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What is Chiropractic Care? | |
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It’s a natural method of health care that focuses on treating the causes of physical problems, rather than just treating the symptoms. Chiropractic is based on a simple but powerful premise. With a normally functioning spine and healthy nerve system, your body is better able to heal itself. That’s because your spine is the lifeline of your nervous system. It controls feeling, movement, and all function through your body. |  |
| Q: | How does Chiropractic work? | |
| Ans: | Chiropractic works by restoring your body’s inborn ability to be health. When under the proper control of your nervous system, all the cells, tissues, and organs or your body are designed to resist disease and ill health. The chiropractic approach to better health is to locate and remove interference (subluxation, misaligned vertebrae) to your nervous system. With improved spinal function, there is improved nervous system function. The goal of chiropractic is to remove interference that may be impairing normal health through specific chiropractic adjustments, allowing your body to heal itself. A healthy spine and healthy lifestyle are the key to optimal wellness. | |
| Q: | What is the education level of Doctor of Chiropractic? | |
| Ans: | Doctor of Chiropractic (DC) is well train and educated in chiropractic and medical education. Chiropractic education and medical education are similar in many respects and different in others because DCs do not prescribe drugs or perform surgery, and MDs do not correct structural problem with adjustment. DC candidate must passes the demanding four part National Board Examinations. Then, individual doctor will have to pass a professional licensing board to be granted the privilege to practice. Chiropractic license must be renew with annual continue education seminar. |  |
| Q: | What is Chiropractic Adjustment? | |
| Ans: | Chiropractic adjustment is the art of using a specific force in a precise direction, applied to a joint that is subluxated, misaligned, locked up, or not moving properly. The purpose is to restore normal function, joint mobility, eliminate interference to the nervous system, and improve spinal function and overall health. | |
| Q: | Can I tell if I have a Subluxation? | |
| Ans: | Not always. A subluxation is like a dental cavity—you may have it for a long time before symptoms appear. That’s why periodic spinal checkups are so important. Although it may be possible to know you have a subluxation, it is rarely possible to be sure. Regular spinal checkups are always a good idea, and they promote good health from the inside out. | |
| Q: | Do children need Chiropractic Care? | |
| Ans: | Since significant spinal trauma can occur at birth, many parents have their newborns checked for vertebral subluxation. Naturally, chiropractic adjustment procedures are adapted for the child’s spine. Many childhood health complaints that are brushed off can be traced to the spine. Having your children’s spine checked by a chiropractor early could often prevent health problems that emerge in adulthood. Most parents report that their children enjoy their chiropractic adjustments and are healthier than their peers. |  |
| Q: | Is Chiropractic safe? | |
| Ans: | Yes. Chiropractic has an excellent safety record. It is the result of a conservative and natural approach to health that avoids invasive procedures or addictive drugs. As proof, one merely has to compare malpractice rates between chiropractors and other health care professionals. Chiropractors’ malpractice premiums are a small fraction of those for medical doctors. | |
| Q: | What causes the sound during an adjustment? | |
| Ans: | Actually, adjustments do not always produce a sound. Often, adjustments do create the sound of a spinal “release” or “popping” sound. The sound is caused by gas rushing in to fill the partial vacuum created when the joints are slightly separated. This sound is painless and totally harmless. | |
| Q: | Can a person who had back surgery see a Chiropractor? | |
| Ans: | Yes. It is an unfortunate fact that up to half of those who had spinal surgery discover a return of their original symptoms months or years later. They then face the prospect of additional surgery. This too common occurrence is known as “Failed Back Surgery Syndrome.” Chiropractic may help prevent repeated back surgeries. In fact, if chiropractic care is initially, utilized back surgery can often be avoided in the first place. | |
| Q: | Does Chiropractic work for all types of health problems? | |
| Ans: | No, however chiropractic care is successful with a very wide variety of health problems not necessarily considered “back” problems because of improved nerve system function. With a normal nerve supply the body’s natural healing capacity can improve a variety of health problems. |  |
| Q: | Why do Chiropractors take x-ray? | |
| Ans: | Chiropractors take x-rays to reveal the internal structure and alignment of the spine. We are also concerned about underlying disease processes and disorders of the spine such as spinal deterioration, arthritis of the spine, abnormal development, bone spurs, disc disorders, tumors and spinal curvature. X-rays also provide a blueprint for correcting the spine back to optimal health and alignment. |