Chiropractic Care

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Chiropractic care focuses on restoring and maintaining the normal functions of the body. This is accomplished with a number of therapeutic procedures including chiropractic adjustive techniques, soft tissue techniques, therapeutic modalities, rehabilitative procedures, nutritional support and lifestyle recommendations. In general, chiropractic health care focuses on preventative, natural and conservative therapies rather then the use of prescription medications or surgery. In certain cases these procedures may be indicated and the patient is referred to an appropriate health care practitioner.

The Chiropractic Subluxation

An abnormal neurological pattern can be classified as a chiropractic subluxation. A "subluxated" nervous system implies that it is functioning less than 100%. Often, a subluxation will present with abnormal spinal function. These dysfunctional changes may result in neurological and blood flow impairment and symptoms such as pain, altered sensation and limited movement. Chiropractors perform adjustments of the spine in order to access the nervous system and to restore the effects created by the subluxation.

Subluxations are caused by stress. There are three forms of stress - chemical/environmental (what we eat, drink, breathe, and electromagnetics), physical (employment, inactivity, accidents, birth trauma [for baby and mother]) and emotional (childhood and recent). The effects of stress can accumulate over time with repetition or can be triggered by a single event.

The Adjustment

An adjustment is a controlled, specific and skilled chiropractic therapeutic procedure aimed at restoring joint lesions, often referred to as subluxations. Chiropractors possess extensive training to assess and correct subluxations. Adjustive therapies are safe, effective, and cost effective procedures aimed to restore and maintain optimal joint health. Your Doctor of Chiropractic will determine the best procedures for your unique condition or problem.

• The Chiropractic Wellness Society
• Canadian Chiropractic Association
• The Chiropractic Report: Volume 19 Number 2; March 2005.

Chiro Facts

All formal government inquiries into chiropractic during the past 25 years have found contemporary chiropractic health care safe, effective, cost effective and recommneded licensure and government funding.

• Furlan, A., et al. Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Back Pain II (2010): Prepared by the University of Ottawa Evidence-based Practice Center.
• Canada: Manga Report 1993, Wells T (1994). Chiropractic Services Review Report, Ministry of Health, Government of Ontario.
• Hasselberg, PH (1979). Chiropractic in New Zealand: Report of the Commission of Inguiry. Wellington, New Zealand: Government Printer.
• United Kingdom: Complementary and Alternative Medicine, House of Lords Science and Technology Committee, 6th Report, 2000.
• Sweden: Commission on Alternative Medicine in Sweden 1987.
• Australia: Second Report Medicare Benefits Review Committee 1986, Chapter 10.
• The Chiropractic Report. Volume 19 Number 2, 2005.