Chiropractic is a hands-on, drug-free approach that focuses on disorders of the musculoskeletal system, the nervous system, and the effects of these disorders on your general health. Chiropractic treats a variety of ailments including but not limited to back pain, neck pain, pain in the arms or legs, and headaches. Spinal nerves also travel to your internal organs and tissues controlling most functions of the body.
The most common procedures include the adjustment and manipulation of the articulations of the spine, as well as adjacent tissues. Spinal misalignments or subluxations can cause pain, muscle spasm, or radicular symptoms such as sciatica. Subluxations can affect nerve communication with internal organs resulting in disease and dysfunction. They may be the root cause of degenerative conditions such as arthritis or spinal instability.
Chiropractors have broad diagnostic skills and are also trained to recommend therapeutic and rehabilitative exercises, as well as to provide nutritional, dietary and lifestyle counseling.
“Get knowledge of the spine, for this is the requisite for many diseases.” – Hippocrates, Greek physician 460 to 357 B.C.
