Chiropractors conduct an examination of a patient, looking at the spine’s position and muscle reflexes. They also perform tests and may take x -rays to diagnose the patient’s condition, then come up with a treatment plan and monitor progress.
Chiropractors do not prescribe pain medication. Instead, they rely on and assist the body's ability to heal itself. A chiropractor’s primary therapy is spinal manipulation where they use hands or instruments to apply force to a joint in the spine, moving the joint in a specific direction for better alignment.
Chiropractors Treatment
The conditions that a Chiropractor can treat include the following:
Neck: headaches, migraines, vertigo and dizziness; muscle spasm, stiffness and wry-neck; numbness, burning, pins and needles of the upper limb; herniated discs, and degeneration of the cervical vertebrae and the facet joints
Back: low back pain, herniated discs, sciatica, muscle spasm, facet and sacroiliac joint syndromes
Overuse: tendonitis, frozen shoulder, golfers tennis elbow, carpal tunnel syndrome, sprains and strains and more
Posture: short leg (anatomical/functional), spinal curvature and other postural abnormalities that affect the function of the musculoskeletal system
