Conditions Treated with Chiropractic
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CTS typically occurs in adults, with women three times more likely to develop it than men. The dominant hand is usually affected first, and the pain is typically severe.
The purpose of chiropractic care is to locate and correct areas of the spine that interfere with your body's proper nervous system control. Because the intervertebral discs are so close to the spinal cord and nerve roots, disc involvement is quite common in chiropractic cases.
Chiropractic care has consistently ranked as one of the therapeutic approaches that offer the most relief for the fibromyalgia patient. Your doctor of chiropractic can also include massage therapy, ultrasound, and electrical stimulation in the treatment program, which may help relieve stress, pain, and other symptoms.
If you’re a good chiropractic candidate, your care will consist of a schedule of chiropractic adjustments. These help normalize spinal function, help restore essential spinal curves, improve circulation and reduce nerve irritation. Many patients report fewer and less severe headaches.
The most common cause of neck pain is functional distortions in the spine resulting from vertebral subluxations. These subluxations are seen in reverse cervical curve, whiplash, and joint instability cases. The body responds by tightening muscles in the neck, “splinting” the joint to protect it from further insult. Chiropractic care can help.
Fortunately, sciatica often responds to safe, natural chiropractic care. Improving joint motion with a series of chiropractic adjustments has produced results for millions. “Before” and “after” images of the lower back often show improved disc height and spacing. Many patients report that they can resume their lives, and their symptoms disappear without resorting to drugs or surgery.
Spinal manipulation, therapeutic exercise, and electrical muscle stimulation have also been advocated in treating scoliosis. None of these therapies alone has been shown to reduce scoliosis or worsen the curvatures consistently. For patients with back pain along with the scoliosis, manipulation and exercise may be of help.
Think of your spinal cord as a guitar string. The greater the tension, the higher the note. Your nervous system has “tone” as well. With each stressor, your body tightens up, like bracing yourself for a tight curve on a roller coaster. The weakest joints of your spine are forced out of their normal position. Like the shrill notes from an over-tightened string, your body loses its capacity to respond to the full range of human experience. And ill health can result.
Don’t minimize your injuries because your car has sustained little or no damage. An immediate chiropractic examination is essential. Pain pills won’t heal inflamed tendons and ligaments. Muscle relaxers won’t heal torn muscles. A cervical collar won’t restore a graceful forward spinal curve. Specific chiropractic spinal adjustments, because they can help restore proper motion and position of individual spinal bones, can help assure proper healing. Chiropractic doctors can help you get well and stay well after the trauma of a whiplash injury.
Those who have undergone serious surgery are fully aware of the difficulties a patient can face afterward in regaining normal function in his or her body. Through the years, the experienced team at Spinal Rehab and Wellness Center has helped countless patients get back on their feet following invasive surgical procedures. Our licensed physical therapists are trained to guide you through your post-surgical rehabilitation safely and successfully.