By John Davis


In chiropractic health care the skeletal system of the body is thought to be at the root of all bodily dysfunction. When the bones in the spine, for example, are misaligned due to accident or disease, the rest of the body cannot be completely functional. When you visit the office of a Cambridge ON Chiropractor a thorough examination of the spine is done.

A hands on exam of the spine will be conducted and some range-of-motion tests administered. Questions and answers will enable the chiropractor to compile a medical history. Your pain, including the cause and intensity, will be discussed. Use of an x-ray can locate the exact vertebrae on the spine that are out of place when that is the causative factor.

There has been research done on chiropractic care to alleviate pain. Most has focused on the spine and how spinal adjustments are used. But, there are other methods used such as nutritional counseling, use of mild exercise routines and massage. Often two or more methods are used concomitantly.

The research that has been done indicates chiropractic care is productive in dealing with migraine headaches, fibromyalgia and neck pain resulting from whiplash that occurs, mostly in rear end automobile collisions. The rear end collision can cause significant pain even when the vehicle is traveling at a low speed.

Until an examination determines what is causing pain, no care plan can be initiated. Often the recommendation is for a series of spinal adjustments to correct any misaligned spinal vertebrae. An appointment to administer them will last anywhere from ten to twenty minutes. Your symptoms will be alleviated, usually within a week or two.

You will also be given professional advice on things such as sitting and standing posture, lifting objects off the floor and twisting the body in unusual ways. It is the goal of your chiropractor to reduce your current pain, plus help you learn to avoid any aggravation in the future. You may soon return to work, card club and other activities of daily living that you enjoyed before the pain interrupted your life.




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