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Since the focus of Chiropractic care is the structure of the body as a whole (not just the injured part), chiropractors are able to identify (and correct) structural imbalances that may impede optimal athletic performance. The detection and correction of such structural imbalances can help to prevent sports injuries as well.

In the U. S., Chiropractic sports medicine specialists, who are licensed in all fifty states, typically earn a degree, Diplomate of the American Board of Chiropractic Sports Physicians (DABCSP), upon completion of a three year, post-doctoral program. Sports chiropractors have been officially included on the medical staff of world class and Olympic sports teams since the 1970s (the first appointment of a Doctor of Chiropractic to a U.S. Olympic team was in the 1980 Winter Olympic Games held in Montreal).

While conventional medicine focuses on the treatment of the symptoms caused by individual sports injuries (damaged tendons and ligaments, bone fractures, dislocations, sprains etc), the chiropractic approach is to stimulate the body’s natural capacity to heal itself, which will not only overcome symptoms, but enhance performance. The distinctive value of chiropractic sports care can be summarized as follows:

* Almost all sports place abnormal strain on the back and structural systems. This often means that athletes are not able to perform at optimal efficiency because their structural systems are imbalanced. Chiropractic sports specialists are specialized in maintaining proper structural alignment of neuro-musculoskeletal systems to optimize performance.

* Athletes who have been ‘treated’ for old injuries by surgery or medication and no longer experience the symptoms of their injuries are very often mislead. Believing they are cured, they resume the practice of their sport, often putting their health at risk. This is because, even when its symptoms are ‘treated’ or covered up, a sports injury can still affect an athlete’s body – and his / her performance. Since the neuro-musculoskeletal misalignments caused by the injury have not been corrected, they often continue to suffer the same amount of spinal stress Chiropractic care, which focuses on correcting (adjusting) vertebral misalignments or ‘subluxations’, effectively enhances recovery from sports injuries and speeds up the process of recuperation.

* Many sports injuries that do not respond to conventional medical treatment can be helped by chiropractic sports medicine. If the athlete’s spine is properly aligned and in its optimal structural position, nerves are protected against irritation and damage, ensuring optimal communication between the central nervous system and other parts of the body. Minor spinal misalignments can affect nerves and impact legs, shoulders, head, feet etc. Restoring and optimizing the function of the spine and nerves (a unique chiropractic procedure) increases the body’s potential to heal itself.

* Sports training very often leads to spinal misalignments and, because the spine is the center of the body, this can weaken other parts of the athlete’s body, increasing the chances of injury – injuries that chiropractic care can help avoid. This is why the role of chiropractic sports medicine in preventive care is so important.

Coaches, athletes, and medical doctors have recently realized the importance of chiropractic care for athlete health. Doctors of Chiropractic know that the key to health and recovery is NOT simply the removal of injury symptoms, but the enhancement of the body’s structural function to stimulate its self-healing power so that athletes can withstand avoidable injuries, enjoy optimal performance, decrease the risk of injury and recuperate faster when they do get injured.

Primarily associated with car accidents, whiplash injuries can also result from amusement park rides, sports injuries, work-related accidents, or even from a powerful punch or a vigorous shaking. Of course, the extent and type of injury varies, but anything that causes the head to be suddenly and violently rocked back and forth or sideways, can lead to a whiplash injury.

Whiplash injury symptoms may be one or several of the following:

* Neck pain and stiffness
* Headache
* Shoulder pain
* Low back pain
* Pain or numbness in hands, feet or hips
* Dizziness and / or blurred vision
* Diminished concentration or memory

Neck pain and headaches are usually due to tensed or contracted muscles, a reaction to limit excessive movement and abnormal jolting of spinal joints. Numbness and pain result from pressure exerted on the nerves in cases of more severe disc damage. The violent jerking of the head and neck beyond normal limits often over-stretches or tears muscles and ligaments supporting the spine, and this type of soft tissue damage causes both neck and low back pain.

Whiplash injury symptoms often take weeks, months or even years to develop. This is because adrenaline released during an accident masks the pain for some time and also because it takes anywhere between a day and three days for an inflammation to develop. Disc injury symptoms may not appear until weeks after the event that caused the injury. Unfortunately, this delay in symptom manifestation means that many whiplash victims only seek treatment after complications have developed.

