Huntington Beach Chiropractic would like to remind you that November is National Diabetes Month. We strongly encourage all of our patients and members of the local community to get tested and learn about this disease which affects nearly 26 million people with many more at risk. In fact, another 79 million adults are estimated to have pre-diabetes, a condition where blood glucose levels are higher than normal but not high enough to be called diabetes.

Diabetes is caused by high levels of glucose due to low insulin levels. It can lead to serious complications such as kidney failure, amputations, blindness, heart disease or stroke and is the seventh leading cause of death in the U.S. However, people with diabetes can take steps to lower their risk of complications.

Our chiropractor can help you make a wellness plan to prevent minimize the likelihood of pre-diabetes becoming full diabetes or work with you to develop a program to manage your diabetes and lessen its impact on your life.

Wellness Programs to Prevent and Manage Diabetes

Our Huntington Beach chiropractor recommends that the keys to success in preventing or managing diabetes are weight control, moderate exercise and proper nutrition. Even small steps can have a big impact on your ability to fight this debilitating disease. We offer a variety of services which can help. If you are currently experiencing back pain, neck pain or some other type of injury that might prevent you from participating in an exercise routine, we can develop a program of hands-on adjustments and massage therapy that will help restore your mobility and get you back on your feet. Our care also extends beyond pain management and injury recovery to include nutrition counseling and lifestyle advice.

What questions do you have about the possible effects of diabetes on you and your family? Ask one of the professional care providers in our office how we can help you reduce your risk or manage your symptoms, and let us help you “Get Healthy…Get Adjusted.”

When many people think of a trip to the chiropractor, they often overlook massage therapy as an option. Huntington Beach Chiropractic Center is proud to offer massage as a compliment to our non-invasive other wellness services.

While massage is not a new technique, most people have never experienced it for themselves. Often thought of as only a frivolous spa experience, massage actually has proven itself over thousands of years as an above adequate healing technique. Over this time period, many different techniques have come about to meet the needs of individual patients, including Swedish and Sports massage therapies.

In the spirit of offering only the highest quality patient care, each of our massage therapists are licensed and trained to handle a variety of pain and injury scenarios. They are also trained in pregnancy massage, senior massage and pediatric massage techniques to help all types of patients we see in our clinic.

Massage as Part of a Pain Management Plan

We see a lot of patients with neck pain, back pain, chronic headaches, fibromyalgia (chronic pain), etc. looking for a pain management regiment to help alleviate their symptoms. In most cases, non-invasive chiropractic treatment can help. However, we often add massage to the schedule of treatments.

Why? Studies have shown that regular massage can lower blood pressure, increase range of movement, and decrease stress. Patients also report feeling more relaxed and relieved of tension immediately after a session. All of these wonderful benefits are just additional reasons why adding massage to other patient care procedures is quite common in our clinic!

Have you experienced success with adding massage therapy to your pain management plan? What is your favorite type of massage therapy? Let us know!

Those interested in scheduling a massage appointment with our clinic or speaking directly to a chiropractor may contact us at 714-451-2610.