Chiropractic Care and Massage Therapy—
A Match Made in Heaven

Massage therapy is the manipulation of skin and muscle tissue to relax skeletal muscles and achieve a therapeutic outcome. That’s the profes sional, buttoned-up definition. At its core, massage therapy is one of those feel-good experiences where your eyes roll into the back of your head, your mind goes to its happy place, all your worries disappear, and you start to wonder aloud, “Where was this all my life?” You’d be hard-pressed to find anyone who wouldn’t sign up for a session every single day if they could. So, here’s another excuse to get one—it works great when combined with chiropractic care! Massage and chiropractic are compatible holistic therapies for your total well-being. Both offer natural, hands-on, drug-free techniques and can be used as preventative as well as restorative therapies. More importantly, both work to resolve the cause of your pain rather than treat isolated symptoms. Used in combination, massage therapy and chiropractic care can help you maintain health and enjoy life to the fullest. How It Works Massage therapy softens, stretches, and relaxes tight, tired, injured, and overused muscles. When done right, your rejuvenated muscles can better support and move the bones they are connected to. That’s why, as chiropractors, we see massage as a natural complement to spinal adjustments and other treatments we offer. Simply put, it makes the process easier, more effective in terms of holding adjustments longer, and more comfortable for both our patients and us. As for when you take advantage of both, it’s completely up to you! Some of our patients do better having their massage immediately after a chiropractic adjustment, while others prefer a massage first. We even have patients who schedule their massage therapy and chiropractic adjustments on alternating weeks.