Natural Treatment for Tennis Elbow

It is obvious that surgery is an expensive (and not always 100% effective) solution to pains and problems in the human body. Many people who suffer from the symptoms of tennis elbow turn to either medication or surgery... not ever considering the option of natural healing for tennis elbow and related symptoms. It is also a fact that tennis elbow is often mis-diagnosed or looked over by many doctors as the symptoms aren't always constant.

"Tennis elbow" is actually a bit of a misnomer, as it only occurs in approximately 5% of people who play tennis. This name was given to the pains and symptoms caused by repetitive use of the muscles in the forearm (which can happen from many different strenuous tasks) that often damage the tendons around the elbow. Small repetitive tasks such as vacuuming, ironing, scrubbing, painting, etc. can cause tennis elbow symptoms, as they are all repetitive tasks using the same forearm muscles. Holistic cures for tennis elbow start with diagnosing the symptoms and continue with treating the cause of those symptoms, not just treating the pain caused by symptoms.

The symptoms often experienced by those suffering from tennis elbow include pain expanding from the outer elbow into their forearm and wrist as well as weakness in the hand that makes it difficult to grasp small objects, turn a doorknob, or even shake someone's hand. This pain is caused by the straining of tendons in your forearm that are attached to the bony areas on the outer elbow. Healing and natural treatments for tennis elbow are sometimes difficult to come by, which is why our experienced staff at Alternative Health Clinic Myrtle Beach has doctors who specialize in natural healing processes. A holistic health care professional or chiropractor will be able to determine if there is a pinched nerve or misalignment in your spine, neck or shoulders that is causing pains sometimes categorized as an "overcompensation injury" or if the pain is from tendon damage in the elbow. In some cases of natural treatment for tennis elbow, a basic chiropractic adjustment may be all you really need to stop those painful symptoms.

Treating tennis elbow is just the first step in a process of natural chiropractic treatments. It is important that your trigger activities are pinpointed so that you can avoid those particular strenuous activities. Natural healing for tennis elbow should start with your chiropractor, and at Alternative Health Clinic, we have just the right holistic healers to help you alleviate your tennis elbow pains!

Chiropractic Care During Pregnancy

Pregnancy substantially impacts a woman's life in many ways. Not just in the way of lifestyle changes, but also in many internal/physical ways. If these physical changes throughout the body are not monitored and proactively corrected, a woman's spine, pelvis, and other joints will be painfully damaged from the extreme physical pressures of pregnancy. Think of the spine as a long chain of many links; if one link is weak or out of place, the entire chain is affected. Seeking prenatal chiropractic care at early stages will help ensure the spine and surrounding joints stay healthy and strong.

The female body is unbelievably durable, but during pregnancy a woman's center of gravity shifts forward putting weight and pressure on the front of the pelvis. This additional weight-shift causes different magnitudes of stress on the joints of the pelvis and lower back. As the baby quickly grows in size and weight, the natural curvature of the lower back increases to a more extreme curve, placing excess pressure on the already fragile lower spine. If there is a pre-existing spinal condition, pregnancy tends to amplify these pains making them intolerable and potentially irreversible.

Chiropractic care for pregnancy helps to strengthen the spine and make the pregnant body more susceptible to drastic change. It is important to begin light stretching and daily mild exercise at early stages of pregnancy in order to keep the body loose and elastic. Since the body is constantly changing and stretching with the growth of the baby, it is important to also begin chiropractic care early on to make sure there will be no long-term detrimental effects to the spine and joints. Not only is chiropractic care during pregnancy important for spinal and joint health, but it is also helpful to ensure that the nervous system is functioning properly throughout pregnancy and childbirth.

There are many things an expectant mother can do on her own to ensure physical health during pregnancy and childbirth such as light exercise, wearing the right shoes, sleeping with a large body pillow on one side, refraining from picking up heavy items or bending over, etc. There are also many things chiropractic care during pregnancy can help with such as spinal, pelvic, joint, and nervous system health. Alternative Health Clinic of Myrtle Beach has an experienced team that will help expectant mothers with chiropractic care during pregnancy and after child birth, so contact us today and see how we can help ease the pain and uncomfortable symptoms of pregnancy through prenatal chiropractic care. 

Natural Back Pain Management

Struggling with back pain is something all too common, as 80% of the population struggles with back pain at some point in their lifetime. The biggest problem with back pain is that it sends people to their family doctor's in search of chemical pain relief methods. Back pain specialists in Myrtle Beach are hard to come by, but our team of natural healers at Alternative Health Clinic has everything you need to provide you with natural back pain relief and help heal minor back injuries.

