Chiropractor in San Clemente

When most people think of chiropractors, they think of relief from back or neck pain. In reality, a chiropractor deals with much more than just ease your back pain.

For instance, if you have foot pain, a chiropractor that specializes in orthotics will be able to assess your situation. You may need to have a custom made orthotic. A typical assessment will include a discussion of your medical history, a gait analysis, a weight bearing and non-weight bearing examination, foam casting, and a recommendation on the best suited orthotic for your situation.

If you suffer from chronic pain, a chiropractor may be able to help by using a holistic, natural approach to pain relief.

The main theory behind the practice of chiropractics is that all illness, pain and disease originate within your central nervous system. Nerves send signals to the rest of your body via your spinal cord. If your spinal cord or joints are out of alignment, it puts pressure on your joints and muscles causing pain. A chiropractor’s job, then, is to re-align your spine and get everything back into its proper place. This allows your nerves to function properly with your brain, and your body can heal itself naturally.

Even though chiropractor students and medical students start out by taking similar studies, by their third and fourth years, they are learning vastly different things. Chiropractors take a holistic approach to healing and believe that your spine controls all of your nerves, tissues and joints. They believe that if your spine is out of alignment it causes undue pressure and pain and causes all kinds of illness and disease. When your spine is manipulated back into alignment, the pressure and pain is relieved, all of your joints, nerves and tissues are doing what they are supposed to, and your body can heal itself naturally.