You should always see a doctor immediately after an accident, even you feel no symptoms. Make sure to get appropriate imaging examinations (CAT Scans, Magnetic Imaging or Ultra Sound), which, unlike X-rays, do show soft tissue injuries.

Whiplash injuries often leave people with long-term symptoms that can only be relieved by pain killers or, in some cases, by wearing a brace for temporary relief. In 1999, an article published in the British Journal of Orthopedic Medicine stated that, “The results from this study provide further evidence that chiropractic is an effective treatment for chronic whiplash symptoms.”

Chiropractic care after a whiplash injury can help to restore movement, strengthen and tone muscles, and reduce chronic long-term symptoms. Treatment strategies differ according to the type of whiplash injury, determined by a thorough chiropractic check up. Using chiropractic diagnostic techniques (such as palpation), your chiropractor will examine your entire spine to discover any restricted joints, disc damage, muscle contraction or ligament injury. As part of the diagnostic process, he or she will examine your gait, your posture and your spinal alignment to better understand your body and how your spine is functioning.

If you see your chiropractor immediately after your injury, he or she will first address the problem of reducing inflammation. As the muscle injury heals, treatment will revolve more on mobilizing restricted spinal joints, using gentle spinal manipulation, to restore motion. Other chiropractic procedures that may be used include muscle stimulation / relaxation and McKenzie exercises. You should also receive personalized lifestyle advice to help you manage your day-to-day activities without putting undue stress on your body and irritating your whiplash injury.

If you suffer a whiplash injury, you should immediately see a doctor to determine the extent of the damage. Do not wait until symptoms appear. After you have received appropriate urgent medical care, you will either make a full recovery – or you may be faced with a long period of painful, recurring symptoms.

It is during this healing period that chiropractic care can be most valuable to you. By enhancing your body’s self-healing power, chiropractic rehabilitation will help you to overcome the long-term physical and psychological symptoms of whiplash injuries.

Osteoporosis is a disease or condition involving a decrease in bone tissue mass, meaning that the bone becomes progressively more fragile (more brittle or porous). There are no symptoms in the early stages of osteoporosis so people cannot tell that they are beginning to develop what is commonly known as ‘bone loss’ unless they undergo specific tests.

The condition develops painlessly. For the first 35 or so years of our lives, our bodies regularly build bone mass (break down old bone and make more new bone), but the process slows down with age and eventually, our bodies lose more bone than they make.

Osteoporosis is a serious condition because it increases the risk of osteoporotic fractures. People with osteoporosis can break a bone doing simple every day things that would not normally result in fractures. Very often, it’s only after they suffer fractures (typically in the hip or thigh bone, wrist or forearm or the vertebral column, the spine) that patients discover they have osteoporosis.

There are no initial symptoms, but advanced cases of osteoporosis could lead to: acute back pain (often accompanied by shooting pain due to nerve compression), neck pain, loss of height over time, stooped posture or curvature of the spine (kyphosis). Sometimes these symptoms indicate an osteoporosis-related injury (such as a collapsed vertebra).

Is Chiropractic An Option In The Treatment of Osteoporosis?

Persons who know they have osteoporosis are usually hesitant about seeking chiropractic care for their back and neck pain. This cautious attitude arises from the widespread notion that chiropractic care is limited to administering spinal adjustments and the misconceptions about the force administered during spinal adjustments. Knowing that their bones are fragile and fracture prone, osteoporosis patients are wary of forceful spinal manipulations. This concern is legitimate. It is extremely important for chiropractors to be aware of the fact that a patient has osteoporosis so that they can determine the best care plan and whether to use or avoid spinal manipulation treatment.

While you should definitely notify your chiropractor of your condition if you know you have osteoporosis, it is the chiropractor’s responsibility to evaluate a patient’s medical history and symptoms prior to beginning treatment. Particularly for elderly persons complaining of back pain, chiropractors should order x-rays, bone scans, and / or mineral density tests (MDT) to ascertain whether the patient has osteoporosis, bone disease, or a compression fracture.

Chiropractic is concerned with the diagnosis, treatment and prevention musculoskeletal disorders, but it is above all a holistic approach to health and well-being. While there is no cure for osteoporosis, your Doctor of Chiropractic can definitely develop a safe and personalized healthcare plan to help improve the quality and strength of your bones:

* For osteoporosis patients who have not experienced fractures, chiropractors can take steps to prevent the condition from worsening, prescribing exercise (specific programs that avoid sudden or excessive strain or stress to the bones), diet plans and vitamin supplements to bolster bone density. Besides helping to reduce or alleviate pain associated with osteoporosis, regular chiropractic care also helps to protect patients from falls (and osteoporotic fractures) by optimizing joint mobility, range of motion, balance and muscle tone.

