Chiropractic focuses on keeping people well and optimizing their health through spinal motion and alignment. The Doctor of Chiropractic (D.C.) works to get to the root cause of your health issue(s). The primary focus of chiropractic is the detection, reduction and correction of spinal misalignments (known as subluxations).
Spinal misalignments can place pressure on nerves branching off of the spinal cord. If spinal nerve root pressure is present, it can lead to a number of health issues, including but not limited to pain, numbness, burning, organic issues, tension, stress and a suppression of overall health & vitality. The cause of spinal misalignments can be from physical, chemical and emotional stress.
The spine is an integral component to your overall health as it houses the spinal cord, an extension of the brain. The brain is constantly sending signals to the cells in your body through the spinal cord and nerves. If the spine remains out of alignment or has a lack of motion, it can create a “traffic jam” and suppress the communication between your brain and body.
While chiropractic does not treat symptoms but rather the cause of the symptom(s), patients commonly present with the following issues:
- Arthritis
- Sciatica
- Back Pain
- Tendonitis
- Stiff Neck
- Headaches
- Migraines
- Muscle Spasms
- Disc bulge
- Disc herniation
- Nerve pain
- Numbness
- Burning, tingling
- TMJ (temporomandibular joint pain – jaw pain)
- Knee pain
- Shoulder discomfort
- Foot pain
- Plantar fasciitis
- Babies/infants/children overall wellness
- Scoliosis
- Torticollis
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Chronic neck pain
- Pregnancy related pain
- Radiculopathy
- Degenerative joint disease
- Whiplash