Chiropractor Dr. King in Pasadena, CA Treating Patients Like Family for over 13 Years

Not just a Chiropractic Office….we not only offer an amazing Chiropractor in Dr. Stephanie King but we also incorporate Massage therapy, Cold Laser therapy and physical therapy modalities with all of our Chiropratic treatments giving your body a complete balanced experienced treating not only alignment issues but also the muscles, scar tissue, ligaments and tendons. We offer a variety of techniques from straight adjustments to gentle non-force to meet the individual needs of each patient’s body and we tailor our treatments based on each person’s body so that each treatment is unique and not the same protocol for each person who walk through the door.

We also offer a full Comprehensive Nutrition Program for those looking for a total package with hormone balancing, weight loss and anti-aging programs. Check out our website for more information at www.dedicatedtohealth.com or our list of services at www.drkingservices.com.  Call today for your free consultation to speak with the doctor and find out how to get started 626-799-0557.

The Consequences of Stress
Experts estimate that 80 percent to 90 percent of disease is stress-related. Massage and bodywork is there to combat that frightening number by helping us remember what it means to relax. The physical changes massage brings to your body can have a positive effect in many areas of your life. Besides increasing relaxation and decreasing anxiety, massage lowers your blood pressure, increases circulation, improves recovery from injury, helps you to sleep better and can increase your concentration. It reduces fatigue and gives you more energy to handle stressful situations.

Massage is a perfect elixir for good health, but it can also provide an integration of body and mind. By producing a meditative state or heightened awareness of living in the present moment, massage can provide emotional and spiritual balance, bringing with it true relaxation and peace.

Touch Research Institute (TRI) at the University of Miami, is known massage research. Together, they and other researchers have done outstanding work proving the value of massage. While their studies have shown we can benefit from massage even in small doses (15 minutes of chair massage or a half-hour table session), Hernandez-Reif says they know from their research that receiving bodywork 2-3 times a week is highly beneficial. And if we lived in a fantasy world, Hernandez-Reif has the answer. “I feel a daily massage is optimal.”

It’s undoubtedly a wonderful thing when your therapist begins unwinding those stress-tightened muscles, and your day’s troubles begin to fade away. But it’s the cherry on top to know this “medicine” only gets better with frequency.

What You Already Know: The Benefits of Massage
In an age of technical and, at times, impersonal medicine, massage offers a drug-free, non-invasive and humanistic approach based on the body’s natural ability to heal itself. So what exactly are the benefits to receiving regular massage and/or bodywork treatments?

- Increases circulation, allowing the body to pump more oxygen and nutrients into tissues and vital organs.

- Stimulates the flow of lymph, the body’s natural defense system, against toxic invaders. For example, in breast cancer patients, massage has been shown to increase the cells that fight cancer.

- Increased circulation of blood and lymph systems improves the condition of the body’s largest organ – the skin.

- Relaxes and softens injured and overused muscles

- Reduces spasms and cramping

- Increases joint flexibility.

- Reduces recovery time, helps prepare for strenuous workouts and eliminates subsequent pains of the athlete at any level.

- Releases endorphins – the body’s natural painkiller – and is being used in chronic illness, injury and recovery from surgery to control and relieve pain.

- Reduces post-surgery adhesions and edema and can be used to reduce and realign scar tissue after healing has occurred.

- Improves range-of-motion and decreases discomfort for patients with low back pain.

- Relieves pain for migraine sufferers and decreases the need for medication.

- Provides exercise and stretching for atrophied muscles and reduces shortening of the muscles for those with restricted range of motion.

- Assists with shorter labor for expectant mothers, as well as less need for medication, less depression and anxiety, and shorter hospital stays.

For those of you looking to benefit from therapeutic massage look no further then our office.  We have all the benefits right here in increments of 20, 30, 40, 60 and 90 minute to fit all of your needs and budget.

Check out our Massage Services Page or call our office today at 626-799-0557.