellness Chiropractor Miami: 6 Home Techniques That Make Our Job Easier, and You Happier

While this one is similar to the above, stretching does have some unique benefits such as improving joint function (like those bad knees), improving coordination, and lowering risk of injury. All things we want in the chiropractic world, AND all things we aim to help you do both in – and out – of our offices. We like a mix of static and dynamic stretching.

Water

On The Go Wellness Chiropractor Miami: 6 Home Techniques That Make Our Job Easier, and You Happier

I’m not telling you to drink 2 gallons of water like the #fitspos (did I get that right? Am I getting old?), the standard recommendation is half your body weight in ounces of water daily, or more (especially if you’re out in the Miami heat). So for a 150lb woman this would mean 75oz of water. For reference, this is roughly 2.2 liters, 9.3 cups, or half a gallon. See? That’s not so bad.

P.S. A handy trick is to stack drinking a cup of water with little habits you perform every day. For instance, one cup after you brush your teeth (that’s 2), one cup with each meal (that’s 2-3), one cup every time you take a break from work to go to the bathroom…you get the drift. It’s not as hard as you would think.

Rest

On The Go Wellness Chiropractor Miami: 6 Home Techniques That Make Our Job Easier, and You Happier

I know, I’m probably giving you flashbacks to your mom telling you to quit messing around and go to bed. However, you have to admit she had a point. As adults most of us are in this constant paradox of being painfully tired and craving sleep, while staying up way too late every night and losing sleep. Listen to your mom, and fix that sleep schedule of yours. As it turns out, pain and the amount of sleep you get is directly correlated.

Check out our other article on The Best and Worst Sleeping Positions. 

Mental Reprieve

On The Go Wellness Chiropractor Miami: 6 Home Techniques That Make Our Job Easier, and You Happier

As cheesy as it sounds, laughter really is the best medicine. Okay, not THE BEST, but certainly a great one. Your mindset and your mental health matter, not only for the sake of your happiness, but for the sake of your body as well. Pain and mental health are interrelated. Many chronic conditions can bring on things such as depression and anxiety, so it stands to reason that there is a negative relationship between the two that can be alleviated by increasing your mental health.  In other words, surround yourself with positive people, activities, and mindsets, and shut down the negative. 

Promise you’ll give these a try? Next time you come visit make sure to discuss your home techniques with us, as we’ll be happy to help you customize them to fit your exact needs 🙂 

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Dr. Nichole A. Walz

Dr. Nichole A. Walz

Dr. Josh Huddleston, and I are the founders of On-The-Go Wellness®. We are husband & wife, who just so happen to be Board Certified, Licensed, Chiropractic Physicians & Certified Yoga Instructors! After practicing with other clinics in the USA and Singapore for the past 5 years, we decided to start On-The-Go Wellness® to fit our active, mobile lifestyles.

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