Stress is a natural body response when we are dealing with adverse situations. The body typically tighten and shrivel up during a stress response, a term we called the fight or flight response. Stress, in the short term, is great at helping us out of troubles. However, many people today suffer from long-term, low-grade stress and that can be detrimental to our mental state, physiological state and even our postural state.
The impact of stress on our ribcage cannot be understated. When it comes to the rib cage, stress causes:
•Tightened muscles around the rib cage.
•Rapid and shallower breathings, meaning more works for the rib cage muscles.
•Shrugged and elevated shoulders. This reduces the flexibility of the rib cage.
•Hunching of the midback. This restricts the capacity and movements of the rib cage.
Over the long term, this equates to a stiffer rib cage, tighter muscles and ligaments, poorer posture, poorer oxygenations and a huge amount of stress in our rib cage structures. The gradual built up of inflammation eventually leads to chest and rib pain.
At Spearwood Chiropractic, our chiropractors are experts at managing ribs and chest pain. We pride ourselves on going the extra mile to uncover the root causes of your issues, not just simply alleviating your symptoms.
Common conditions that our chiropractors treat are low back pain, neck pain, headache, sporting injuries, postural issues, nerve entrapment, sciatica, jaw pain, shoulder pain, wrist pain, elbow pain, hip pain, knee pain, ankle pain and foot pain.
Private health insurance rebates are available at Spearwood Chiropractic. The amount of coverage varies so please refer to your insurer for your level of rebate.
Located at 12/83 Mell Road, Spearwood Chiropractic also services the surrounding suburbs of Coogee, Fremantle, Hamilton Hill, Beeliar, Success, Hammond Park, Aubin Grove, Bibra Lake, South Lake, Cockburn Central, Munster and Yangebup. To book an appointment, call us now on 0481342837 or BOOK ONLINE.
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