Dr. Gena Chiropractic - Your Favorite Family Chiropractors - Plantation, Florida

Taking your health into your own hands is not always the easiest thing to do on your own — that’s why there are a plethora of different healthcare professionals and providers that can guide you on your wellness journey and help you achieve your health goals, physically, mentally, and emotionally. 

Here we will discuss four essential types of healthcare providers and how each of them can be beneficial to your general health and well being:

• Functional Medicine Practitioners

• Massage Therapists

• Energy Workers

• Nutritionists

Functional Medicine

Now, here is where it might get a little tricky. We are not talking about primary care providers like the family physicians you might see for regular checkups. At Dr. Gena Chiropractic, your favorite family chiropractor in Plantation, we recommend working with providers who are in the Functional Medicine space. This means that the focus is on addressing your body as a whole, looking for the root cause of whatever is keeping you from living your full, healthiest life. Functional medicine providers use healing methods that connect the mind and body, and help them work together and communicate to one another without interference such as pain medication that often acts as a bandage: it covers up the problem, but does not truly fix the underlying issue. 

There are different kinds of functional medicine practitioners, who practice in many different realms of the health industry. In order to become a certified functional medicine practitioner through an accredited program, you must first be a licensed medical doctor (MD) in one of these areas: Doctor of Osteopathy (DO), Naturopathic Doctor, Dentist, Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant, Registered Nurse, Registered Dietitian, Acupuncturist, Pharmacist, or a Doctor of Chiropractic.

As you can see, functional medicine spans all different healthcare industries, but all of these professionals have one thing in common: they believe in treating the patient as a whole (versus treating the parts) in their own unique, personalized way. 

Massage Therapists

You might not consider a massage therapist to be a traditional healthcare provider, but massage therapy can be truly life changing for the body and mind. Massage therapists can help heal the body from injuries, muscle pain, spasms, and soreness. Their work can reduce stress and anxiety, relieve tension, improve blood flow and circulation, and generally just make people feel good overall. 

Massage is a wonderful counterpart to chiropractic care too. Just like with chiropractic care, massage therapy helps increase mobility and range of motion, which in turn, can result in the body responding more quickly and more fully to an adjustment. Because of this connection, many patients opt to get a massage on the same day, before their chiropractic adjustment in order to maintain optimal, long lasting results. 

At Dr. Gena Chiropractic, we offer massage and muscular therapy to complement your chiropractic care, as well as Cranial Sacral therapy. Our licensed massage therapists are trained in prenatal massage as well, although we typically do not recommend getting a massage during the first trimester of pregnancy.

Energy Workers

Energy work is a holistic practice that focuses on using specific techniques that work to activate the energy points in the body, called Chakras, and remove blockages that could be the cause of various ailments. One form of energy healing is Reiki, a Japanese energy healing practice that originated back in the early 20th century. The basic idea is that the Reiki therapist uses their hands to channel a person’s energy and assist the body in its own natural healing process both physically and emotionally. Some Reiki therapists also may use crystals to enhance their practice and provide even more opportunity for healing. 

Other holistic practitioners that are considered energy workers include acupuncturists, who use tiny needles to activate energy through various acupoints on the body; reflexologists, who stimulate the body’s energy through pressure points found on the feet, hands and ears; and massage therapists, who can encourage energy flow through the body. Chiropractors can also be considered energy workers, as we too encourage energy to flow through the body as we make adjustments. 

Nutritionists

Proper nutrition is vital to overall health and well being. You could go to a functional medicine doctor, get frequent massages, and participate in all of the energy healing, but without the right diet and exercise plan, there is a chance that your body still might not respond as well to the work you are doing.  At Dr. Gena Chiropractic, we have many wonderful well-trained nutritional counselors we refer our patients to. Each program is completely customizable to the patients’ needs, preferences and lifestyle to give them the best chance at reaching their desired health goals.

Whether you are looking for a functional medicine provider, a massage therapist, an energy healer, or a nutritionist, Dr. Gena Chiropractic is the family chiropractor in Plantation to suit your needs. Our team is happy to make any necessary referrals to complementary health care providers to help you get the most out of your chiropractic care and life. To schedule an appointment, call us at 954-417-5815. Remember, your health is in your hands; our hands are here to help.