The most common back pain condition is lower back pain, the reason being that the lower back is extremely susceptible to injuries (much like the neck) because it is a very narrow, unprotected, and unstable part of the spine. If your lower back is in good shape, you are able to perform many tasks as the lower back can withstand tremendous acts without injury. On the other hand, if the lower back is out of alignment or does not have strong muscle support, small tasks such as bending over to tie your shoe can cause a lower back injury. Back pain does not heal on its own; symptoms can come and go, but professional chiropractic treatment is the only natural and long term solution.

Why is it important to seek chiropractic care from our professional team of Chiropractors in Myrtle Beach? The answer is simple. Back pain can be caused by numerous conditions ranging from simple strained muscles to kidney infections, so it is important to have the root of the problem determined to avoid more damage. Unlike over the counter medications or prescription drugs, Chiropractic care is an all natural way of treating back pain by pinpointing the cause.

At Alternative Health Clinic in Myrtle Beach, there are two main chiropractic techniques used to achieve the greatest results depending on the issue. Manual adjustments are just what they sound like; manual manipulations of the spine and joints. These adjustments that provide natural back pain relief date back to around 300 B.C. when Hippocrates discovered the effects of manipulating the human spine and the healing abilities. Modern day chiropractic manipulation is based on scientific research of the human skeletal and nervous systems. Manual manipulation in chiropractic care is meant to get the human body back to functioning the way it is meant to. Computerized adjustments are a more high-tech and complex form of chiropractic care meant for patients with injuries or issues that are too complex to be treated through basic manual manipulation.

Let us help you find your path to wellness with our proven methods of all natural pain management. Reduce your reliance on chemical medications and anti-inflammatory pills and let us show you how we can help you achieve natural back pain relief today!

Hydration is Key to Total Wellness 

What do you reach for when you feel parched? Soda? Coffee? Your answer should always be "water". Ever heard the saying, "Water is the fountain of youth?" Well, it is indeed true. You always hear people telling you the answer is to "drink more water"... Have a headache? Drink more water. Feel over-heated? Drink more water. Feel light headed? Drink more water. Have you ever stopped to wonder why? Our alternate health care clinic can assess your hydration needs and guide you down the road to total wellness.

There are many reasons to be properly hydrated, and the two factors that go into proper hydration are quantity of water and the quality of water. It may seem obvious but moisture is required for proper organ system function because it maintains skin elasticity (everyone hates wrinkles), muscle and connective tissue functionality and flexibility. Have you ever forgotten to water a plant? You may notice that under-watered or neglected plants dry up, become brittle, and are difficult to revive. The same things will happen to the human body if it goes under-hydrated, but it is much harder to tell.

The human body is like an oiled machine, without the proper amount of lubrication the internal elements cannot function properly, often causing the machine to shut down. Natural healing in Myrtle Beach at Alternative Health Clinic is your best bet at assessing your body's hydration levels and finding a way to easily manage and maintain healthy levels of fluids. Many people experience pain and discomfort throughout their body, but do not always realize it is related to hydration. Chiropractic care in Myrtle Beach is the best way to determine how to correct all of your unnerving ailments.

 Holistic Allergy Treatment

Spring in Myrtle Beach is just around the corner, and that means many of us will suffer from aggravating allergy symptoms. Allergy and asthmatic symptoms can be caused by hypersensitivity of the immune and respiratory systems. In order for these systems to function properly, they depend on normal communication from the brain and spinal cord.

Something almost undetectable to you, such as a misalignment in your neck, can cause an imbalance in nervous system function, which can in turn produce or increase allergy and asthmatic symptoms. Luckily, chiropractic care from a Myrtle Beach chiropractor can help with hypersensitivity in the immune system.

The Myrtle Beach chiropractors at Alternative Health Clinic can perform an upper cervical spine examination to determine whether or not your allergy or asthma symptoms are being caused or increased by a misalignment or imbalance. This is just one example of how chiropractic care can be used for more than just pain management. A chiropractic approach to treating allergies will ultimately relieve stress on the nervous system and allow the immune system to function more effectively, and your nervous system to function efficiently.

Allergy season in Myrtle Beach can start in as little as one month from now, and due to the mild winter the Grand Strand has had, you may start sniffling and sneezing even earlier than that. Let a Myrtle Beach chiropractor determine whether or not you will benefit from chiropractic care and natural healing in Myrtle Beach before the start of allergy season.

Aside from allergies, chiropractic care from Alternative Health Clinic can also help relieve symptoms of PMS, headaches, back and neck pain. If you are looking for a Myrtle Beach chiropractor, look no further than Alternative Health Clinic in Myrtle Beach. Years of experience and proven results have made Alternative Health Clinic the number one source for chiropractic care in Myrtle Beach.