What is difference between massage therapy and chiropractor?

Massage Therapy and Chiropractic care are different treatment but share similar purpose of care. Both treatments are effective and can relief pain. Massage Therapy and Chiropractic helps people in dealing with chronic pain especially in back. Chiropractors and massage therapists use hands-on therapy to treat patients with pain and muscle tension.
Massage therapy primarily takes care of soft tissues such as muscles, joints and ligaments. It uses variety of hands techniques for effective muscles relaxation. These can benefit to strained or pulled muscles. Massage therapy is luxury treatment, which assist patient’s pain management and their overall recovery. It provides improve circulation, relaxation, stimulate the nervous system and enhance tissue healing.
Chiropractic focuses on optimizing immune system. Chiropractor does not just focus on area of pain to provide temporary relief, but rather focus on individual immune system. Nervous system controls every function of human body. Chiro’s main goal is to release spine to make sure the body and nervous system are operating at their best level.
If your primary issue is muscles pain, massage therapy is your best pain reliever. Massage therapists are able to increase circulation and can relieve the muscles which often cause pain. Chiropractic can be better choice if you have slipped disc in your back, nerve or in joint. Having professional chiropractor can identify your pain and can help in choosing correct course of treatment.
If you are having muscles, joints or ligaments pain or are looking to simply relax, then you should visit a massage therapist. However, if you have any other pain for example back, nerve or in joints, then you should visit a chiropractor. 

Both Massage therapy and Chiropractor can be useful preventative therapies to avoid the muscles, joints / back, nerve or joint pain that come from everyday activities.

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