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| Chiropractic is a health care profession that focuses on disorders of the musculoskeletal system and the nervous system, and the effects of these disorders on general health. Chiropractic care is used most often to treat neuromusculoskeletal complaints, including but not limited to back pain, neck pain, pain in the joints of the arms or legs, and headaches. |
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How does it work?
Doctors of Chiropractic – often referred to as chiropractors or chiropractic physicians – practice a drug-free, hands-on approach to health care that includes patient examination, diagnosis and treatment.
The most common therapeutic procedure performed by doctors of chiropractic is known as “spinal manipulation,” also called “chiropractic adjustment.” The purpose of manipulation is to restore joint mobility by manually or with an adjusting instrument applying a controlled force into joints that have become hypomobile – or restricted in their movement – as a result of a tissue injury.
Tissue injury can be caused by a single traumatic event, such as improper lifting of a heavy object, or through repetitive stresses, such as sitting in an awkward position with poor spinal posture for an extended period of time.
In either case, injured tissues undergo physical and chemical changes that can cause inflammation, pain, and diminished function for the sufferer. Manipulation, or adjustment of the affected joint and tissues, restores mobility, thereby alleviating pain and muscle tightness, and allowing tissues to heal. |
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What techniques of adjusting does Dr Johnson use?
The following:
• The Activator adjusting instrument which is painless.
• Advanced proficiency rated in activator methods.
• Diversified adjusting which is a manual (hands) adjustment.
• Impulse Electric Adjusting Instrument. |
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Does Dr Johnson do any other therapy?
In the clinic patients may get any of the following therapies:
• Cold laser therapy, acupuncture, interferential current, ultra sound, traction, flexion-distraction, short wave diathermy, ice packs, hot packs. |
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| • Also offered are homeopathic consults and hearing aid testing and fitting. |
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Is chiropractic treatment safe?
Yes, chiropractic treatment is safe and effective. Chiropractors must be state board licensed, and regulated according to stringent criteria. Statistics show that patient risk is substantially lower in chiropractic vs. other health fields. |
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Dr Johnson’s message:
Our first goal is to give you relief from any pain. The second goal is to correct any underlying causes of your health problems and teach you how to maintain your health and prevent future problems. We have noted by improved nervous system function, chiropractic care can have a positive effect on many secondary health conditions not normally thought of as "neck or back" problems. |
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Vertebraes may stimulate particular body parts:
C1: Head (headaches), dizziness
C2: Eyes, tongue sinuses
C3: Face, teeth
C4: Nose, lips, mouth, eustachian tube
C5: Vocal cords, pharynx
C6: Neck muscles, shoulders, tonsils
C7: Thyroid, elbows
T1: Forearm, hands, esophagus, trachea
T2: Heart
T3: Lungs
T4: Gallbladder
T5: Liver, circulation
T6: Stomach
T7: Pancreas
T8: Spleen
T9: Adrenal
T10: Kidneys
T11: Kidneys, ureters
T12: Small intestine
L1: Large intestine
L2: Appendix, thigh
L3: Sex organs, bladder, knees
L4: Prostate, low back muscles, sciatic nerve
L5: Lower legs including feet and ankles
Sacrum: Hip bones, buttocks
Coccyx: rectum |
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