What about Chiropractic Care?

Well, it is about time I talk about Chiropractic. For those of you who do not know, I used to work in a Chiropractic office for about 8 years prior to working at LTF! I worked in a clinic that had a multidisciplinary approach to treating musculoskeletal pain. I have seen Chiropractic do some amazing things for many people and at times have limited effect in so far as pain control. (Even though there many other benefits) . I do believe science strongly supports Chiropractic care! Studies by major universities and the U.S. government have proven the efficacy of Chiropractic in treatment of back and neck pain. Every year more and more research supports the Chiropractic art which has been second guessed for many years by the Medical profession for its lack of supporting research. People that doubt, either have not experianced treatment or are uneducated as to its benefits.

So, what is Chiropractic?

Chiropractic is a health care discipline which emphasizes the inherent recuperative power of the body to heal itself without the use of drugs and surgery. The practice of chiropractic focuses on the relationship between structure (primarily the spine) and function (as coordinated by the nervous system) and how that relationship affects the preservation and restoration of health.


How Chiropractic Differs From Traditional Medicine?

There is a significant and very important difference between the way chiropractors and medical doctors approach health ailments. When evaluating and treating patients, chiropractors take a holistic approach which includes identifying and correcting the cause(s) of the patient's health ailment. Correcting the cause of the problem provides significant long-term benefits over only treating the symptoms.

What Chiropractors Do?

Practically speaking, chiropractors are primarily concerned with locating and treating vertebral subluxations (nerve impingement syndromes).

A vertebral subluxation is a complex of functional and/or structural and/or pathological articular (joint) changes that compromise neural integrity and may influence organ system function and general health.

Using a number of unique and highly refined skills, the chiropractor checks the patients spine for any misalignment's, fixations or other abnormalities (vertebral subluxations). If subluxations or other abnormalities are detected, the chiropractor will generally apply a gentle force in a corrective manner to the affected spinal area.

Chiropractors use many specialized techniques to identify and treat these spinal abnormalities and optimize overall health.

In addition to spinal adjusting techniques, soft tissue techniques such as massage, dietary and nutritional counseling, and lifestyle modification programs are commonly employed.


If your interested in getting in touch with a Chiropractor or getting more information please look to the following sources: http://www.drmarla.com/ Dr. Marla Faye has been my treating Chiropractor since I have been working in Eagan and does a fabulous job!