CHIROPRACTIC

Chiropractic is a health care profession that focuses on problems of the bones, muscles, and nerves, and the effects of these problems on your body's general health.  Chiropractic care is used most often to treat; back pain, neck pain, shoulder pain, hip pain, leg pain, arm pain, and headaches.

WHY DO I NEED TO BE ADJUSTED?

While we typically use manual "hands on" adjustments, in some cases it is necessary to use different techniques.  Even though our adjustments can be done very gently, some people cannot have a manual adjustment due to previous surgeries or underlying conditions, and in some cases, people just simply don't like them. 

In those cases, we use a variety of techniques consisting of: activator, traction, massage, and mobilization (think stretching of the joints without the traditional 'pop' of the joint). 

IS IT SAFE?

• There is no robust data concerning the incidence or prevalence of adverse reactions after chiropractic.

-  Spine: 15 May 2009 - Volume 34 - Issue 11 Safety of Chiropractic Interventions: A Systematic Review Gouveia, Liliana Olim MD; Castanho, Pedro MD; Ferreira, Joaquim J. MD