How it works....

We look at the whole picture
Like other health-care providers, we follow a standard routine to gain information about the patient. We consult, review the case history, conduct a physical examination, and we may request x-rays and/or laboratory analyses.

Unlike other health-care providers, however, chiropractic physicians also conduct a careful analysis of the patient's spinal structure and pay particular attention to posture. We also consider many other aspects of your life— Do you eat well?  Exercise at all?  How do you deal with stress?  Do you have children?  What do you do for work?  And so on.  This information allows us to design the most personalized and effective care plan for each patient's unique condition.

We seek the origin of the problem
Using this information, a diagnosis is made.  Included in the diagnosis is the probable reason for your pain or discomfort.  It is important to note that chiropractors seek the origin of the illness in order to eliminate it-we do not simply treat the symptoms.

If your roof is leaking, do you simply catch the drips in a bucket for years on end, or do you repair the roof to prevent it from leaking?  Similarly, if the migraine headache you've had all week is being caused by spinal misalignment and an irritated nerve, do you continue to take pain killers indefinitely, or do you correct the abnormal spinal structure to prevent the pain?  You get the picture.

Chiropractors have a term for misalignments: Subluxations.  A vertebral subluxation is a misalignment of the bones that protect the spinal cord. It's a leak in the roof. Or a kink in the wiring of your nervous system.

The severity of the subluxation can vary, and there are a number of potential contributing factors that can be physical, emotional, mental or chemical.  The subluxation can be caused by any number of incidents, from birth trauma to an auto accident to simple repetition or over-use.

Then we help you fix it
When a subluxation occurs, a chiropractor can correct the abnormal spinal structure and allow it to return to its proper position.  This procedure is appropriately called an adjustment, and the adjustment enables the body to heal and function optimally.  The leak is fixed. The wiring is fixed. Information is flowing properly again.

To keep the wiring fixed and the information flowing, several adjustments over a course of time is necessary.  In addition to spinal adjustments, stretching exercises, strengthening exercises, physiotherapy and massage are effective in expediting the patient's progress towards optimal health.  In the chiropractic world, keeping the problem fixed and preventing its recurrence is just as important as the initial remedy.

Another important aspect of chiropractic care is this: the patient's improvement is the responsibility of both the doctor and the patient. You will be active in your own care-this is essential in optimizing the care you receive