About Chiropractic

What is Chiropractic?
Chiropractic care is the natural, drugless method of health care that has helped patients for over 100 years.  It is based on the idea that good health depends on a healthy spine with a normally functioning nervous system.  Chiropractic is the science of locating nerve interference and removing the interference by adjusting the spinal vertebrae. 

What is a chiropractic adjustment?
This is the method used by the chiropractor to remove interference with nerve function. It consists of the application of the hands upon the body in such a way that correction is given to the proper area, in order to bring about normal body balance.

How long does an adjustment take?
There is no set time. It takes whatever time is necessary to prepare the patient, relax him or her sufficiently, and to administer the adjustment. The length of time required is no indication of the quality or effectiveness of the adjustment.

How many adjustments do I need?
This depends on many factors; the nature of the ailment; vitality of the patient; history of the illness; type of work the patient performs. No instant miracle will strengthen and align connective muscles and ligaments that have been in trouble for months or years. In some instances, chiropractic results are very fast.  Others may take weeks or months because of pathological changes that have taken place in the body during the course of the disease. With each adjustment, the body will gradually maintain proper balance as the muscles and ligaments adapt to normal positions.

Are chiropractic adjustments painful?
Most patients say that the adjustments are not painful.  Even those patients, who were in bad pain before coming into to office, say that the adjustments do not feel bad.  Many patients feel an immediate relief of their pain.  Some feel an overall relaxation after an adjustment.

Can chiropractic help me?
Chiropractic helps your joints, muscles and nerves function the way they should.  Your body is designed to heal itself naturally from illness and injury.  If the interference to this natural healing process is eliminated, many conditions of various severity can be helped.  Chiropractic offers an effective, drugless, non-surgical alternative.

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