Arlington Therapeutic Massage Provides Natural Pain Relief

Do you suffer from sore, aching muscles? Are you struggling to heal follow a sports injury? If you experience chronic pain due to an athletic injury or accident injury, therapeutic massage can naturally relieve this pain and help the body heal.

Massage Therapy Helps Patients Recover Faster from Injury

When the body sustains an injury to the musculoskeletal system, simple daily actions may become incredibly painful. For example, sport injuries like a herniated disc or tennis elbow can restrict the body’s natural range of motion. Many patients find that walking up and down a flight of stairs or even sitting for prolonged periods can be a challenge. Massage helps to minimize this discomfort by naturally relieving pain while also helping the body heal. By addressing the underlying cause for your injury, our chiropractor Dr. Wendy Jacobs can help you get back on the path to good health!

For example, our trigger point massage can help relieve pain associated with tennis elbow, low back pain, headaches and IT band syndrome. Applying pressure to targeted spots on the body releases trapped tension so the muscles can relax.

A sports massage helps to break up lactic acid trapped in the muscles. This promotes the flow of fresh, oxygenated blood, flushing out toxins and promoting healing. A sports massage can help increase flexibility, mobility and circulation following an injury.

For severe pain or serious scar tissue, our chiropractor recommends a deep tissue massage. Our massage therapist will help work out the tension trapped deep within the layers of muscle fascia. This helps to break up scar tissue and reduce muscle atrophy, which is key to regaining movement, flexibly and coordination following a sports injury.

Massage naturally complements chiropractic adjustments. The physical act of massaging sore or stiff tissue lowers blood pressure and cortisol levels while increasing the level of endorphins. This naturally enhances mood and relieves pain – no medication required! Regular massage can boost athletic performance by alleviating pain and helping the body return to good health.

Has massage therapy helped your body heal following an athletic injury?

At Jacobs Chiropractic, we are pleased to offer our patients a wide range of chiropractic care options, from chiropractic adjustments to therapeutic massage to sports medicine. We often treat many sports injury patients and, as such, have decided to focus today's blog on how we use chiropractic care to help patients recover from their injury and return to life full force!

South Arlington and Pentagon City Sports Medicine

Our sports injury chiropractor, Dr. Wendy Jacobs, has years of experience helping our South Arlington and Pentagon City sports injury patients recover from pain and injuries of all types. Dr. Jacobs has worked with countless athletes including members of the current Washington Redskins team, members of the international Olympic teams, members of the WNBA, professional tennis players, and championship track and field runners.

Chiropractic care is an excellent way to help patients who are seeking an all natural and non-invasive healing method. Many sports injuries are soft tissue injuries, which often involve damaged muscles, for example. The pain of a soft tissue injury can be just as bad, sometimes quite a bit worse in fact, than that of broken bones, and this type of injury has to be addressed and properly treated to ensure it does not become chronic.

Chiropractic adjustments, therapeutic massage, and the proper conditioning exercises can help resolve sports injuries of many different types. Dr. Jacobs will treat patients with the ultimate goal of restoring them to a fully functioning state. Circulation will improve, range of motion will be increased, and muscle strength will improve during chiropractic treatments for sports injury.

We understand that as an athlete, whether professional or "just for fun," you hate to be sidelined. We will create a custom recovery plan for you and teach you how to avoid injury in the future.

Please tell us about your sports injury questions: What would you like to know about sports injury and recovery?

Three Cheers for Internet Radio Show
Sponsored by Our Sports Injury Clinic

Sports, sports, and more sports is the name of the game for Dr. Wendy Jacobs. At Jacobs Chiropractic, we support athletes any way we can. We are proud to sponsor an Internet radio show with the Washington Redskins, The "Terrance Austin Show," which is on from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday nights broadcasting from the Bungalow in Shirlington, Virginia. You can catch the show at www.sportsjourney.com, and usually catch a spot featuring our sports injury chiropractor Dr. Jacobs near the end of every online broadcast. Dr. Jacobs has been gung-ho about the programs from the get-go as one of the original sponsors for the entire station.

Sports Fan Dr. Jacobs Doubles as Sports Medicine Practitioner

Dr. Jacobs does more than cheer from the sidelines. Her vast experience with sports medicine includes working with a number of professional athletes. These include the D.C. Divas, the women’s football team that nabbed the 2006 NWFA Championship and the Washington Mystics women’s basketball team. She has also worked as trainer and chiropractor for an international volleyball tournament and on the medical staff for all-Army sports teams.

As with all of our chiropractic treatments, our sports rehabilitation and therapy programs are tailored for the athlete’s individual needs. They typically include adjustments and therapeutic massage with a focus on specific injured tissue or ligaments to strengthen, rehabilitate and ameliorate healing.

Athletes need not wait until they are injured to reap the benefits from our clinic. Dr. Jacobs can provide maintenance programs for South Arlington and Pentagon City athletes to keep the body functioning at its optimum capacity and health. While we offer treatments for athletes and non-athletes alike, the former is hardest hit due to rigorous training and performance expectations.

To hear how hard-hitting and exciting that lifestyle can be, don’t forget to tune in to "The Terrance Austin Show" from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at www.sportsjourney.com.

How often do you listen to sports radio shows? Do you ever tune in to "The Terrance Auston Show?"

Army Chiropractor Provides Natural Pain Management
for Service Members

October is Military Appreciation Month, and here at Jacobs Chiropractic in Arlington, Va., we are offering discounted services and diagnostic screenings to military personnel.

Chiropractic Care Relieves Pain, Speeds Injury Recovery

At our wellness center, our primary area of focus is providing chiropractic care and sports medicine to enlisted service members and their families. We are proud to provide care for the men and women who bravely serve our nation. We recognize that members of the military work extremely hard to keep their bodies performing at the highest level. Unfortunately, some injuries sustained during service or preparedness training can lead to chronic pain.

Our natural pain management treatments, including spinal adjustments, physiotherapy and massage therapy, can help relieve back pain, neck pain, headaches and other sources of pain. These treatments ensure that military members are able to continue actively serving our country, without the risk of reoccurring injury or pain.

Pentagon City and Arlington Army chiropractor Wendy Jacobs, a U.S. Army Veteran, is committed to helping members of the armed services recover from injuries and safely manage pain. Even injuries like whiplash or a “minor” slip and fall can seriously damage the musculoskeletal system, causing a herniated disc or a pinched nerve. Unfortunately, traditional medical treatments often can only provide temporary relief. As long as the musculoskeletal system is out of alignment, patients will continue to experience pain.

As a chiropractor, Dr. Jacobs provides care for the entire body, treating the underlying injury to help the body heal and naturally relieve pain. Restoring alignment to the body through spinal correction also reduces the risk of future injury. In addition to adjustments, therapeutic massage can help tense muscles relax while promoting internal healing. The enhanced flow of oxygen-rich blood to the muscles removes lactic acid and toxins, reducing muscle spasms and improving flexibility. Physiotherapy treatments can also help the body regain a full range of motion following injury by allowing the muscles and connective tissues to heal.

Is chronic pain holding you back from living an active life? Are you wondering if adjustments can help your body heal? Post a question for Dr. Jacobs below, and visit our practice today!