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THE BENEFITS OF
GETTING A
CHIROPRACTIC
ADJUSTMENT
By Dr. Brent Wells
C
hiropractors can see anywhere
up to 20 to 50 patients a day,
the reason varying with each
patient.
More than 30 million are seen
and treated annually according to
Sharecare.com.
People go to the chiropractor for many
different reasons, some minor and
some more major. Nonetheless, seeing
a chiropractor has many benefits,
some obvious and quick, and some of
those benefits are more long term.
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misaligned or out of balance, and
when the spine is off balance the
central nervous system is affected.
Central nervous system issues result
in the whole body not being able to
function properly, due to the CNS
being responsible for housing nerves
that are going throughout the body,
sending very important messages.
While most primary doctors can rule out
serious complications, a chiropractor is
able to perform treatments to the body that
will help manage the pain, and in many
cases completely eradicate the pain.
Chiropractors are able to locate
issues beneath the surface of the skin
and bones that other specialists and
doctors are unable to always do. They
are specialized in helping assist with
pain located in the spine, but also the
neck, shoulders, unspecified radiating
pain and numbness throughout the
body and beyond. They specialize in complementing other
forms of traditional medicine or they
can serve in the place of traditional
medicine, as alternative medicine.
Many times the root of certain pain in
the body stems from the spine being A chiropractic adjustment is another
term for a spinal adjustment. A spinal
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Bones, joints, and muscles are all
tended to when one takes a visit to the
local chiropractor.
What is a Chiropractic Adjustment?
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adjustment is an adjustment given to
the spine by a chiropractor or trained
specialist. In some cases manipulation to
the spine is and can also be performed.
There
are
various
methods
chiropractors use when performing
adjustments.
Though every person, no matter the
age, can experience joint or muscle
pain, that doesn’t automatically
approve each person when it comes
to getting chiropractic care. There is
a screening that must be done with
each new potential patient to rule out
any issues that would reveal as to why
chiropractic care would be too much
for the body.
Various adjustment methods include:
• Instrument adjustments
• Toggle drop
• Table adjustments
• Lumbar roll
• Release work