How Does it Work?

Chiropractic doctors practice natural, drug-less, non-invasive health care and rely on the body’s ability to self-heal. That sounds ideal, but just how does it work?

We Look at the whole picture

Life other health-care providers, we follow a standard routine to gain information about the patient. We consult, review the case history, conduct a physical examination, and we may request laboratory analyses and/or x-rays.

Unlike other health-care providers, however, chiropractic physicians also conduct a care analysis of the patient’s structure and pay particular attention to the spine. We also ask you about your life — Do you eat well? Exercise at all? How do you deal with stress? Do you have children? What do you do for work? And so on.

We seek the origin of the problem

Using this information, a diagnosis is made. Included in the diagnosis is the probable reason for your pain or discomfort. It is important to note that chiropractors seek the origin of the illness in order to eliminate it – we do not simply treat the symptoms.

If your root is leaking, do you simply catch the drips in a bucket for years on end, or do you repair the roof to prevent it from leaking? Similarly, if the migraine headache you’ve had all week is being caused by misaligned vertebra and an irritated nerve, do you continue to take pain killers indefinitely, or do you realign the vertebra to prevent the pain? You get the picture.

Chiropractors have a term for misalignments: subluxations. A vertebral subluxation is a misalignment of the bones that protect the spinal cord. It’s a leak in the roof. Or a kink in the wiring of your nervous system.

The severity of the subluxation can vary, and there are a number of potential contributing factors that can be physical, emotional, mental, or chemical. The subluxation can be caused by any number of incidents, from birth trauma to an auto accident to simple repetition of your nervous system.

Then we help you fit it

When a subluxation occurs, a chiropractor can correct the misaligned bone and allow it to return to its proper position. This procedure is appropriately called an adjustment, and the adjustment enables the body to heal. The leak is fixed. The wiring is fixed. Information is flowing again.

To keep the wiring fixed and the information flowing, several adjustments over a course of time may be necessary, in addition to massage, physical therapy, stretching exercises, or strengthening exercises. In the chiropractic world, keeping the problem fixed and preventing its re-occurrence is just as important as the initial remedy.

Another important aspect of chiropractic care is this: the patient’s improvement is the responsibility of both the doctor and the patient. You will be active in your own care-this is essential in optimizing the care you receive.

HOURS OF OPERATION

Monday

9:00 am - 1:00 pm

3:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Tuesday

2:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Wednesday

9:00 am - 1:00 pm

3:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Thursday

2:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Friday

9:00 am - 1:00 pm

Saturday

Adjustments and massages are on Saturdays by appointment only.

Sunday

Closed

Monday
9:00 am - 1:00 pm 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Tuesday
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Wednesday
9:00 am - 1:00 pm 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Thursday
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Friday
9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Saturday
Adjustments and massages are on Saturdays by appointment only.
Sunday
Closed

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