Nichols Chiropractic: Tips to Alleviate Aches and Pains While Traveling

At Nichols Chiropractic, our Manhattan, KS chiropractic team is always committed to your health and wellness. Through the use of our holistic and drug-free treatments, we focus on helping you improve your quality of life by preventing, managing, and treating any number of common spinal ailments.

We've found that many of our patients who come in with back pain tend to do a fair amount of traveling; if this applies to you, there's a good chance that your habits while traveling have at least somewhat contributed to your back problems. Fortunately, our chiropractic team has some practical tips for preventing and alleviating common aches and pains during travel.

Preventing and Alleviating Back Pain While Traveling

Back, neck and shoulder pain are all very common types of pain experienced by travelers. This discomfort is often caused by being "cooped up" or kept in the same position for an extended period of time, such as sitting in a cramped airplane seat or even being in the car for hours at a time without a proper break. Combine this with other common causes, such as poor posture and inadequate lumbar support found in vehicles and planes, and you've got a recipe for discomfort.

Fortunately, there are steps you can take to prevent some of these aches and pains while traveling, such as:

• using a lumbar pillow
• stretching before and after flights
• taking regular breaks to stand up and stretch out while driving

If you've recently traveled and are suffering from back, neck, or shoulder pain, our chiropractic team can help. We offer holistic treatments that can provide prompt relief by correcting the alignment of the spine (which often becomes thrown off during travel). This is known as a spinal alignment.

Schedule an Appointment With Our KS Chiropractor Today

If you'd like to find out more about our holistic treatment options or are ready to schedule your appointment with our KS chiropractor, give Nichols Chiropractic a call at (785) 537-2211. We look forward to taking care of you!