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Today’s healthcare consumer has Today’s healthcare consumer has greater access to information greater access to information than at any other point in history.than at any other point in history.

This knowledge This knowledge base has base has developed a developed a greater greater appreciation appreciation for natural, for natural, conservative conservative methods as methods as viable viable alternatives for alternatives for many human many human ailments.ailments.

Evidence today suggests that “watchful Evidence today suggests that “watchful waiting” as a preliminary management waiting” as a preliminary management plan may avoid unnecessary plan may avoid unnecessary treatments such as back surgery.treatments such as back surgery.

By approaching each patient By approaching each patient with a holistic concept of with a holistic concept of healthcare, issues such as healthcare, issues such as back pain, headache, and back pain, headache, and

extremity pain are extremity pain are successfully managed and, successfully managed and,

when necessary, co-managed when necessary, co-managed by Doctors of Chiropracticby Doctors of Chiropractic..

Chiropractors, also known as Chiropractors, also known as Doctors of Chiropractic or Doctors of Chiropractic or chiropractic physicians, chiropractic physicians, diagnose and treat patients diagnose and treat patients whose health problems are whose health problems are associated with the body’s associated with the body’s muscular, nervous, and muscular, nervous, and skeletal systems, especially skeletal systems, especially the spine. the spine.

Chiropractors believe interference Chiropractors believe interference with these systems impairs with these systems impairs normal functions and lowers normal functions and lowers resistance to disease. resistance to disease.

They also hold that skeletal They also hold that skeletal imbalance through imbalance through

joint or joint or articular articular dysfunction, especially dysfunction, especially in in the spine, can cause pain.the spine, can cause pain.

Chiropractic strategies of Chiropractic strategies of health management seek health management seek

to help the individual to help the individual cope by helping to relieve cope by helping to relieve

structural stress and structural stress and providing information on providing information on

alternative options.alternative options.

Chiropractic health care primarily Chiropractic health care primarily focuses on examining and evaluating focuses on examining and evaluating the spine and pelvis to determine if the spine and pelvis to determine if any one area of the spine is any one area of the spine is malfunctioning or if many areas of malfunctioning or if many areas of the spine are causing abnormal body the spine are causing abnormal body movements. movements.

If present these malfunctioning areas If present these malfunctioning areas may contribute to stresses that may contribute to stresses that influence the nervous system and influence the nervous system and compromise its ability to adapt and compromise its ability to adapt and function.function.

Chiropractors teach that health is Chiropractors teach that health is not a commodity which can be not a commodity which can be

purchased in a tablet or bottle; it purchased in a tablet or bottle; it can only be obtained and can only be obtained and

maintained by allowing the maintained by allowing the natural recuperative powers of natural recuperative powers of

the body to function unimpaired. the body to function unimpaired.

Adequate nutrition, water, rest, Adequate nutrition, water, rest, clean air, exercise, a positive clean air, exercise, a positive attitude and a properly attitude and a properly functioning nervous system are functioning nervous system are critical requirements for critical requirements for maintenance of good healthmaintenance of good health..

Many people find that regular chiropractic care, as part of a total health care program, enables them to function and perform to a higher potential.

When necessary, your Doctor of Chiropractic will provide recommendations for consultation with other health care practitioners to obtain secondary treatment or the proper counsel you may require.

The examination of your The examination of your spine, nerve, and muscle spine, nerve, and muscle systems to evaluate systems to evaluate structure and function is structure and function is what makes the what makes the chiropractic approach chiropractic approach different from that of other different from that of other health care practitioners. health care practitioners.

During the initial visit, During the initial visit, chiropractors follow a chiropractors follow a

standard routine to secure the standard routine to secure the information needed for information needed for

diagnosis and treatment. They diagnosis and treatment. They take the patient’s history and take the patient’s history and conduct a physical exam that conduct a physical exam that

consists of neurologic and consists of neurologic and orthopedic testing as well as orthopedic testing as well as

postural analysis.postural analysis.

During the examination, your During the examination, your spine and/or extremities may be spine and/or extremities may be moved through various moved through various positions to determine normal positions to determine normal or abnormal ranges of motion. or abnormal ranges of motion. This information will help your This information will help your Doctor of Chiropractic Doctor of Chiropractic determine areas of structural determine areas of structural dysfunction. dysfunction.

Chiropractors may even order diagnostic imaging and/or physiologic laboratory tests that can help confirm a diagnosis.

If chiropractic If chiropractic treatment is treatment is considered considered appropriate, a appropriate, a treatment plan will treatment plan will be developed.be developed.

The primary The primary treatment by your treatment by your

Doctor of Doctor of Chiropractic, in Chiropractic, in

most cases will be most cases will be specific vertebral specific vertebral adjustments or adjustments or manipulations.manipulations.

The adjustment is usually given by The adjustment is usually given by hand.hand.

It consists of placing the patient It consists of placing the patient on a precisely designed adjusting on a precisely designed adjusting table or other special equipment table or other special equipment and then applying specific and then applying specific pressure by hand, using precise pressure by hand, using precise and skilled chiropractic and skilled chiropractic techniques, to the areas of the techniques, to the areas of the spine that are out of proper spine that are out of proper alignment or that do not move alignment or that do not move properly within their normal properly within their normal range of motion. range of motion.

Special tables which provide Special tables which provide continuous passive motion, as continuous passive motion, as well as flexion-distraction, well as flexion-distraction, have been developed. have been developed. Instrument adjusting has also Instrument adjusting has also been widely used by Doctors of been widely used by Doctors of Chiropractic to perform spinal Chiropractic to perform spinal adjustments with the ability to adjustments with the ability to manually control force. manually control force.

There are also other There are also other methods used by Doctors methods used by Doctors of Chiropractic to perform of Chiropractic to perform spinal manipulations. spinal manipulations.

Once these spinal areas have been adjusted or manipulated to restore normal movement, the resulting change should have a positive influence on your area of complaint or discomfort.

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