Harrisburg Nutrition

Nutrition Plays a Part in Pain Management

What we choose to eat becomes a part of us and can either cause us harm or do us good. Here at Skocik Chiropractic in Harrisburg, we discuss nutrition in depth with each of our patients as an integral part of our pain management services.

How Your Diet and Nutrition May Affect Your Pain Management

Science now knows that a great deal of what we consider in as “normal” in certain diets is actually very inflammatory to our bodies. This continual low-level inflammation can cause pain and dysfunction all by itself, and it can also aggravate the symptoms of chronic conditions we already have. This is why our Harrisburg chiropractor puts such a great emphasis on nutrition with each patient. 

We can do a lot here in the office to help with pain management; realigning the spine, providing massage therapy, rehabilitative exercises, etc. But how our patients eat at home goes a very long way toward deciding how successful they will be at getting truly healthy. In fact, we believe in helping people avoid health problems before they start by helping them eat healthy!

We also understand that nutrition can be a tricky and difficult subject with people. Even the healthiest eaters may have a food sensitivity they are unaware of, or they still may not be getting enough of certain nutrients. In many cases, patients suffer from conditions that require above and beyond the normal levels of certain nutrients in order to get true relief and healing from their ailments. So in addition to intensive nutritional counseling about how different foods affect our bodies, we are also certified in Metagenics. Metagenics are scientifically-formulated medical food supplements that are designed to support specific health goals for our patients.

Effective Vitamin Supplements are available for Harrisburg, Hershey, Progress, Colonial Park, Lower Paxton, and Grantville, PA communities

Metagenics are not simple vitamin supplements you can find at the drugstore; they are medical food supplements that require a prescription from our Harrisburg chiropractor. During an appointment, he will discuss your needs with you in depth and then he can recommend and prescribe a particular supplement based on your individual health concerns and goals. These medical food supplements are formulated from actual, real foods, not synthetics. They are formulated to have specific nutrient concentrations that can help with pain management for everything from fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome to diabetes, IBS, children’s health concerns and a host of other concerns.

In addition to potentially prescribing Metagenics supplements, Dr. Skocik will discuss your current nutritional situation with you and work out a healthy diet plan that you can both enjoy and that can help you reach your health and wellness goals. If you have any questions about how nutrition affects your health, or want to learn more about diet plans and medical foods, please call and talk with us, or schedule an appointment today at (717) 540-8448.