What is Chiropractic care?
Chiropractic care is the science of examining and treating the body naturally. It is a branch of the healthcare profession that focuses on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of health related issues due to proper movement disorders of the musculoskeletal system and their effects on the nervous system and general health. Chiropractic is derived from Greek words meaning ‘by hand’.

What do Chiropractors do?
Chiropractors examine the body for joint misalignments called subluxations. These fixations interfere with the body's self-regulating mechanisms via the nervous system, resulting in bodily dysfunction. If the joint(s) do not move properly, the nervous system will not receive the proper feedback information. This inadequate communication triggers the surrounding muscles to tighten, causing an imbalanced or misaligned joint. The misaligned joint needs to be corrected with an adjustment.

What is an adjustment?
An adjustment is the treatment a Chiropractor uses to correct a stuck or misaligned joint. There are two basic types of adjustments: manual, using only the hands and instrument, using a device like a “drop table” or activator. An activator is a small manually operated instrument used in the hand to introduce a small gentle thrust into a joint. An adjustment often begins the healing process.

What can chiropractic help?
Although chiropractic medicine focuses on the spine and central nervous system, extremities also benefit from adjustments. Orthopedic issues commonly addressed include: rotator cuff/shoulder problems, tennis elbow, wrist/hand pain like carpal tunnel, sciatica, knee and hip pain, ankle disorders, plantar fasciitis, shin splints and a host of other sports related injuries.

Chiropractic Specialties?
Some doctors of Chiropractic seek additional training in many diverse areas of healthcare. Additional areas of expertise would include Acupuncture, Nutrition, Sports Rehabilitation, Pediatrics, Neurology, Radiology and Internal Medicine. These are just a few of the many areas a chiropractic doctor could choose as a specialty to better serve patients.

Why should I get adjusted?
Common sense would say that if your body is properly aligned, it will work better. Periodic adjustments or “maintenance” enables the nervous system to work at an optimal level. This is analogous to maintenance done on anything that you own. Equipment that has routine maintenance done just lasts longer. A properly functioning body helps by allowing you to enjoy life to the fullest.

What is acupuncture?
Acupuncture is a systematic approach used for both the treatment and the prevention of medical problems. It is thought to be between four to five thousand years old and is more understood now than even 50 years ago. In addition to the traditional pressure points already known there are newly found points continuing to be discovered.

What do acupuncturists do?
Acupuncturists examine the body for electrical system imbalances. These electrical circuits are called or referred to as meridians, pathways or channels. The pathways can create problems should they receive too much or too little electricity flowing through them. If one was to plug an appliance such as a toaster or hair dryer into an outlet with too much or too little electricity, the appliance could burn out or not work at all. This analogy can also be applied to the body’s electrical system. This electrical imbalance could result in gall bladder or stomach problems, numbness, pain and many other physical problems.

What is an acupuncture treatment?
A treatment usually begins after a modern electrical examination of the meridians or pathways is performed. This allows the acupuncturist to use specific points that are located on the body to “balance” the meridian. This is similar to diverting traffic around an accident or diverting it even onto another road. After the assessment is finished, key points will be stimulated using a variety of methods. They range from rubbing or pressure (acupressure), lasers, electrical stimulation, needles, non-needle stimulation (tei shein), and heat (moxabustion).

What can acupuncture help?
Acupuncture has been documented to aide persons with numerous types of ailments and disorders. It is used to treat many conditions: surgical anesthesia, rotating an infant in breech position, pain control, headaches, ear infections, arthritis, spinal stenosis, lower back pain, knee, ankle and shoulder pain, tennis elbow, and carpal tunnel. There are over 2000 known conditions that acupuncture can either help or correct.

What is Functional Neurology?
Functional neurology, like radiology and orthopaedics, is only one of many specialties within the chiropractic profession. Chiropractic neurology is very similar to medical neurology. However, a chiropractic neurologist uses therapies and treatments instead of drugs or surgery to address neurological problems. Functional neurology is to your brain what a control – alt – delete is to your PC. Sometimes, our brains benefit greatly from a ‘reboot’.

A chiropractic neurologist can address the following types of conditions:

traumatic brain injury
movement disorders
dystonia
post-stroke rehabilitation
concussion
nerve entrapment syndromes
vestibular issues

A chiropractic neurologist seeks to make best use of human function, moving beyond the treatment of disease and disability to help patients reach their fullest potential physically.

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