Chiropractic

Chiropractic is a health care profession that focuses on disorders of the musculoskeletal system, the nervous system, and the effects of these disorders in general health.  Chiropractic care is used most often to treat neuromusculoskeletal issues, including but not limited to back pain, neck pain, headache, and pain in the joints of the arms or legs.

Doctors of Chiropractic – often referred to as chiropractors or chiropractic physicians – practice a drug-free hands-on approach to healthcare, which includes diagnoses, patient examinations, and chiropractic treatments. In addition to provide nutritional, dietary and lifestyle counseling, chiropractors have a broad range of diagnostic skills and are trained to recommend therapeutic and rehabilitative exercises.

Chiropractors perform the most common therapeutic procedure known as “spinal manipulation” or “chiropractic adjustment.”  The purpose of spinal 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 injuries can be caused by a single traumatic event, such as improper lifting of a heavy object or through repetitive stresses. Sitting in an awkward position with poor spinal posture for an extended period of time can cause excessive stress to your body. In either case, injured tissues that undergo physical and chemical changes can cause inflammation, pain, and diminished function. Manipulation or adjustment of the affected joint and tissues, restores mobility, thereby alleviating pain and muscle tightness, allowing tissues to heal.