FAQ
How does Chiropractic work?
Chiropractic works because you are a self-healing, self-regulating organism controlled by your nervous system. Millions of instructions flow from your brain, down the spinal cord and out to every organ and tissue. Interference to this incredible communication superhighway can lead to ill-health. Chiropractic is effective because of it’s focus on re-establishing this connection, thus improving the body’s ability to heal itself. This interference is called a vertebral SUBLUXATION.
Is Chiropractic safe?
Numerous studies validate the safety of chiropractic adjustments. One of the most thorough of these studies concluded, “Chiropractic care is greatly superior to medical treatment in terms of scientific validity, safety, cost effectiveness, and patient satisfaction.” (The Ontario Ministry of Health, 1993). If chiropractic were truly dangerous, wouldn’t it be expected that malpractice insurance companies, that are in business to make a profit, would be charging chiropractors large insurance premiums. Instead, the average chiropractor, with maximum liability coverage pays approximately $1,500 per year (less than most yearly auto insurance policies), while most medical doctors pay an average of $100,000-$200,000 per year.
How many adjustments will I need?
The number of adjustments is different for each patient. Many patients experience quick relief within their first few adjustments. Others take a bit longer. Each spine is different in its ability to stabilize and heal. Chronic cases can often take much longer, due to years of cumulative trauma and neglect.
How long until I feel better?
Some patients experience instant relief. Others take a few weeks, and some more, especially those with chronic cases. Are you keeping your appointments? Are you exercising? How’s your diet? Are you getting enough sleep? All these are contributing factors in the speed of your recovery.
Can I adjust myself
We commonly hear from patients, “I crack my lower back all the time.” It is not difficult to make a joint “pop” or make noise, but this is not an adjustment! Worse yet, damage can occur to a weakened joint by mobilizing it improperly. Adjustments are specific and take years to master. You have to ask yourself one question. If you are putting the right bone in the correct position why does it come out again? It is like putting putty on a cracked wall every week, soon or later you need to fix the foundation. Many times we find a joint fixation (a stiff segment in the spine) that causes another section to over work, weaken and slip out for no reason. Think about bending a coat hanger in the same place, what happens, it gets weak then breaks.
Have you heard a friend say “I have a disc that is wearing out in my neck or back.” Now you know why one bone wears out faster than the ones next to it, it is over working.
Arthritis
Wikipedia…..
Arthritis (from Greek arthro-, joint + -itis, inflammation; plural: arthritides) is a form of joint disorder that involves inflammationof one or more joints.[1][2] There are over 100 different forms of arthritis.[3][4] The most common form, osteoarthritis(degenerative joint disease), is a result of trauma to the joint, infection of the joint, or age. Other arthritis forms arerheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, and related autoimmune diseases.
The most common form of arthritis in the spine is osteoarthritis. It can be caused by abnormal motion between the vertebrae of the spine or misalignment of the vertebrae in the spine. If the tires on your car are out of alignment they will wear out faster. If one or 2 vertebrae in your spine are stiffer than the ones next to them that will cause abnormal motion and arthritis (much like bending a coat hanger in one spot, it will break sooner or later) . Anti inflammatory meds may help the temporary symptoms but allow the condition to worsen and allow more wear on your spine. Basically mechanical problems need mechanical treatment. The more you work a joint that is misaligned or has abnormal motion the more you will wear it out.
Our approach is to find the misaligned vertebrae and restore normal motion before starting the patient on exercises. The more you exercise a bone that is “out” of place the more you will wear it out.