When your spine is aligned properly, your body maintains a relatively straight line from your head down to your shoulders and back, as well as your hips, knees, and feet. Having proper alignment goes beyond maintaining a good posture — it can also help prevent long-term pain.

You may not realize that your spine is misaligned. To check it our, you could look in the mirror, or ask a friend to take a look. Is everything level? See if your shoulders, hips, knees and ankles all leverl or if one side dipping.

Is one leg appear to be longer than the other? If one of your legs extends longer the the other, that could be because your spine is out of alignment.

Do you have trouble moving your neck from side to side? How about when you are looking in the real view mirror in your car? Do you have to turn around to see? This could be another red flag.

Chiropractic care is a form of alternative medicine mostly concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of mechanical disorders of the musculoskeletal system, especially the spine.

Chiropractors treatment consists of a spinal manipulation, sometimes referred to as a chiropractic adjustment. The purpose of a spinal manipulation is to restore joint mobility by applying a controlled force into the joints that have become hypomobile – or restricted in their movement and possibly pinching a nerve – as a result of a tissue injury or poor posture/ergonomics.

Our chiropractors can consult with you about the condition of your spine. Advanced Medical of Florida provides you with the medical care you need.  For more information, go to our web site http://www.amfhealthcare.com or call (727) 408-5222.