Common Questions & Answers About Chiropractic

Should I go to a Chiropractor if I feel fine?

• Even if you feel fine, chiropractic care can help your body maintain its required level of health and fitness.
• Your chiropractor can recommend a preventive spinal-care program and advise you on correct posture, dietary information and back exercises. Regular spinal checkups can help detect and prevent spinal stress due to subluxations.

Is it true that Chiropractors do not prescribe medication or perform surgery?

• Yes. Chiropractors do not include medication or surgery in their treatment program. Chiropractors maintain that the body has a built-in capacity to restore health within certain limits, and base their care on this principle.
• Occasionally, the use of medication can interfere with the body's healing mechanisms, produce side effects, create a dependence and lead to drug-caused disease or complications.
• The first response in most illnesses and injuries should be conservative care. Chiropractic's principles make it possibly the safest and most appealing of the healing arts.

How does chiropractic care help the pregnant woman?

• Because of the additional weight and stress on the framework of the body in pregnant women, chiropractic adjustments can help lower the incidence of pain in the low back and legs, and between the shoulder blades.
• In some cases, fewer headaches and problems with nausea and elimination may also result.
• Many chiropractors care for expectant mothers in the regular course of their daily practices.
• It is wise, however, to first inquire about the experience of your chiropractor in caring for pregnant women and what he or she recommends for you.