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Chiropractic is the science, art & philosophy of locating &
correcting vertebral dysfunctions through gentle, specific
chiropractic adjustments thus allowing your body to operate at it's
optimum potential.
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A gentle, specific "thrust" delivered by hand. The purpose of the
adjustment is to correct your spinal subluxation(s) thus removing
the nerve interference in your body.
NO. Chiropractic adjustments
feel great. I am confident that once you begin receiving your
adjustments, you will begin to look forward to them. They will
become one of the highlights of your week. When you allow the
vertebrae in your spine to return to their proper position, you will
notice much less stress and tension.
YES. Statistics prove that
chiropractic care is one of the safest types of healthcare in the
world. You only need to compare the malpractice premiums paid by
chiropractors to those paid by medical doctors. Doctors of
Chiropractic pay only a small fraction (approx. 1/20) of the price
medical doctors pay in malpractice premiums. 250,000 people will die
this year as a result of bad medicine, making this the third leading
cause of death in the United States of America (The Journal of The
American Medical Association, JAMA; Vol.284, July 26, 2000). Of the
millions of people receiving chiropractic adjustments, each year,
only a handful will even make a complaint.
A very soft and undeveloped spine of an infant can suffer trauma
during delivery. It is estimated that as much as 80lbs of pulling
pressure can be exerted to remove a baby from the birth canal. Then,
as children grow up and become more adventurous, the number of
injuries to their spines become countless. The repeated falls as
children learn to walk, the running, jumping, twisting, bumping and
falling all over the place while playing in the yard or on an
athletic field will often cause insults to their spine. However,
often children do not show any signs or symptoms of injury until
later on in life. Chiropractic care offers your child a more
responsive body, a more balanced flow of energy and overall
increased performance as she/he passes through their windows of
development.
That sound is not your spine "cracking" or "popping" like most
people think. That sound is created by gas rushing in to fill the
partial vacuum created when the joints are slightly separated.
Another example of this phenomenon would be the "pop" sound you hear
when the top of a can of soda is opened. Not all chiropractic
adjusting techniques produce this noise. In fact, some adjusting
techniques use little force and thus produce no noise at all.
This question is frequently asked because people associate the
"cracking" or "popping" of one's back or neck with a chiropractic
adjustment. The two are not the same thing. If a person has a desire
to "crack" his/her neck or back it is often because one area of
their spine is fixated or jammed causing another area to move too
much and "pop", sometimes by itself. It's the fixated or jammed area
that needs to be properly adjusted by a chiropractor so that the
other parts of the spine will not be hypermobile and noisy. When you
"crack" your back you may be relieving the tension for a little
while. Do you notice how it keeps coming back? That is because you
are not giving yourself a specific chiropractic adjustment. The
cause of the spinal tension, the fixated or jammed (subluxated)
vertebrae, has not been corrected. Any person who makes a habit out
of "cracking" or "popping" their back or neck needs to go to a
Doctor of Chiropractic to have their spine checked. Even a
chiropractor cannot adjust him/herself.
NO. The extent to which you
choose to benefit from your chiropractic care is ultimately up to
you. Each & everyone of us is solely responsible for the quality of
our health & well-being. However, we do strongly urge all practice
members to consider lifetime, wellness chiropractic care. This is
where the long-term, lasting benefits of care are enjoyed. Regular
exercise & healthy eating habits are a lifestyle decision and so is
lifetime, wellness chiropractic care. You need to remain subluxation
free for life.
YES. Just because symptoms
disappear, does not mean your condition has had time to heal and
strengthen. Most of the patients seen in our office have spinal
degeneration (decay) which has taken years to develop. Slips, falls,
accidents and countless other stresses over the course of your
lifetime adversely affect the health of your spine. The longer you
wait to have your spine checked by a chiropractor, the longer it
will take to correct it. However, how you choose to use chiropractic
care is ultimately up to you. It has been our experience that those
who stop care when they are "feeling fine" return with the same
health challenge(s) which brought them to our office in the first
place...only it's usually gotten worse. On the other hand, the
patients who commit to long-term, wellness chiropractic care, find
their health challenge(s) rarely return and they enjoy a higher
quality of life & health.
Athletes put a lot of physical demands on their body; running,
jumping, tackling and falling, can cause the bones in the spine to
misalign. Since muscles attach to bones, any misalignments within an
athlete's body can interfere with their ability to compete. These
interferences may present themselves as sprains, strains, chronic
injuries such as shin splints and negatively effect performance. An
athlete free of misalignments has the greatest ability to perform
their best.
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NO. But unfortunately, many
people are in pain when they see a Chiropractor. However, athletes
see Sports Chiropractors for peak performance. Some pregnant women
see Chiropractors to align their pelvis to make child birthing
process easier. Children see Chiropractors to have a healthier start
in life. Everyone can see Chiropractors to maintain their nervous
system health.
NO. Chiropractors do not
prescribe drugs or medications. They do not perform surgery.
Chiropractic utilizes the body's natural ability to heal itself.
YES. Chiropractors and
medical doctors work well together to manage the healthcare of their
patients.
Grandmas, babies, mommies, daddies, coaches, athletes, everyone
who wants to live a healthier life.
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YES. Underwood Chiropractic accepts insurance from the
major insurance carriers. Each insurance company has many different
policy options. To find out if your policy covers chiropractic care,
please call the office. Further, we will work with those patients
who policy does not cover chiropractic care or are without health
insurance.
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