Prenatal Massage in West Des Moines: What It Does, What the Research Shows, and When to Start Pregnancy is one of the most physically demanding experiences a body goes through. Your center of gravity shifts. Your joints loosen. Your back, hips, and legs carry load they've never carried before. And on top of all [...]
Why Chiropractic Isn't Working — And How Integrated Care Changes That By Dr. Matthew Wilson, DC, FIACA | Ashworth Chiropractic, Physical Therapy & Acupuncture | West Des Moines, Iowa Most clinics do one thing. They do it reasonably well. And when they hit the edge of what they can offer, they send you somewhere [...]
🌿Recovery Isn’t a Luxury—It’s the Path to Healing In today’s world, where busyness is praised and exhaustion is normalized, recovery has been wrongly labeled as indulgent. We hear it all the time: “I’ll rest when things slow down.” “I can push through it.” “I just need to toughen up.” But here’s the reality: ignoring [...]
Benefits of Massage Therapy: 7 Proven Ways It Improves Health & Wellness Massage therapy benefits more than just your muscles—it improves your health, mood, and overall well-being. At Ashworth Chiropractic in West Des Moines, we’ve seen firsthand how the benefits of massage therapy go far beyond relaxation. Whether [...]
According to Hayden et al. (2021), a comprehensive review of 249 international studies on chronic low back pain discovered that exercise and manual therapy are the two most effective treatments. What a coincidence - that is exactly what we offer in our office! But what exactly is manual therapy? Let us delve [...]
Why Chiropractic, Physical Therapy, Acupuncture and Massage Work Better Together Why These Four Treatments Work Better Together Most musculoskeletal conditions aren't one problem. They're three or four problems layered on top of each other — a joint that's restricted, a muscle that's compensating, a nervous system that's stuck in a stress response, and soft [...]
Back pain can range from inconvenient to incapacitating. If you're experiencing severe pain that doesn't go away, you should ask yourself "who do I see for back pain?" With so many different types of providers and techniques out there, it can be tough to find the right answer. To top it all off, you [...]
