Have you been experiencing chronic back pain? And have your other methods of treatment not yielded any improvements in your overall wellness? Chiropractic care with us might be just what you need to get back to feeling better. Here’s what to know about chiropractic care & treatment for integrative medicine.
Chiropractors are physicians, just like medical and osteopathic doctors. However, rather than relying on medications or surgery, chiropractors specialize in hands-on treatments and natural therapies to help promote healing and restore function. They believe that our bodies have a powerful and innate ability to heal, and with the right stimulus and balance, medication and surgery are more often not necessary.
The professional chiropractors at Aligned Medical Group like to educate their patients so they can live healthier lives.
Chiropractic Care and Treatment Options
Our chiropractors in our Malvern, PA office provide both common and more specialized techniques when providing chiropractic care and treatment, including spinal decompression therapy and other joint adjustments. In addition to adjustments, chiropractic care may include techniques like therapeutic stretching, soft tissue therapies, such as the Graston technique, heat and cold therapy, therapeutic massages, electrical nerve or muscle stimulation, and dietary management to treat patients. These techniques release muscular knots, increase circulation, restore posture and often provide immediate pain relief for patients.
Our Chiropractors are knowledgeable in these important areas:
- Diet
- Exercise
- Natural Supplements
- Posture
- Proper lifting techniques
- How to select a good mattress
What Should I Expect During Chiropractic Care and Treatment?
What Should I Expect During Chiropractic Care and Treatment?During chiropractic treatment, when a joint stretches, you may hear and feel a “pop” or “crack” sound which feels good. This is normal and called cavitation. Cavitation is the release of air bubbles from synovial fluid and a vacuum-like effect that allows a further range of motion when being adjusted. Over minutes to hours, the air bubbles diffuse back into the synovial fluid.
Conditions That Chiropractic Care Can Help
Chiropractic helps many musculoskeletal conditions, conditions involving joints, posture, nerves, cartilage, aches, and pains, muscles, ligaments, and tendons. Some of the more common conditions we help include:
- Sciatica And Pinched Nerves
- Herniated Discs
- Back And Neck Pain
- Headaches
- Poor Posture
- Whiplash
- Arthritis
- Stenosis
- Knee Pain
- Rotator Cuff Strain
- Hip Pain
Chiropractic Care
Chiropractic care begins with techniques that release muscle and joint tightness, improve joint mobility, balance joint motion, and correct for misaligned joints. Polypeptides, enkephalins, and endorphins, are released with cavitation (the cracking or popping sound) and act as pain relievers and assist in immune system modulation. For this reason, patients often experience immediate relief.
If you have an imbalanced posture, adjustments on your neck, upper back, and shoulders may help restore posture by treating the imbalance. Just stretching neck muscles has limited benefits, but with chiropractic care, your nervous system will reduce muscle tension, and help better position your joints to reduce joint stress. Muscles are often tight in response to a restricted joint.
The techniques used in the course of chiropractic care include:
- Spinal adjustments
- Flexion distraction therapy
- Diversified technique
- Traction and long axis distraction
Aligned Medical Group provides patients with solution-focused chiropractic care in Malvern, PA. After chiropractic care, patients have the ability to live their lives to the fullest.
FAQs About Chiropractic Care and Treatment
What is a Chiropractor?
Chiropractors are licensed physicians who attend 3-5 years of doctorate training following 4 years of prerequisite coursework, similar to pre-medicine. Graduates must then pass state boards exams and maintain continuing education for licensure. While graduates are qualified to be Primary Care Physicians, perform minor surgeries, and prescribe medications, state boards decide the facets within which they may practice, state to state. In addition to chiropractic adjustments and spinal decompression therapy, most states permit chiropractors to order and interpret lab work and diagnostic tests such as X-ray, CT scans, MRIs, and Ultrasound in the course of chiropractic care.
What is a Chiropractor Care?
Also known as spinal manipulation, chiropractic care is the main form of chiropractic care & treatment that uses hands-on adjustment of the spine to improve mobility and relieve pain in the back and neck. Chiropractic care are performed by specially trained providers known as chiropractors, who use varied speed and pressured moves to adjust joints along the spine.
Is Chiropractic Care Safe?
Every year, millions of people seek chiropractic care in the United States. When provided by a Board-Certified and licensed Chiropractor, chiropractic care is considered very safe. Our trained professional knows how to use gentle techniques and understands where caution may be necessary. Chiropractors can work on soft tissues to increase the mobility of your muscles and joints.
What Are the Benefits of Chiropractic Care & Treatment?
Chiropractic care are narcotic-free practices that are non-invasive in nature, allowing patients to return to regular activities right after treatment. Most patients undergoing chiropractic care & treatment report:
- Decrease in pain
- Improved ability to enjoy activities
- Enhanced levels of mobility
- Less need for pain medications
- Improvement in pain due to sciatica
- Relief from chronic headaches
What Should I Expect During a Chiropractic Care Session?
If you’ve never had a chiropractic care before, you might be wondering what to expect during your first session. A trained chiropractor at Aligned Medical Group, P.C. will begin by asking you a comprehensive set of questions to determine your current health status, including any symptoms of pain you may currently be experiencing. From there, a physical exam will take place to evaluate your spine, neck, shoulders, or any areas having symptoms. An X-ray and other tests may also be conducted, depending on the severity of your symptoms.
During the actual chiropractic care and treatment session, which lasts between 30 to 45 minutes, you’ll lay down on a padded treatment table, and your chiropractor will use varied speed hand movements to adjust your spine. Your chiropractor may also massage and stretch muscles around your spine to loosen them up and improve your range of motion. While some patients report feeling relief after just one session, most will require multiple visits over the course of several weeks to correct imbalances and maintain overall levels of wellness.
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