Seasonal Affective Disorder is a form of depression that typically happens in the fall or winter due to lack of sunshine. Reduced sunlight can also cause your serotonin levels to drop and melatonin levels to become unbalanced, which can play a role in your sleep patterns and mood.

If you have SAD, you may experience some of the following symptoms:

  • Lack of energy
  • Trouble concentrating
  • Sadness
  • Anxiety
  • Weight gain
  • Irritability

Of the 16 million affected, 75% of those are women.

Red Light Therapy is one of the most exciting tools we can add to our health arsenal.

Who can benefit from Red Light Therapy?

Seasonal Affected Disorder

Red Light Therapy (LLLT) is shown to boost your alertness, mood, energy, and concentration. It’s important to use Red Light regularly to achieve and maintain results.

Depression

By helping your circadian rhythm and balancing serotonin levels, research shows that light therapy may improve depression and mental clarity.

Sleep Disorders

Research is showing that using light therapy can positively affect melatonin and serotonin levels in your brain. This allows for a more restful and deep sleep which will allow for a more consistent sleep schedule.

People taking Anti-Depressant Medication

If you’re taking an antidepressant, think of using light therapy in partnership with your medications. By balancing out serotonin levels on top of your current medication, it will amplify the affects.

Studies in animals and humans have shown that depression and anxiety coincide with certain mitochondrial alterations—including changes in cellular respiration and the generation of ATP, the energy currency of all cells.

So, it might not come as a surprise that low-level laser therapy, targeting mitochondria, can have an impact on these conditions! The first clinical trial of red light therapy for depression and anxiety found that a series of treatments with an 810 nm laser led to improvements in their depression and anxiety scores at the two-week follow-up.


Pain management

ain can come in different many forms. From acute pain to chronic pain that lasts three months or more, it's important to get help to treat all types of pain that might be affecting your overall quality of life. For people that are suffering from these conditions, getting help from a chiropractor for effective pain management might just be the best decision. Unlike other types of pain management, our chiropractor is trained at recognizing the root cause of pain, allowing us to target an individual's specific issues.

pain

Pain treatment techniques and chiropractic care are 100% natural techniques that can not only provide relief from pain, but improve overall health and boost the body's immune response! At Chiropractic Wellness Center in Kansas City, MO, we're here to help residents of nearby Mission Hills, Overland Park, Prairie Village and the surrounding areas get the help they need for effective pain management that doesn't rely on medications to simply mask the symptoms! Below is everything you need to know about our methods of pain treatment.

What Types of Pain Can Chiropractors Help with?

Our chiropractor is trained in recognizing how the musculoskeletal system interacts throughout the body. Chiropractors have a deep knowledge about where referred pain comes from, and the many causes of acute and chronic pain. We can help treat pain including:

  • Neck pain, which can result from stress and tension in the upper back
  • Lower and upper back pain, which have a myriad of causes that are both related to the muscles and the spine
  • Shoulder pain, which can result from injuries
  • All extremities, which includes the arms and legs and the associated joints and muscles of the body
  • Sciatica, which is a specific type of pain from the lower back to the outer parts of the leg
  • Fibromyalgia, a debilitating condition that results in chronic pain
  • Scoliosis and other spinal misalignments
  • Headaches and migraines
  • Fatigue
  • Balance issues 

Chiropractic Care and Relief

Our chiropractor will determine which of these issues is affecting you and provide chiropractic care to help treat the underlying issue. This can include:

Red light therapy, which uses photobiomodulation technology and calibrated light waves that envelop the body in red light and help restore injured tissues, regulate sleep cycles, boost immunity, and alleviate anxiety and depression in some people. We also provide:

Find the Best Pain Management and Treatment at Chiropractic Wellness Center

We want our clients to feel their best and provide the best pain management and chiropractic care to do so. Call us today at (816) 561-7035 to schedule your appointment at Chiropractic Wellness Center in Kansas City, MO and get started on the road to healing!

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