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What is it?
Chiropractic care focuses on properly aligning the body’s structures—primarily
the spine—to allow for natural, surgery-free healing. A chiropractor’s goal is not to give patients drugs so they
don’t feel pain, but to discover the source of the pain and correct the problem.
Why chiropractic?
The spine is the structural support for the whole body.
If areas of the spine become stiff or start to move improperly the function of the nearby muscles and nerves are impaired.
When nerves and muscles are impaired, they let you know using pain. The only way to get the stiff areas moving again,
and actually fix the underlying problem, is to use a chiropractic adjustment. What is an
Adjustment? An adjustment is a chiropractor's method of moving a restricted or stiff joint. The
doctor pushes on specific parts of your body in a way that opens the joint very slightly. The joint makes a popping
or clicking sound and is then able to move the way it is supposed to. Is it safe?
Chiropractic treatments are incredibly safe—actually, they’re one of the safest kinds of medical
care available. And your chiropractor has studied extensively to fully understand the body’s systems. The chiropractic
training program is comparable to the program of study for medical doctors. According to the American Chiropractic Association,
more than 30 million people visited doctors of chiropractic last year for a variety of conditions, and more and more medical
doctors are referring their patients to doctors of chiropractic.
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