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Chiropractic
Q: What
is chiropractic?
A:
Chiropractors practice a drug-free,
manual approach to health care that
includes patient assessment, diagnosis
and treatment. In particular, Chiropractors
assess patients for disorders related
to the spine, pelvis, extremity joints
and their effect on the nervous system.
As a result of taking a physical assessment
and patient history, Chiropractors
are able to provide a differential
diagnosis for the patient's presenting
condition(s) and develop a comprehensive
treatment/management plan. Chiropractors
are also trained to recommend therapeutic
exercise, to utilize other non-invasive
therapies, as well as to provide nutritional,
dietary and lifestyle counseling.
Chiropractic today is one of the largest
primary-contact health care professions
in Canada with over 6,000 practicing
Chiropractors. Approximately four
and a half million Canadians use the
services of a Chiropractor each year.
Chiropractic adjustment is the most
common form of treatment utilized
by Chiropractors in clinical practice.
Also known a spinal manipulative therapy,
adjustment is a non-invasive, manual
procedure that utilizes the highly
refined skills developed through four
years of intensive chiropractic education.
Adjustment is a carefully controlled
procedure delivered by a skilled practitioner
to dysfunctional spinal or extremity
joints. The primary goal is to decrease
pain, improve areas of reduced movement
in the joints and supporting tissues,
particularly of the spine and decrease
muscle tightness or spasm through
the restoration of normal mechanics
and improved functioning of the spine,
extremities and supporting soft tissue
structures.
(information courtesy of Ontario
Chiropractic Association website www.chiropractic.on.ca)
Q: What is the popping sound
when my Chiropractor adjusts me?
A: Adjustment of a joint may result
in release of s gas bubble between
the joints that makes a popping sound
- it's exactly the same as when you
"crack" your knuckles. It
is not painful. It is caused by the
change of pressure within the joint
resulting in gas bubbles being released.
(information courtesy of Canadian
Chiropractic Association website www.ccachiro.org)
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