Chiropractic
The Care You Deserve
Chiropractic is a health care profession that focuses on disorders of the musculoskeletal system and the nervous system and the effects of these disorders on general health. Chiropractic care is used most often to treat neuromusculoskeletal complaints, including but not limited to back pain, neck pain, pain in the joints of the arms or legs, and headaches.
Doctors of Chiropractic often referred to as chiropractors or chiropractic physicians practice a drug-free, hands-on approach to health care that includes patient examination, diagnosis and treatment. Chiropractors have broad diagnostic skills and are also trained to recommend therapeutic and rehabilitative exercises, as well as to provide nutritional, dietary and lifestyle counseling.The most common therapeutic procedure performed by doctors of chiropractic is known as a chiropractic is known as a chiropractic adjustment,” sometimes also referred to as spinal manipulation. The purpose of the adjustment/ manipulation is to restore joint mobility by manually applying a controlled force into joints that have become hypomobile or restricted in their movement as a result of a tissue injury. Tissue injury can be caused by a single traumatic event, such as improper lifting of a heavy object, or through repetitive stresses, such as sitting in an awkward position with poor spinal posture for an extended period of time. In either case, injured tissues undergo physical and chemical changes that can cause inflammation, pain, and diminished function for the sufferer. Manipulation, or adjustment of the affected joint and tissues, restores mobility, thereby alleviating pain and muscle tightness, and allowing tissues to heal.
Chiropractic adjustment rarely causes discomfort. However, patients may sometimes experience mild soreness or aching following treatment (as with some forms of exercise) that usually resolves within 12 to 48 hours. In many cases, such as lower back pain, chiropractic care may be the primary method of treatment. When other medical conditions exist, chiropractic care may complement or support medical treatment by relieving the musculoskeletal aspects associated with the condition. Doctors of chiropractic may assess patients through clinical examination, laboratory testing, diagnostic imaging and other diagnostic interventions to determine when chiropractic treatment is appropriate or when it is not appropriate. Chiropractors will readily refer patients to the appropriate health care provider when chiropractic care is not suitable for the patient’s condition, or the condition warrants co-management in conjunction with other members of the health care team.
-American Chiropractic Association
Conditions that commonly respond to chiropractic care
(Chiropractic care does not necessarily treat or cure these conditions, however is associated with improved functioning and symptom relief of patients suffering with these conditions)
Asthma
Attention Deficit Disorder
Bell’s Palsy
Blood Pressure
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Cerebral Palsy
Chronic Neck Pain
Colic
Crohn’s Disease
Degenerative Joint Disease
Disc Herniation
Epilepsy
Female Issues
Fibromyalgia
Forward Head Posture
Gastroesophageal Reflux
Headache
Immune Function
Infertility
Low Back Pain
Maintenance Care and Wellness
Multiple Sclerosis
Nonmusculoskeletal Disorders
Otitis Media
Parkinson’s Disease
Pregnancy-related Pain
Radiculopathy
Repetitive Stress
Scoliosis
Spinal Allignment/Cervical Curve “text neck”
Spinal Pain
Stress
Subluxation
Temporomandibular Joint disorder
Vertigo and Balance
Whiplash