What Is a Chiropractor? | Chiropractic Care

Chiropractors are highly trained, licensed healthcare professionals that practice a complete system of healthcare that focuses on optimizing and preserving health by the use of manual therapies to restore proper musculoskeletal and neurological function. The word "chiropractic" itself comes from the Greek, and it means to be done by hand. And chiropractors examine patients and can discover misalignments or restrictions in the spine, chiropractors call them subluxations, that can create pain, inflammation, muscle spasm, and restriction in motion. And chiropractors are uniquely trained to detect subluxations upon examination. And they'll use their hands to very specifically adjust your spine and other joints in your body to remove subluxations so that you can have restoration of motion, relaxation of muscle spasm, reduction in inflammation, as well as a rebalancing of the nervous system, which optimizes health.

Chiropractic is not just about pain control. It's very effective for treating painful conditions, but chiropractic goes beyond that in really restoring neurological function so that your body has the best shot at healing itself.

I'd also like to mention that most insurance plans, including Medicare, cover chiropractic care. Chiropractors are considered portal of entry healthcare providers. So in most cases, referrals are not required.

Everyone can benefit from chiropractic care, even infants and children, adults, and seniors. Even people that have had back surgery can receive chiropractic care. Your chiropractor will choose techniques that are appropriate for your body type and your condition.

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Chiropractors use their hands to properly align the body's musculoskeletal structure (mostly spine, neck), which allows the body to heal itself without surgery or medication. Treatments restore mobility to joints caused by a traumatic events, such as car accidents, falls, sports injuries, or long periods of sitting. Chiropractic is a non-invasive, low cost alternative to taking pain medications such as opioids, or costly surgeries.

[me-hkrl]

you have it backwards. the last thing you mention is nerve system balance. it is the first and only thing. the body does the rest.

[HaruxD]

A chiropractor is a masseuse without the happy ending :)

[miguelcondori]

Informative video. Can i refer you to a chiropractic directory with over 1k members to publish your video? No charge

[capsule]

The snapping is bad for you. Most chiropractors don't work as a long time solution for this reason. It's best to go to a chiropractor that uses an Activator.

[superguy]

it is something alan harper does for a living.