What is chiropractic anyway, and how can it help me?
Your body, has the amazing power to heal. We see this when we injure ourselves such as when we cut ourselves or when we break a bone. But healing only happens when given the right conditions, when there is nothing stopping it from healing. Proper nutrition, proper movement, and proper rest are all essential to the healing process.
That is what chiropractors do. We remove the barriers to healing. Treatment focuses most importantly on improving motion or restricted joints through adjustments. We call these restrictions in joint movement (Subluxations). These subluxations slow down the healing process, increase inflammation, cause pain, and tightness in the muscles around the joint.
Two identical injuries in two different people, will often result in completely different healing results. Subluxations can cause long term complications in these injuries if not treated. The joints stay restricted, causing compensation in other joints causing pain in areas seemingly unrelated to the original injury.
Because we believe in the body's natural ability to heal, we do not prescribe medication or perform any surgeries. Treatment focuses on all natural methods such as hands-on adjustments, or external supports to improve muscle response.