| WHAT IS CHIROPRACTIC? Chiropractic is a health care discipline that employs a natural, non invasive approach to optimizing human health without the use of prescribed drugs and surgery. Of the treatment procedures used by Doctors of Chiropractic, the one most often associated with chiropractic is the spinal adjustment or chiropractic manipulative therapy (CMT).
HOW DOES CHIROPRACTIC WORK? CMT is used to restore normal joint function and to promote neurobiomechanical harmony in the presence of tight or restricted joint movement. This kind of treatment is used by chiropractors at a very high level of accuracy and performance. CMT is a high velocity, low amplitude thrust that can be applied to other joints of the body as well.
WHAT DOES CHIROPRACTIC FEEL LIKE? When receiving a spinal adjustment you may feel light pressure on your spinal joints and/or hear a popping sound, the result of joints moving quickly. Adjustments rarely hurt; instead you may have immediate pain relief and feel more relaxed.
WHY IS CHIROPRACTIC USED? As a result of injury, overuse or even postural imbalances, muscles and joints become tight and restricted. In order to restore normal joint movement and function chiropractic manipulative therapy is needed. |