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Is it safe to go to a chiropractor for treatment?
Chiropractic treatment is generally safe for most people when performed by a licensed and experienced practitioner. However, it is important to consult with your healthcare provider to determine if chiropractic care is appropriate for your specific condition.
Can chiropractic therapy make a neck injury worse?
Yes, chiropractic therapy can potentially make a neck injury worse, especially if the treatment is not appropriately tailored to the individual's condition or if performed by an unqualified practitioner. In cases of serious injuries, such as fractures or severe disc problems, manipulation may exacerbate symptoms or lead to further complications. It's crucial for individuals with neck injuries to consult a qualified healthcare provider to assess the risks and benefits before starting chiropractic treatment. Always ensure that the chiropractor is informed about your specific injury and medical history.
Does chiropractic medicine improve health?
First, chiropractic is not medicine. Second, in a word: Yes. "Medicine" views the body as an organism made of distinct parts that is acted on by organisms or disease processes. Understandably, from that perspective, the treatments applied are usually 'outside-in': drugs, surgery, etc.. Chiropractors view the body as an organism that was designed to carry out self-defense and repair, and see dysfunction as a sign that the body is not functioning normally, so from a philosophical perspective, the goal of the chiropractor is to restore optimal function to the body, allowing it to heal itself. Using the primary treatment of the chiropractic adjustment, a chiropractor seeks to restore motion to joints that are displaying signs of kinesiopathology (abnormal movement patterns), myopathology (abnormal or incoordinate muscle function), neuropathology (disruptions in somatic, visceral or autonomic function),and histopathology (disruptions in the structure and function of cells and tissues). A comprehensive examination should be performed to determine where the deficiencies lie before an adjustment is delivered. Obviously, heroic intervention is sometimes necessary. Surgeries are sometimes the best option. Chiropractic philosophy at its core is not necessarily anti-medicine, but it is a completely different view of maintaining health, one that puts much more power and responsibility back into the hands of patients. There have been many studies that demonstrate various benefits enjoyed by chiropractic patients, and many more are ongoing. There is strong clinical evidence for many different claims, and they are also supported by independent research that has been conducted in the fields of orthopedics and neurology.
What is the popping when you get a chiropractic adjustment?
After most chiropractic adjustments you will hear a pop or crack sound. Chiropractors often refer to this sound as an "audible" or a "cavitation." The sound is actually the formation of gaseous bubbles in the joint space. This occurs because the joint-space is an enclosed, fluid-filled space and when an adjustment is performed often that space is opened, such that the volume is increased. Laws of physics teach us that pressure and volume are inversely related (see ideal gas law PV=nRT), therefore an increase in volume will result in a decrease in pressure. This is called negative pressure and results in the portion of the fluid turning into gas bubbles. When this occurs an audible "POP" is heard. It is a common misnomer that either a bone is "popping back into place" or that bones are hitting bones, this is not the case. The sound after a chiropractic adjustment is NOT bones hitting bones, it is just a reaction within the fluid of the joint space responding to decreased intraarticular pressure.
What do you do when your back has been sore for a long time and you have tried everything to help it?
Have you tried spinal manipulation? Spinal manipulation, often refered to as a chiropractic adjustment, is the specialty of doctors of chiropractic (DC), but is also increasingly being performed by doctors of osteopathy and physiotherapists, especially as research continues to show areas where spinal manipulation has value. Research has definitivly shown that spinal manipulation is effective for the treatment of many causes of back pain, neck pain and tension-type headaches, and can also act as a form of short-term pain relief for shoulder, elbow, hip and knee pain. If you have already been to a chiropractor then I will assume you have also been informed on the benefits of regular exercise for back pain, as a recommendation for exercise would be a component of any reputable chiropractors treatment plan. Exercise is by far the most conservative, cost-effective, and effective therapy for chronic pain. If you have not tried chiropractic, a visit to a doctor of chiropractic would be my suggestion, along with motivating yourself to stay active. A minimum of 30 minutes to an hour of moderate to high intensity activity 3 to 5 days a week should be part of everyones approach to having optimal quality of life.
How many people die each year from chiropractic adjustments?
The number of deaths directly attributed to chiropractic adjustments is extremely low, with estimates suggesting that fatalities are rare. Research indicates that serious complications, including death, occur in approximately 1 in several million adjustments. While some studies have reported cases of severe adverse effects, these instances are significantly outweighed by the millions of adjustments performed annually. Overall, chiropractic care is generally considered safe when performed by licensed practitioners.
Are there long term side effects of chiropractic Manipulation?
Manipulation is performed to improve joint motion. A properly performed manipulation (typically called an adjustment) is isolated on only joints with restricted movement. The result is an isolated stretch and more normal movement. This should have no negative long-term negative side-effects.Theoretically, if a joint is manipulated over and over again without assessment, this could make a joint hypermobile. A skilled chiropractor would not do this. A good analogy is how a dental hygeinist could possibly hurt your teeth by over-scaling them, but they just would not do that.A common misconception is that manipulation causes arthritis. This is ironic, since adjustments improve movement, therefore preventing osteoarthritis.This misconception is from the idea that bending your knuckles to crack them causes arthritis. This unskilled manipulation may cause wear and tear on joints that would cause osteoarthritis. Chiropractic adjusting technique is designed to not cause wear and tear on a joint, but to improve its mobility and health. ,Optimal functioning nervous system, positive attitude to life, leading to healthy lifestyle practices, and positive improvements in overall health, well-being and quality of life are are some of the long-term side effects of Network Care.
How do you fight a medical exclusion?
AnswerDo you mean an exclusion on the policy? You can't. For example Wal-mart excludes any services performed by a chiropractor. There no review or appeal that will get around that.
Can any chiropractor perform accupuncture?
No, because a chiropractor and accupuncturist are two vastly different diciplines. Each has their own separate accreditation process. You need to have the proper certifications in order to perform accupunture. No accupuncture can not be performed by any doctor. There are accupuncture specialist that can perform this procedure. Most are pain relief specialist.
In 1895 who discovered chiropractic and later founded the first school of chiropractic in Davenport Iowa?
Daniel D. Palmer is the name that you are looking for. However, he did not discover chiropractic, he only gave it a name and turned it into a separate healthcare profession. In fact, spinal manipulation (what chiropractors do the most) has been performed by "healers" for thousands of years. Even Hippocrates used spinal manipulation, and is quoted as saying "Look to the spine for the cause of disease".
Are chiropractors dangerous?
Chiropractic is indeed "legit" and has been an effective form of health care for over 100 years. Chiropractic now represents the third largest used form of health care in North America, after medicine and dentistry (1). Before a student can attend chiropractic college they must complete a 4 year university undergraduate degree. Then, during an additional 4 years of chiropractic college, Chiropractors receive extensive training in the nervous system, muscular system and skeletal system. In addition, chiropractic students are taught how to properly identify and diagnose all other conditions that may present like simple muscle of joint pain. This way a chiropractor knows when they can help, and when they need to refer someone to a different specialist in the medical field.Opposite Answer:While some chiropractors can ease pain, in the same way as a massage therapist, the basic tenets of the "art" have never been proven in any scientific manner. A major danger of chiropractic is that most chiropractors are not trained in proper diagnosis and may delay referring you to a real doctor, even for life-threatening conditions. Secondly chiropractors have a pseudoscientific belief system and often recommend dangerous, expensive, or bizarre treatments that are completely worthless.A comprehensive critique of chiropractic's lack of scientific validity was published by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of the Province of Quebec in 1963.
Have you ever performed a Sudarshana Homam at home, and if so, what was your experience like"?
I have not performed a Sudarshana Homam at home.
