Services: Chiropractic

Chiropractic is a natural, holistic, hands-on approach to health care that involves examination and evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of musculoskeletal and nervous system problems.  Because chiropractic takes a holistic approach to health and wellness, Chiropractors are trained in therapeutic and rehabilitative exercises, as well as nutritional, dietary, and lifestyle counseling.

Chiropractors are most known for their “spinal manipulation” therapeutic procedure.  The purpose of this procedure is to restore joint mobility by manually applying a controlled force into specific joints that have become hypomobile, or restricted in their movement, as an effect tissue injury. Tissue injury can be caused by repetitive stresses such sitting at a desk for extended periods of time in an awkward position with poor spinal posture, or even a single traumatic event, such as lifting a heavy object improperly.  Regardless of the cause of the pain, the injured tissues undergo physical and chemical changes that can cause inflammation, pain, and diminished function for the sufferer. Manipulation, or adjustment, of the affected joint and tissues, restores mobility, and therefore alleviates pain and muscle tightness, allowing the injured tissues to heal.

Chiropractic adjustment rarely causes discomfort. However, patients may sometimes experience mild soreness or aching following treatment (just as you may experience after exercising) that usually resolves within 12 to 48 hours.