Are Chiropractors real doctors?
Is chiropractic only for adults? Can children be adjusted?
Do Chiropractors only treat back pain?
Won't it be too expensive?
Do spinal adjustments hurt?
Can adjustments cause a stroke?
Is it harmful or dangerous?
Is it just a health trend?
Is there any scientific proof that it works?
Can it help me with my other health problems?
Once you go, do you always have to go?
Does the cracking cause arthritis?
I went to a chiropractor once and it didn’t help me . .
Are Chiropractors real doctors?
Chiropractors are indeed real doctors, licensed by the province in which they practice, and have similar classroom hours to that of medical doctors with the exception of pharmacy and surgery. D.C. stands for Doctor of Chiropractic.
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Is chiropractic only for adults? Can children be adjusted?
Chiropractic results are achieved much quicker on children than adults. Similar to the scenario in which quick results occur when children wear dental braces as opposed to adults.
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Do Chiropractors only treat back pain?
Some doctors do, but that is like changing your motor oil only when your engine is smoking. Our Doctors of Chiropractic correct subluxations of the spine. Research shows that chiropractic care is one of the most safe and effective types of care for lower back pain. However, chiropractic can also help many other conditions not usually associated with spinal function, such as headaches, migraines, neck pain, joint pain, stress, menstrual pain, and tendonitis.
We offer three types of care: Relief Care, Corrective Care, and Wellness Care. Generally speaking, relief care and corrective care are for treating a patients painful symptoms. The idea behind wellness care, however, is to keep your nervous system functioning optimally at all times, preventing such symptoms from appearing in the first place. The choice is always yours.
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Won't it be too expensive?
Medical treatment is usually 50 - 70X more expensive than chiropractic treatment and over 80% of the cost is for diagnosis. Chiropractic has been proven through research to be 3X more cost effective. We understand that Alberta Health Care only covers part of your chiropractic care. It is unfortunate that our health care system is based on crisis care, instead of wellness care. It is becoming more and more our responsibility to maintain our health. Regular chiropractic care has been proven to decrease lost days of work, increase energy, and increase quality of life. In the long run, being on wellness care is very inexpensive. It becomes a lifestyle choice, like spending money on bottled water, vitamins, or a gym membership.
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Do spinal adjustments hurt?
The spinal adjustment itself does not hurt, however, you may have some soreness after your first adjustment, similar to starting a new exercise program.
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Can adjustments cause a stroke?
The chance of having a stroke from a chiropractic admustment is about 1 in 5,000,000. You have a better chance of being struck by lightning.
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Is it harmful or dangerous?
It has been established by the US Government that chiropractic is the SAFEST and most effective treatment for back pain. Medical treatment result in more than 180,000 deaths each year.
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Is it just a health trend?
If chiropractic is a health trend, it is the country’s longest trend since it has been around for 100 years.
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Is there any scientific proof that it works?
In the last 10 years, there have been hundreds of studies proving its validity in the healthcare arena.
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Can it help me with my other health problems?
According to Gray's Anatomy, the nervous system controls every cell, tissue, and organ in the human body. The nervous system includes the brain, spinal cord, the spinal nerves that exit the vertebral column through openings on the sides of each vertebra, and all the peripheral nerves that branch off to serve organs, tissues, blood vessels, muscles etc. Information from the environment, both external and internal, goes through the spine to get to the brain. The key to optimum health is a properly functioning nervous system which you can achieve through chiropractic care.
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Once you go, do you always have to go?
Treatment lengths vary from person to person and from condition to condition. Usually nerve injuries if caught immediately, respond symptomatically to fewer visits. Chronic conditions are generally more stubborn and difficult to manage. It also depends on the care you choose. Lifetime chiropractic is a choice like exercising or taking vitamins, and the choice is always up to you.
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Does the cracking cause arthritis?
There is a saying in orthopedics that motion is lotion. Lack of function or trauma to a joint causes arthritis. Improving joint function actually reduces that risk of osteoarthritis (the wear and tear disease).
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I went to a chiropractor once and it didn’t help me . .
Just like exercising once, or dieting one day you cannot expect your body to respond quickly. It takes time to develop a problem and therefore time to fix it. Different chiropractors use different approaches. Don’t discount chiropractic because you only tried it once. That would be like never getting your hair cut again because you once got a haircut you didn’t like.
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