What is Chiropractic?
It is a non-surgical, drugless conservative method of treating musculoskeletal conditions.
Doctors of Chiropractic (D.C.), commonly referred to as a chiropractor, practice a whole person approach to health care. Instead of treating specific symptoms, they consider your body as an integrated whole.
D.C.'s receives training that emphasizes the musculoskeletal system--your body's interconnected system of nerves, muscles and bones that make up two-thirds. This training gives chiropractic doctors a better understanding of the ways that an illness or injury in one part of your body can affect another.
Chiropractic manipulative treatment (CMT), also known as adjustment is incorporated into the training and practice of chiropractic physicians. With CMT chiropractors use their hands to guide and encourage your body's natural tendency toward a state of balance and good health. In our office, we utilize adjunctive physiotherapy to complement our manipulative treatment.
Chiropractic schools emphasize training students to be primary health care providers. D.C.'s focus on preventive health care and may suggest proper nutrition and sensible exercise as part of their whole person approach.
Doctors of Chiropractic are primary health care providers, licensed in all 50 states, and are recognized by governmental health care programs such as Medicare, Medicaid, Workers' Compensation programs and more. Every year, more than 30 million Americans see chiropractors as part of the regular health care programs and with over 84,000 licensed chiropractors nationwide and more than 10,000 students currently enrolled in chiropractic school.
Chiropractors frequently treat individuals with problems, such as headaches, joint pain, neck pain, low back pain and sciatica. Chiropractors also treat patients with osteoarthritis, spinal disk conditions, carpal tunnel syndrome, tendonitis, sprains, and strains. However, the scope of conditions that chiropractors manage or provide care for is not limited to the common pains and problems listed here.
