A Chiropractor's
purpose is to make your spine an its nerves, discs and muscles healthier,
stronger & more stable by correcting your vertebral subluxations.
Chiropractors have helped millions of people with Low Back Problems,
often relieving them of pain, disability, as well as, preventing the
need for drugs and surgery.
The Government
of Ontario in Canada commissioned the Manga Report. Leading
economists found that chiropractic care for patients with low back pain
is superior to medical care in terms of safety, scientific evidence
of effectiveness, cost and patient satisfaction. This report concluded:
The higher
satisfaction levels expressed by patients of chiropractors ...offers
an overwhelming case in favour of much greater use of chiropractic
services in the management of low-back pain.
There should
be a shift in policy to encourage and prefer chiropractic services
for most patients with low-back pain...a very good case can be made
for making chiropractors the gatekeepers for management of low-back
pain in the workers' compensation system.
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Neck
Pain
With all the neck's
complicity it should come as no surprise that neck problems are common.
Neck pain may develop suddenly from a trauma such as whiplash, a fall,
or slowly as a result of spine imbalance, vertebral subluxations, emotional
stress or bad posture. Damaged or irritated neck nerves can cause more
than neck pain. Pain in the face, shoulder, arm, wrist, hand and fingers
as well as reduced neck rotation may also occur. Other symptoms that
may indicate a neck problem incude: headaches, vision difficulties,
dizziness, ringing in the ears, decreased attention, learning and memory
impairments, nasal problems, tongue and throat problems.
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Headaches
Contrary to what
you may think the pain caused by headaches do not come from your brain.
Your brain can feel no sensation. The veins & arteries inside the
brain & skull, the membranes that wrap around your brain and the
nerves in your head called cranial nerves are what cause your head to
ache. When these structures are pulled, stretched, compressed, irritated
and inflamed headaches will oftehn be the result. Spinal subluxations
or misalignments are often the culprits.
The most common
treatment for headaches is pain killers. Pain killers do provide relief,
but please remember , the pain may be gone but the cause of the headache
is not corrected. Pain killers treat the symptom. That is why headache
sufferers receive only temporary relief from pain killers.
Chiropractors are
the only healing professionals who are trained to analyze and correct
the vertebral subluxation complex. The subluxation complex is a spinal
distortion that can damage your nerves, inflame your tissues, cause
muscles to tighten, weaken your body, and cause fatigue. All of these
are major contributors to most headaches.
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Spine
and Disc Degeneration (Arthritis)
With spinal degeneration
your bones deform, your discs swell, then shrink, and your ligament,
tendons and muscles begin to harden & weaken. Not only does spinal
degeneration effect these structures, your nerves, body chemistry and
internal organs are also affected. This degeneration is usually caused
by years of long standing vertebral subluxations in your spine.
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Vertebral
Subluxation
Stress attributed
to our day to day routine often causes the spinal vertebrae to shift
from their alignment and become misplaced. This will irritate the surrounding
nerves, bones, discs, and ligaments. This serious spinal condition is
called a vertebral subluxation complex.
The sooner chiropractic
care is begun, the better. Chiropractic can reduce, halt,and may even
reverse spinal degeneration, by relieving subluxations, improving spinal
balance and posture and keeping your joints, discs and nerves strong
& healthy.
The best approach
to spinal degeneration is prevention. Periodic chiropractic check ups
to detect the "silent" vertebral subluxation complex is essential
in preventing spinal degeneration.
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Carpal
Tunnel Syndrome
The Carpal Tunnel
is in your wrist. The carpal bones of your wrist form a tunnel-like
structure called "the Carpal Tunnel." Four tendons and one
nerve (median nerve) pas through this tunnel. The Carpal Tunnel Symptoms
occurs when the median nerve is irritated. The symptoms may include
one or more of the following: tingling and numbness in the hand, fingers
and wrist, similar symptoms in the upper arm, elbow and neck and pain
so severe it awakens you at night. Those who do repetitive tasks such
as computer users, housewives, secretaries and assembly line workers
tend to suffer the most.
Anyone suffering
from Carpal Tunnel Syndrome should see a chiropractor to ensure that
his/her spinal column is free from nerve pressure between the arms,
wrists and nerves in the neck. Altered spinal movement may be creating
strain on the neck to cause or aggravate the condition,
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Stress
Stress can be a
contributor to many health problems. The major symptoms of stress are:
- Headaches
- Fatigue
- Neck & Back
Pain
- Sleeping Problems
- Irritability
- Digestive Troubles
- Allergies &
Sinus Problems
If you experience
one or more of these symptoms you could be suffering from the effects
of stress on your nervous system.
Chiropractic care
is similar to removing a pebble from a shoe. A pebble can cause a constant
irritation of a nerve in your foot and drive you crazy. At first it
feels like a pressure, then an irritation, and finally a pain. The spine
can place a minor irritation on a nerve on your spinal cord like a pebble
in a shoe. You remove the pebble from your shoe and all the pressure,
irritation, and stress will disappear.
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Sciatica
"Sciatica"
is a term used to describe a pain that runs the length of the sciatic
nerve, The nerve itself is formed from nerve roots that exit the spinal
column in your Lumbar Spine (low back), and runs the length of your
thigh to the back of your knee. Low Back Pain, Buttock Pain, and Hip
Pain accompanied with pain down the back of your thigh to the knee &
sometimes to your feet is described as sciatica.
There are several
contributions to sciatic nerve pain, the most common being vertebral
subluxation complex of the Lumbar Spine.
Lumbar vertebral
misalignment and loss of normal range of motion will irritate and put
pressure on the nerve roots as they exit the spinal column causing pain
down the length of the nerve.
Note: Sciatic pain
is often a symptom of pregnancy. Ligament laxity increased abdominal
weight and pelvic expansion all contribute to sciatica in pregnancy.
Chiropractic care is extremely important for the pregnant women as subluxations
and their symptoms are often more severe.
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