Who Is A Chiropractor?

Chiropractors are doctors. Officially their title is Doctor of Chiropractic, which although very impressive sounding isn't terribly easy to say.
So we'll refer to them simply as Chiropractors.

Before Chiropractors lay their hands on your back or neck, they've first laid their eyes on hundreds of books. They've studied for at least 7 challenging years at university and post-graduate levels (at a Chiropractic college). Anatomy, physiology, pathology, neurology,

The doctor of the future...

...will give no medicine, but
will interest his patients in
the care of the human frame,
in diet, and in the cause and
prevention of disease.

- Attributed to Thomas Edison

biomechanics, x-rays and spinal adjusting techniques are just a handful of the topics they've studied.

Chiropractic training doesn't stop at the end of a textbook. Far from it. Before receiving their Doctor of Chiropractic designation, Chiropractic students undergo an intensive and closely supervised internship program at a Chiropractic College Clinic. This is their true training ground, the place where they gain and perfect valuable hands-on healing skills. After years of study, Chiropractic students must pass rigorous National Board and State Licensing Board examinations. That, in a nutshell, is the making of a Chiropractor. All well and good, but what does it mean to you and your neck and back pain? Plenty. Read on.

Chiropractors Know Backs And Necks Like You Know The Back Of Your Own Hand

Chiropractors specialize in back and neck pain. That's their primary focus. Their main area of expertise. And experts they are. Unequalled in their knowledge of the back and neck, Chiropractors offer you hands-on, effective treatments which can help to relieve your back and neck pain. Chiropractic treatments do not include surgery or medications, which means you will be offered alternatives which are non-invasive, hands-on and effective.

What can you expect from a visit to a Chiropractor's office? First, your Chiropractor will begin by thoroughly examining and assessing your area of concern as well as carefully considering your health history. Your Chiropractor is trained in x-ray techniques, and in order to make an accurate diagnosis may ask for an x-ray of your back and neck. Only after this initial examination will your Chiropractor offer a recommended course of treatment. Based on the analysis of your initial examination, your treatment will likely involve chiropractic adjustments.

What Is A Chiropractic Adjustment?

A Chiropractor is highly skilled in the hands-on art of spinal adjustment. This adjustment is the use of a specific force applied in a precise direction to a

joint that is troublesome (perhaps it is fixated, locked up or not moving properly). The purpose of the adjustment is to help restore a more normal position or motion, often relieving pain. And just as each patient is unique, each treatment and each adjustment is unique as well. Your age, size and individual spinal problems will determine which adjustment technique will best put you on the road to a pain-free back and neck.