What is Chiropractic?
Chiropractic is a healthcare profession that focuses on disorders of the musculoskeletal and the nervous system, and the effects of these disorders on general health. Chiropractic care is used most often to treat neuro-musculoskeletal complaints, including but not limited to:
- Back pain
- Neck pain
- Pain in the joints of the arms or legs
- Headaches
What does DC stand for?
Doctors of chiropractic (DC), often referred to as chiropractors or chiropractic physicians, are primary health professionals best known as spinal health and well-being experts. They receive extensive clinical training and are specifically trained to evaluate, diagnose, treat and manage neuro-musculoskeletal disorders, particularly of the spine, using non-drug, non-surgical approaches to care and rehabilitation.
Benefits of Seeing a DC
DCs seek to reduce pain, improve functionality and educate their patients on how they can account for their own health through exercises, ergonomics and nutrition. DCs strive to improve your health without drugs or surgery and collaborate with other healthcare providers.
Chiropractic care offers the following therapeutic benefits:
- Relief from back and neck pain with improved function
- Relief from upper and lower extremity pain with improved function
- Relief from pregnancy-related backache
- Correction of hip, gait, and foot problems
- Improved flexibility, stability, balance and coordination
- Prevention of work-related muscle and joint injuries
- Improved function and ability to better perform the activities of daily living
The doctor of chiropractic adapts adjustive techniques and procedures to address the age, condition, and specific needs of each patient. Chiropractic adjustments are characterized by a specific force applied to a joint to directionally correct misalignments. The outcome is to correct the alignment and improve the body’s physical function. Patients often note positive changes in their symptoms immediately following care.
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