The has arrived in Manchester. All of
us Manchester chiropractors, teachers, parents, workers, and employees are
experiencing the holiday stress. Let’s all make a vow to better cope this year! Here
are 5 tools Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries offers:
- A Grateful Attitude
- Be grateful. Gratitude leads to joy which is what the
holiday season is all about!
- Good Food
- Eat well particularly on the days between your parties.
- Mix in fruits and vegetables.
- Enjoy the sweets, and keep them under control. Extraneous
sugar for immediate energy turns into fat. Fat will simply add to your back pain!
- Stay hydrated. Start a new water drinking routine. Eight
glasses of water a day is a fine start! Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries encourages water
consumption for your bone, skin, spinal disc, bowel, mind, and appetite! (1)
- Movement
- Just move. Walk more.
- Schedule a workout or a yoga class (2) or a walk at
the gym or on the treadmill.
- Start a new routine of waking to motion with a simple
exercise you can do while in bed even: knee-chest and hamstring stretch.
- Self-Care
- Don’t ignore signs of back pain or neck pain. All that Manchester
shopping and gift wrapping (There's no ideal position to get this job done!)
may strain your spine. Plan a visit to your Manchester chiropractor - your back pain specialist - sooner than later. Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries is
here for you!
- Breathe. Focus on the breath when too many decisions
have to be made, too many cookies have to be baked, too many gifts have to be
wrapped. Just breathe. It's amazing what
6 even breaths in and out will do.
- Visualize calm. When "too much" comes your way, visualize
yourself in your favorite location: a beach, a snow capped mountain, a hot tub,
a lounge chair in front of a fire. Ahhh.
- Close your eyes. Not while you're actually driving to
grandmother's house, but close your eyes for a moment while sitting at your
desk or in your car. Closing your eyes shuts out all the stimuli if only for a
moment.
- Soak in the sun whenever possible. Its Vitamin D does
wonders for your bones and immunity and spirit! (3)
- Enjoy some Manchester chiropractic care!
- Sleep
- Sleep gives your mind and body a rest to be ready for more!
(4)
The holidays are so busy. The time is so short. The demands –
self imposed or family imposed or work imposed or society imposed – are high. Your
Manchester chiropractor and all the staff at Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries feel it,
too. Let’s support each other this year! Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries looks forward to your relaxing,
re-energizing, pain-relieving holiday Manchester chiropractic visit!
Contact us today. Happy Holidays!
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