What is Chiropractic?
How Does Chiropractic Work?
What Does a Chiropractor Treat? 

What is Chiropractic?

Chiropractic focuses on disorders of the musculoskeletal system and the nervous system, and how these disorders effect your general health.  Chiropractic care is most often utilized to treat neuromusculoskeletal complaints, such as pain in your neck, back, or your arms and legs.  Chiropractic care can also be used for treating conditions such as headaches and jaw pain.

How does Chiropractic work?

Chiropractic care is a hands-on approach to drug-free treatment for a wide range of ailments. One of the most common treatments performed by a chiropractic physician is the spinal adjustment, or spinal manipulation. Spinal manipulation alleviates pain and tightness by restoring mobility in the joint and allowing the surrounding tissues to heal. Similar adjustments can also be preformed on other joints of your body.

Spinal manipulation also aids in asuring adequate nerve flow, an integral part of human body functioning. When nerve flow is interrupted, it can cause a decrease in the communication to the organs of the body thus resulting in malfunction, or disease. Restoring adequate nerve flow by realigning the spine can allow your body to function better.

A common analogy used is that of a water hose. Your nerves are represented by the water hose, and the nerve impulse is represented by the water. When the hose is uncoiled and without interference, the water runs through it without interruption. If you squeeze the hose, or there is a kink in it, the water flow is impaired, resulting in a decreased amount of water flowing to its destination. In your body, this translates to reduced nerve signal to your organs, which in turn can result in decreased functioning of your body.

What does a Chiropractor treat?

A chiropractor can treat a wide range of ailments, both solely and in conjunction with other types of medical treatment.  The most common treatment for chiropractors to perform is spinal manipulation, but they can also treat a countless number of other ailments.  Neck and back injuries are commonly treated through adjustments and physical therapy modalities.  Headaches, extremity pain and common injuries are treated on an individual basis where the doctor will treat you according to your personal needs.  Motor vehicle accidents are also very commonly treated with chiropractic treatment and your individual needs will be met during each phase of your recovery.