The misunderstanding about how chiropractic is just some form of treatment for back pain or the treatment of injuries following a motor vehicle accident have kept many in the general population from utilizing the services of a chiropractor. While individuals with back pain or injuries from accidents can certainly find relief through chiropractic, we hope to expand on the understanding of this healing profession in this article.
While you may have noticed that your chiropractor’s evaluation and consultation or exam was every bit as thorough as any other health care provider’s, you probably noticed something unique. That is to say, the difference is that your doctor of chiropractic looks to the spine for cues and clues to the underlying factors affecting your overall health and well-being.
The ‘clues’ that we are speaking of are areas of the spine which relate with how your body has adapted to the stressors affecting your health. We know that health is affected by a series of three main stressors; physical, mental/emotional and biochemical. When your body cannot adapt properly, some aspects of your physiology and physical structure must distort. The spine is a key area to address to look for such distortions in your physiology. (more…)
Spinal decompression therapy is a non-surgical treatment for severe lower back pain which is cause by different conditions like, herniated disc or other deformities of the disc and of course degenerative disc. This therapy is also good in treating pain in the neck, arms or legs. spinal decompression therapy is also known as Vertebral Axial Decompression.
In the past, the only solution to conditions mentioned are only through surgery which is the only way to bring relief for chronic lower back pain. With the advent of spinal decompression therapy you do not have to undergo surgery anymore. This method of treatment is approved by FDA for all back pain conditions like pain in the buttocks, lower back and hip. (more…)