FAQ
What is chiropractic?
Once I see a
chiropractor, do I have to go for the rest of my life?
How Much Will It
Cost?
What is a
"subluxation" and how do I know if I have one?
Do chiropractors
treat conditions other than back pain?
Does Chiropractic
Hurt? Is it Safe?
How does
chiropractic care help pregnant women?
What is chiropractic?
Chiropractic is a 100-year-old system of care that uses
non-invasive means to restore and improve health. Its
tools include manipulation of the joints and surrounding
tissue -- including muscles, tendons, and nerves -- to
treat neck and back pain , joint pain, headache, muscle
aches, and other health problems.
Throughout the years we have expanded greatly upon
the basic chiropractic premise. This clinic offers
successful protocols and treatment above and beyond regular
chiropractic care. We offer light-force painless adjusting
proceedures.
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Once I see a chiropractor, do I have
to go for the rest of my life?
No. The extent to which you choose to benefit from
your chiropractic care is ultimately up to you. You are
the only person who can make decisions about the quality
of your health & well-being. However, we do strongly
urge all of our clients to consider regular chiropractic
care. The long-term, lasting benefits of chiropractic
care are well documented. Just as you would regularly
visit the dentist for your oral health, we recommend
that you visit your chiropractor on a regular basis to
maintain your spinal health.
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How Much Will
It Cost?
Costs vary and generally depend on the number
of treatments required to effectively treat your
condition. A number of studies have shown that
chiropractic care is extremely cost effective when
compared to other "medical" forms of care for similar
conditions.
Cost for the care offered at our clinic are
extremely reasonable, especially when considering we offer
results you will not achieve through regular medical and
chiropractic care.
Many health benefit plans cover chiropractic care.
We accept Medicare and other selected insurance plans..
However most of our fees are paid on a cash basis, visit by
visit. This is done to avoid billing and paperwork issues
which helps us keep our fees reasonable.
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What is a "subluxation"
and how do I know if I have one?
A subluxation is a misalignment of the bones that house
and protect the spinal cord. Any misalignment puts
unnecessary pressure on the nerve system and damages the
nerve supply to different parts of the body. Vertebral
subluxations that are left undetected and unadjusted for
many years can lead to symptoms of pain, diseases, and
an unhealthy expression of life.
It's not easy to know when you have a subluxation,
although a pain of some kind can be an indication.
Abnormal posture including one shoulder higher than the
other, hips not level or a head forward past the
shoulders can also be indicative of a subluxation.
Often, the nerves that are negatively affected because
of the misalignment in the spine do not carry pain
signals. This means that you can suffer from
subluxations for years without any painful warning
signs. However, allowing subluxations to exist in your
body can negatively impact the functions of the organs
in your body, which leads to a deterioration of your
health. A chiropractor can detect the subluxations with
their highly trained hands, and correct them effectively
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Do
chiropractors treat conditions other than back pain?
Chiropractors provide effective treatment for all types
of soft tissue disorders and not just back and neck
ailments. This includes conditions of the joints of the
extremities like the ankle, knee and shoulder. What you
may not be aware of is chiropractic's success in
treating a number of non-soft tissue conditions like
dysmenorrhea (painful menses), ulcers, migraine
headaches, and ear infections in children. While we
cannot claim to cure these conditions, we believe that
many of these problems can be mimicked, aggravated and
some times caused by disruptions in the nervous system
as a result of spinal abnormalities. By correcting these
spinal abnormalities like the vertebral subluxation,
chiropractic has helped thousands of individuals
overcome these conditions and regain control of their
lives. Please refer to the "Conditions Section".
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Does
Chiropractic Hurt? Is it Safe?
Our clinic uses effective high speed instrument adjusting
for the patient's comfort. We have used this procedure for
over 30 years. Our treatments are truly "painless", and used
on patient's of all ages. Compared to other
forms of medical care, chiropractic is the safest form of
treatment available.
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How does
chiropractic care help pregnant women?
Pregnancy places additional weight and stress on
a women's body. Chiropractic treatment can help relieve
pregnancy-related low back, leg and shoulder blade pain.
It may also reduce incidences of headache and nausea.
Our clinic has years of experience with the treatment of
pregnant patients with light force adjustive procedures.
We are also very successful with difficult fertility
problems. Please ask for information on this topic.
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