| Chiropractic is a science and a medical profession | | | | medicine, including orthopedists, physiatrist and |
| that had officially existed for more than 100 | | | | sports medicine practitioners, also use this |
| years, but its techniques were practiced since | | | | technique. What Is a Chiropractor? |
| ancient times. Described by many as holistic | | | | A very important thing you should know is that |
| medicine, chiropractic considers not only your | | | | chiropractic cannot treat just any health disorder |
| physical well-being, but also your psychical health. | | | | and that chiropractors, although they do have a |
| Chiropractic provides for a medical care system | | | | very solid medical background, are not doctors of |
| with proven results and it's a more natural | | | | medicine (MD) but doctors of chiropractic (DC). |
| approach to treating disorders of the | | | | This means that they will recognize symptoms of |
| musculo-skeletal system and nervous system, | | | | a certain disease, but will not treat it without the |
| including back pain, neck pain, headaches and | | | | "referral" from your medical doctor. You should |
| much more. | | | | also understand that a chiropractor is not a healer. |
| Chiropractic Is a Natural, Non-Invasive Approach | | | | Once again: chiropractors have medical |
| to Health Care | | | | background, they go through a rigorous |
| Doctors of chiropractic practice a non-invasive, | | | | professional education, equivalent to the education |
| drug-free medical profession. Although | | | | of the doctors of medicine. They are trained in |
| chiropractors might provide nutritional counseling, it | | | | using medical equipment required for performing |
| is always recommended to ask a certified | | | | their profession accurately (X-rays, investigative |
| nutritionist for advice concerning drastic diets. | | | | equipment, etc). Chiropractors are not |
| Chiropractors might also recommend, where | | | | homeopaths either, but there are plenty of |
| necessary, other non-invasive therapies such as | | | | homeopaths that claim that they have chiropractic |
| medical gymnastics or physiotherapy. Do | | | | knowledge. Don't let yourself fooled by such |
| remember: chiropractors do not prescribe drugs. | | | | claims. There might be chiropractors with |
| Period. | | | | homeopathic knowledge, but there is no such a |
| Now what's so special about chiropractic and why | | | | thing as a homeopath with chiropractic knowledge, |
| is this profession becoming more and more | | | | unless he or she has a doctor of chiropractic |
| popular these days? Well, simply because it offers | | | | diploma. |
| a better alternative than drugs to health problems | | | | So, chiropractors are not healers but they are |
| and disorders related to the spine, pelvis and the | | | | holistic practitioners - treating the whole person |
| extremities. The main technique used by | | | | rather than just the symptoms of a disease. You |
| chiropractors to treat several disorders is called | | | | can be sure that a chiropractor will treat you |
| spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) and the | | | | differently than a normal medical doctor. He will |
| uniqueness of this profession stays in the idea | | | | listen to your questions, answer and counsel you, |
| that SMT influences positively the nerve flow. | | | | within the limits of his line of work. Chiropractors |
| If you suffer of back or neck pain, you probably | | | | consider that a patient's health is influenced by |
| need to pay a visit to a chiropractor. There is | | | | many factors including heredity, diet and lifestyle |
| already enough evidence that SMT does relieve | | | | and so on so they will concentrate to heal the |
| back pain and the advantage is that it works | | | | disease and enhance the wellness of a patient. |
| faster than physiotherapy, being less invasive than | | | | The term wellness in chiropractic doesn't refer to |
| drugs or chirurgical interventions. Well, there are | | | | a spa or a hot tub, but to a general state of |
| situations when chirurgical intervention is | | | | health, free from disease: stress, headaches, |
| compulsory, but for normal disorders or for | | | | carpal tunnel, sciatica, fibromylagia, fatigue, knee |
| recovery after a surgery, chiropractic is the best | | | | pain, neck pain, shoulder pain, allergies to |
| alternative. Chiropractic is not synonym with SMT | | | | enumerate just a few. |
| as many people believe. Other doctors of | | | | |
