3 reasons to book an osteopathy appointment during cold and flu season
As the days get shorter, the weather becomes cooler, and the leaves start to fall from the trees, it means that fall is here, and with it, cold and flu season. Booking with your osteopathic manual practitioner before, during, and after a cold or flu can help speed up the recovery process or prevent it from coming all together!
Have you ever noticed that you get sick more often if you have been overextending yourself, not getting enough sleep, or are extra stressed about something? You can think of your health like a bank account. Doing things that improve your health (sleep, healthy food, exercise, treatment) increase your funds and things that are typically bad for your health (lack of sleep, junk food, injury, stress, poor alignment) decrease your funds. When it’s functioning at its best, your body’s immune system can fight off a cold or flu with minimal to no symptoms. However, when the funds in your health bank account get too low, your body’s immune system can’t do its job and you can get sick more frequently, for longer, and with more severe symptoms. Osteopathy can help restore proper alignment to take stress and strain off the body and calm the nervous system to boost your health bank account as we come into the cold and flu season to prevent you from getting a cold/flu or at least help manage the severity.
No matter what you do though, sometimes you still can’t fight them off. One of the worst feelings is waking up and feeling as though you are in a fish tank. Your nose is runny, your whole head feels congested, and you know this is the start of a wicked cold or flu. But how can an osteopathic manual practitioner help with this? Using soft tissue techniques and craniofacial treatments they can take tension off the drainage pathways from the head and neck to help reduce that congested feeling in your head, nose, and face. They can also check and correct the mechanical fluid pumping mechanisms in your body to ensure proper lymphatic flow to help support your immune system.
After a cold or flu your body often needs help and time to recover. Your abdominals, diaphragm and intercostal muscles are likely overworked from coughing or sneezing and your health bank account has been depleted. An osteopathic manual practitioner can help to relax the tense muscles, calm the nervous system, and restore proper alignment and movement in all structures to begin rebuilding your health. So whether you’re recovering from a cold or flu, can feel one coming on, or just want to give yourself the best chance at avoiding cold and flu season altogether this fall, book your osteopathy appointment today.
