You don’t have to be a world-class — or even weekend — athlete to develop aches and pains. Just try being a parent! Starting with a child’s infancy, it’s bending over to change diapers, lifting them into car seats, strollers and high chairs, getting down and playing on the floor, piggyback rides and at the end of the day picking up toys. Throw in lugging groceries, cooking dinner, making beds and talking on the phone, maybe with a baby on your hip, and it can equal back pain. When they’re older, there’s the pickup soccer or basketball game in the yard, and all these activities can add up to a load of aches and pains, maybe even strains and worse, on the backs of moms and dads.

The role of a parent is a stressful one in many ways and physical stress is certainly one of them. Regular visits to the chiropractor can go a long way toward combating those aches and pains. One of the therapies a chiropractor uses is massage. Your chiropractor can get deep into muscles to soothe and loosen them. The chiropractor can also show you techniques for performing some parenting tasks without putting undue strain on the body, and offer you tips on stretching and exercise to keep yourself in shape for the rigors of parenting.

You give your kids a treat when they deserve one. Give yourself a treat with a visit to a chiropractor.

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