Frequently Asked Questions

Chiropractic care is a hands-on approach to healing the body from the inside-out. A fully natural treatment, chiropractic care focuses on maintaining balance between all of the body's major systems. Care begins with the musculoskeletal system: the collection of all bones, muscles, tendons, and soft tissue of the body.

Chiropractic care is based on the diagnosis and treatment of misalignments within the structures of the musculoskeletal system, called subluxations. Chiropractors focus especially on subluxations of the spinal column, which affect the nerves, muscles, and organs. By addressing the issues of the musculoskeletal system, the neurological, respiratory, digestive, and immune system can all work harmoniously.

Doctors of Chiropractic (DC's) care for patients of all ages, with a variety of health conditions. They are especially well known for their expertise in caring for patients with back pain, neck pain and headaches using their highly skilled manipulations or chiropractic adjustments. DCs also care for patients with a wide range of injuries and disorders of the musculoskeletal system, which includes the muscles, ligaments and joints. These painful conditions may involve or impact the nervous system, which can cause referred pain and dysfunction distant to the region of injury. In addition, chiropractors offer advice to patients on diet, nutrition, exercise, healthy habits, and occupational and lifestyle modification.

A chiropractic adjustment is the art of using a specific, controlled force in a precise direction that is applied to a spinal joint not moving properly or “locked up”. The purpose of this natural and safe procedure is to correct structural alignment and eliminate interference in the nervous system. For the patient, this means improved spinal function, reduction in pain, and an overall improvement in health and wellness.