Chiropractic therapy services offered in Guyana

Jan 22, 2023 News

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Health Facts…

By: Rehanna Ramsay

Kaieteur News – Many people suffer from chronic pain, whether it’s in the neck, lower back, or shoulders. Anyone who has experienced pain understands its all-consuming effect. Chronic pain sufferers will try almost anything to get relief.

Of the countless people who suffer from chronic pain, a huge majority have found relief through chiropractic care, which is a complementary therapy that involves the physical alignment or adjustment of the spine that has moved out of position.

In Guyana, this medical expertise is often lacking, with some visiting therapists coming in from overseas to offer their services here.

This week, Kaieteur News will seek to highlight the benefits of this form of medicine by speaking with Kern Roberts a Trinidadian born Physical and Manual Therapist who offers services related to chiropractic medicine in Guyana.

He told this newspaper that he decided to offer his services here as a result of a request from Guyanese who saw him on TikTok.

“They saw me and asked that I do some sessions here in Guyana, so I obliged,” Roberts said.

He explained that while his skills relate to chiropractic medicine, it incorporates other types of therapy.

“It’s a physical and manual therapy which means that the skills resemble chiropractic therapy but is not limited to it…there are other types of therapy involved,” Roberts noted.

He explained that many people, who suffer from degenerative spine injuries conditions, slipped or herniated discs, muscle injuries, and spasms can benefit from this type of therapy.

Roberts travels to Guyana often to offer his skills and services to those in need. He is currently in Guyana to conduct therapy sessions at Lot 67 Brummell Place, Stabroek from January 19 to January 23, 2023. He will be here again in February for other sessions.

The Therapist explained that anyone can benefit from the service.

“You don’t necessarily need to have a back or knee problem. You can come in to get an adjustment which is basically like servicing your body. Just like your car needs servicing, everyone needs an adjustment at some point, adjustment helps your joints to move properly, it reconnects the brain to the body and allows you to function better,” he said

Adjustments and manipulations, addresses alignment issues that cause pain and other symptoms all over the body, including impeding the body’s natural ability to heal. However, the benefits of chiropractic care do not end with pain relief. There are a plethora of other conditions and symptoms that can be alleviated with chiropractic care.

These include people who have problems with muscles, muscle attachments (tendons), and joints. Most people who go to therapy have back or neck pain, but chiropractic medicine treats a variety of muscle and joint problems. Research shows chiropractic care works best for people with back pain, neck pain, headaches, whiplash injuries, and joint problems of the arms or legs.

So, should you automatically assume you need chiropractic care? Not necessarily. Chiropractic care can help millions of people, but not everyone.

If you suffer from neck, back, or knee pain that has an unexplained cause and is not due to advanced osteoarthritis, you may benefit from this type of therapy.

Patients who stand to benefit the most from chiropractic care are those who are generally healthy and without the advanced joint disease. Examples include those with sciatica or old sports injuries.

People who get tension headaches and migraines can also benefit from accessing chiropractic care, because alignment those issues contribute to the occurrence of headaches. Moreover, patients with frozen shoulder syndrome can also benefit from chiropractic adjustments, which stretch muscles in the shoulder and reduce stiffness.

Roberts explains that in the case of headaches when the bones in the neck don’t align it can cause you to have spasms that can result in tension in the nerves and cause tension and pain in the head.  He noted that in these cases therapy can cause a little discomfort but bring instant relief.

There are also many patients who seek chiropractic care for symptoms such as chronic pain, fatigue, lack of energy, digestive problems, muscle aches, numbness, and tingling. All of these issues can be addressed with chiropractic care. Those interested in accessing this type of therapy from Kern Roberts can call or WhatsApp 604-0587.

 

 

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