Are You Out of Alignment? Top Signs and Symptoms

If you think of spine misalignment, you think that it would only have an effect on your spine. But as it turns out, the spine is responsible for multiple functions in your entire body. The spine may be misaligned due to bad habits such as improper sitting and slouching. However, the good thing is that spine misalignment is fixable. Having proper alignment helps you maintain a good posture and prevents long-term pain that you’re likely to experience. Here are some top signs and symptoms of spine misalignment.

Severe Headaches and Joint Pains

Severe headaches and pain in the joint are perhaps the most common reasons why people see a chiropractor. Migraines can be very painful and cause intense pulsing and throbbing on one area of your head and are often followed by vomiting and nausea. In most cases, many treat this at home through self-prescription. If you are experiencing the same, you should consider going to your chiropractor because chiropractic care can reduce or even eliminate the migraines and joint pains. The migraines often are caused by misalignment due to the lack of the cervical curve. This ends up interfering with the body’s ability to relay messages to your brain limiting the blood flow from the spinal cord causing a lot of pressure on the nerves of your neck.

Cracking Your Neck or Other Joints

If you have been staring at your phone or laptop for a long time, you will feel like you have a stiff neck and the reflexive behavior is to roll your head around to loosen up till you hear a soft pop from your neck. Unfortunately, cracking your neck is not a good idea and may be a sign that you have a spinal misalignment. In fact, when this happens you are at more risk for spinal degeneration in these areas. Your chiropractor will be able to find the exact location of your misalignment and correct it and thus make the relief last.

Frequent Illness

If it seems like you are always catching the flu over the winter and cold in the summer, you most likely have a weak immune system. The central nervous system controls everything in the body, from the brain to the nerves, and acts as a communication center between the body and the immune system. So, when your spine is misaligned, the communication is blocked and thus increases the chances of frequent illness. But once your chiropractor aligns your spine, the lines of communication are restored, and the central nervous system operates functionally.

Numbness or Tingling in Your Back

When your spinal cord is misaligned, there is compression that occurs anywhere from your back to the lower spine. This causes numbness and pain in your back and the lower spine, even to your feet. Through the help of your chiropractor, the spinal alignment will ease the pressure and compression on your lower spine and ease the pain and feeling of numbness.

If you are experiencing a lot of pain in your upper and lower spine, it is important to receive prompt treatment for your pain. At Cashae Spine and Sports in Silver Spring, Maryland, we understand the pain you are going through and focus on aligning your spine to relieve this pain. You can reach out to us today at (240)-219-8975 and schedule a consultation.