The history of chiropractic care dates back to the late 1800s, when a healer named D.D. Palmer is credited with developing this form of natural healing. Since that time it has become a viable and frequently used method of healthcare. Today, it is estimated that Doctors of Chiropractic (DCs) treat over 27 million Americans (adults and children) annually.

Heck, even one of the largest and most powerful sport organizations, the National Football League (NFL), utilize chiropractor services on every one of their 32 teams. In a sport of such violent nature the chiropractic benefits help teams optimize the functionality, endurance, and overall conditioning of professional football players in the treatment of neuromusculoskeletal strain injuries. This includes neck pain, low back pain, strains to hamstrings and quadriceps, and whiplash injuries.

You don’t have to be an athlete to be entitled to chiropractic benefits though. Here are the top three benefits of a chiropractor.

1. Vertebral Subluxation: This is a termed used by chiropractors that refers to the mechanical compression and irritation to spinal joints and nerves. All of the signs of symptoms have to do with the spinal column. Chiropractors believe that this causes a dysfunctional biomechanical spinal segment, whcih eventually leads to neuromusculoskeletal disorders. It’s possible that a great deal of the back pain that one half of all working Americans (experts estimate 80% of the population at some point or another) experience stems from this issue.
2. Improved Posture: A bad posture can be something that will follow you the rest of your life if not corrected early on. Because of the way many humans live today bad posture from things like, sitting in desks and hunching over looking at iPads all day is very common. Helping patients fix and posture is one of the best chiropractic benefits.
3. Internal Health: While many people recognize the physical/biomechanical benefits chiropractors have, not as many are familiar with the internal chiropractic benefits. Lowering blood pressure, alleviating asthma, and treating headaches/migraines are just a few of the other conditions chiropractors have been known to treat.

Chiropractic care is becoming a more popular treatment method because it can provide benefits like these in an efficient and healthy manner. If you’re suffering from a medical condition talk to a medical professional about the possibility of chiropractic care as a remedy.