FAQ

1. What is chiropractic?
Chiropractic is the science, art and philosophy of detecting and correcting vertebral subluxations by performing safe and specific “manipulations” to the spine. This allows your body to function at its optimum potential and thus heal itself – the power that made the body, heals the body!!

2. What is a subluxation?
Subluxation is a misalignment of one or more of your vertebrae (spinal bones) that causes interference with your nervous system. This will negatively affect your body’s natural ability to heal itself and reduce its function. This creates what we call “disease,” and creates your symptoms of pain. A subluxation represents how structure affects function.

3. What is an adjustment?
An adjustment is a safe and specific manipulation or “thrust” that is delivered by hand or instrument to the spine or other joints of the body. The purpose of the adjustment is
to correct spinal subluxations and remove the nerve interference so that the body can function and heal itself.

4. What ailments can chiropractic care help to relieve?

Lower-Back Pain
Neck Pain
Shoulder and Arm Pain, Pain Between Shoulders
Hip and Leg Pain
Heel Pain / Heel Spurs
Headaches / Dizziness
Disc Problems
Arthritic Pains
Painful Joints
Carpal Tunnel
Sprains and Strains
Constipation (Infants and Children Included)
Ear Infections (Infants and Children)
Chronic Infections or Allergies
Sinusitis
Pain As a Result of Work Accidents, Auto Collisions or Personal Injury
Numbness or Tingling in the Extremities
Muscle Stiffness
Athletic Injuries

5. Is chiropractic care safe?
Yes. Current research has shown that chiropractic care is safe and is now considered to be one of the first recommended options in the treatment of back pain instead of surgery. Chiropractic is a conservative form of health care that does not use drugs or surgery for treatment. It relies on the body’s own ability to heal itself by restoring vertebral alignment and function. People of all ages, from infants to the elderly, and those with varying health conditions have seen amazing and successful results with chiropractic.

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