Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What is Chiropractic?
A:Many people associate chiropractic with solutions to pain – back pain in particular — but we do much more. Chiropractors often focus on the back because the spine houses and protects the spinal cord, the nerves that come from your brain to communicate with the rest of your body. Because communication between the brain and the body is transmitted through the spinal cord, irritation to spinal joints leads to irritation of the nerves off the spinal cord, which can interfere with normal nerve function to any related part of your body.Chiropractic adjustments align the joints and stimulate muscles so they can support the joints properly. When your joints are properly aligned and supported, your nervous system can function without interference allowing your body to operate more efficiently and experience less pain. All this in addition to the decrease in aches and pains that arise from joint dysfunction directly!
Chiropractic is a treatment for joint dysfunction. It is not a replacement for medical care. Chiropractic enables optimum health through routine maintenance.
Common ailments that chiropractic care has helped include
- Sprains/Strains
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Whiplash
- Thoracic outlet syndrome
- Overuse and impingement syndromes
- Frozen shoulder
- Sciatica
- Chronic fatigue syndrome
- Fibromyalgia
- Diabetes
- Hypertension
- Migraines
- Herniated or bulging discs
- Plantar fasciitis
- Bunions
- Back and neck pain
- Discomfort during pregnancy
- Colic in babies
The benefits of chiropractic include an increased range of motion, enhanced athletic performance, more energy, decreased pain or weakness, and a decreased frequency of colds.
Q: Who can benefit from Chiropractic?
A: People of all ages, athletes, children, pregnant women, and even newborns can experience smoother function through Chiropractic. You do not have to have pain to experience benefits from Chiropractic. Chiropractic care is great for performance optimization as well as the prevention of injury and dysfunction!Q: Is there hope for old injuries?
A: Yes. The human body is great at compensating for injuries, but each one takes its toll on the body. Immediately after an injury occurs there may be pain and decreased function that seem to go away with time. This gives the illusion of recovery when, in truth, the body has simply compensated for the injury. It is the body's short-term solution to the problem. These compensations for injury lead to the overworking of muscles that were not hurt, causing imbalances of the joints involved. If left to its own process, this old injury will eventually make itself known in the form of aches and pains and decreased performance.A car accident and whiplash that occurred years ago could be the cause of neck pain and related problems today. Likewise, the pain in your low back, hip, knee, or problems with your feet may be the result of a twisted ankle from long ago. With proper chiropractic treatment your body can attain better function.