What is chiropractic care and what areas can it help?

Chiropractic care is a drug-free, non-surgical approach to healing and wellness. Chiropractic care restores health and prevents injury by improving the structural integrity of the body, primarily the spine. The brain communicates with the rest of the body via the spinal cord and nervous system. When functioning perfectly, this communication is uninterrupted, and the messages go to and from the brain without interference.

Addressing the Root of the Problem

The nervous system serves as the body's wiring. If this wiring is inhibited, the signal does not reach the intended body part, and illness may result. Such interferences can manifest anywhere along your spine. Pain in your arm or hand may actually be caused by a problem in your neck, where the nerves connecting to that hand originate. A qualified chiropractor can examine the spine for interferences and remove them through controlled techniques.

Established Practice

According to The Association of Chiropractic Colleges, chiropractic care focuses on the relationship of structure and function (as coordinated by the nervous system), and how that relationship affects the preservation and restoration of your health. Qualified chiropractors are professional medical practitioners, delivering long-term care at a fraction of the cost of drug treatments and surgery.

Benefits of Chiropractic

Short-term and regular chiropractic care have a number of benefits including:

  • Spinal and extremity pain relief
  • Headache relief
  • Increased mobility and range of motion
  • Decreased stiffness and muscular spasms
  • Arthritic joint pain relief
  • Increased joint health
  • Increased performance and energy
  • Increased sense of well being and relaxation
  • Increased balance and coordination
  • Reduced degeneration and risk of injury
  • Enhanced tissue healing
  • Decreased tissue inflammation

Common Musculoskeletal Conditions Treated

Millions of people seek effective relief and suffering from back and neck ailments and extremity problems every year with Chiropractic care. Relief from complaints ranging from knee and ankle problems to carpal tunnel syndrome and tennis elbow. In fact, musculoskeletal pain or discomfort in any area of the spine or extremity is a candidate for safe, natural, noninvasive chiropractic care.

If a condition exists which is better suited for treatment by a medical specialist, chiropractic physicians are fully trained to identify such conditions and make the appropriate referral. However, most patients suffering from musculoskeletal complaints can and are successfully treated with chiropractic every single day.

  • low back pain and stiffness
  • neck and upper back pain and stiffness
  • extremity joint pain and dysfunction
  • mid back pain and stiffness
  • headaches and migraines
  • carpal tunnel syndrome
  • leg pain, weakness, numbness and tingling
  • arm pain, weakness, numbness and tingling

Common Injuries Treated

Injuries can manifest in different ways. For example, it is important to understand that auto injuries often involve a delayed onset of symptoms which commonly surface weeks and even months post-accident. In work injuries, chiropractic physicians routinely look beyond the actual injury and address such things as work station setup, ergonomically correct equipment, and proper work techniques. For sports injuries, chiropractic physicians often check for biomechanical and muscle imbalances as a routine part of the treatment plan. Treating the whole person and optimizing health is what chiropractic is all about.

  • automobile accident and whiplash injuries
  • on-the-job and lifting injuries
  • sports/athletic injuries
  • slip and fall injuries
  • chronic injuries

Pain or discomfort in any area of the spine or extremity is a candidate for safe, natural, noninvasive chiropractic care.

  • Disc Problems
  • Neck/Back Pain
  • Headache
  • Pinched Nerve
  • Sciatica
  • Joint Dysfunction
  • ​Carpel Tunnel Syndrome
  • Fibromyalgia
  • ​Whiplash
  • Osteoarthritis
  • ​Allergies

Maintenance Care

We have discussed many conditions that can be relieved through chiropractic treatments. The best way to treat these conditions is to prevent them before they even start. Regular chiropractic visits can help to prevent physical problems and injuries from occurring. Other potential benefits of regular chiropractic visits are increased flexibility and mobility, higher level of energy, improved posture, more effective immune system, better circulation, and an overall better feeling of well-being.