An awesome combo! St Peters chiropractic + Osteoporosis + Calcium.
Let’s start with osteoporosis. What a disease! It causes dis-ease for its sufferers. It exposes the sufferers to fractures. It causes brittle bones. It affects so many women (and men!) here in St Peters and everywhere. Sadly, by the time osteoporosis symptoms appear, it’s later in the disease process. You needed to take your calcium and vitamin D when you were younger. But take heart! St Peters chiropractic care can help manage its symptoms with a mix of nutrition, exercise and treatment. Old Mill Chiropractic is ready to be your osteoporosis manager!
To begin with, Old Mill Chiropractic has the gentlest chiropractic treatment to carefully treat the spine and keep it mobile, flexible and as pain-free as possible. Our Cox Technic spinal manipulation relaxes and relieves! But that's not the end of it. Making sure that you take care of yourself is vital. We’ll talk with you about protective actions you can take to shield your bones from damage like exercise to keep you well balanced (to avoid any falls and!) and strong and nutrition to keep your bones strong.
The latest in nutrition for osteoporosis is an article on calcium. A study of over 9000 people over the age of 20 years reports on osteoporosis incidence. The researchers found that the risk for osteoporosis dropped significantly as the calcium intake increased, the calcium/phosphorous ratio increased, and the vitamin D level increased. (1) So what is the main thing? Up your calcium, milk and dairy intake – Supplements are great, too. – and vitamin D. A supplement with both may help the cause greatly!
So contact Old Mill Chiropractic and bring your osteoporosis to the clinic. A treatment and management plan just for you will help you rest easy and keep your dis-ease at bay.