What is it?
Chiropractic
care focuses on properly aligning the body's structures-primarily the spine-to allow for natural, surgery-free healing.
A chiropractor's goal is not to give patients drugs so they don't feel pain, but to discover the source of the pain
and correct the problem.
Why
chiropractic?
The nervous system controls all of the body's functions, and depends on the vertebrae in your
spine to protect it. When your vertebrae are out of line, they can prohibit optimal operation of the nervous system, which
can lead to various physical problems.
Is it safe?
Chiropractic treatments are incredibly safe-actually, they're one of
the safest kinds of medical care available. And your chiropractor has studied extensively to fully understand the body's
systems. The chiropractic-training program is comparable to the program of study for medical doctors. According to the American
Chiropractic Association, more than 30 million people visited doctors of chiropractic last year for a variety of conditions,
and more and more medical doctors are referring their patients to doctors of chiropractic.
What problems can it address?
In addition
to preventative and wellness care, chiropractic can be used to treat allergies, headaches, lower back pain, fibromyalgia,
neck and shoulder pain, numbness, leg pain, scoliosis, and other health issues.
For more information, see the
Foundation for Chiropractic Education and Research.