* For patients with osteoporosis-related injuries, chiropractic care uses several techniques, including orthopedic support, certain forms of physical therapy, ice therapy, electro-muscle stimulation etc that will strengthen the muscles and ligaments supporting the spine.

You may think that chiropractic care is only about manipulating joints and performing spinal adjustments, but it actually includes many other procedures. Chiropractors are familiar with the risk factors of osteoporosis and use various forms of modified techniques to meet the needs of osteoporosis patients. If your Doctor of Chiropractic determines that your condition would benefit from an adjustment, he will do so using a consistent low-force, high-speed chiropractic adjustment that is safe and appropriate.

To benefit fully from chiropractic care, it is important that you trust both your chiropractor and the prescribed treatment plan. If you feel you need reassurance, there is no reason why you should not consult your primary healthcare provider.

Personality & Philosophy

A critical factor in choosing any medical professional is to make sure that you feel comfortable with him or her. If you feel inhibited in his / her presence, you will not be able to get the most out of your treatment. Make sure that ALL of your questions and concerns are answered to your satisfaction.

Try to discover the chiropractor’s philosophy and the techniques they use. There are all types of chiropractic techniques, but all chiropractors adhere to the same basic philosophy; that your body is an organism that heals itself and chiropractic care aims at supporting this self-healing power.

Communication

It’s important to realize that while in certain cases chiropractic care may be an alternative to conventional medical treatment; it is often used in combination with traditional treatment. If you are receiving medical treatment for your condition, make sure that the DC you select is willing to communicate with your health care provider.

Credentials & Qualifications

A DC must finish 4 years of undergraduate study and 4 to 5 years of advanced study. In the U.S., Colleges of Chiropractic are accredited by the Council on Chiropractic Education, which is recognized by the Department of Education. In all fifty states, qualified DCs are licensed by state licensing boards. Choose a chiropractor who is licensed to practice in your state and who is a graduate of an accredited College of Chiropractic. You can always research your local chiropractors on the Internet (find your State Board of Chiropractic Examiners on the web).

Specialization

The chiropractor you choose should be qualified to meet your particular healthcare needs. Many DCs specialize in specific areas and some follow programs that lead to clinical specialty certifications (diplomate certification) in fields such as sports injuries, nutrition, internal disorders etc. For example, many chiropractors undergo advanced training and specialization in pre-natal care. If you are pregnant, find out whether the chiropractor are considering has acquired specialized training in this area. Ideally, the DC you choose should have undergone some post graduate studies and be up-to-date with the latest research and technological developments.

Experience and Reputation

It’s always a plus if you can get a personal recommendation from a friend who has the same health concerns and who is happy with her chiropractic care. That brings you one step closer to finding a DC who has the experience to meet your specific needs and who is well-thought of by his patients. You can also learn a lot about a practice by visiting the chiropractic office (see if the staff is pleasant and efficient, the patients satisfied and the premises clean etc.).

Ask for Your Treatment Protocol

A good chiropractor, like any good medical professional, should explain what is wrong and how they can help. He or she should be willing to explain your care plan and to give you some information concerning expected timeframe. You should feel absolutely comfortable with both your treatment and follow-up plans.

Taking the above points into consideration should help you choose the right Doctor of Chiropractic for your needs. Remember also to consider more practical matters like office location, office hours, insurance coverage and cost. Finding the right chiropractic care can provide truly amazing results. To truly benefit from this health care discipline, choose your Doctor of Chiropractic carefully.

Many common pregnancy problems are primarily due to changes that affect the pelvic and spinal ligaments, muscles, joints and other supportive soft tissues. In some cases, they lead to misalignments of the pelvic and spinal structures, and may affect the normal spinal curvature of the expectant mother. The majority of such pregnancy-related pain conditions will quickly disappear with chiropractic care.

* Lower Back Pain: Pregnancy-related lower back pain is usually the result of a condition known as ‘sacroiliac joint dysfunction’, which chiropractors call ‘SI subluxation’ (subluxations are misalignments of body joints that lead to irritation of nerves and tissues in the surrounding area). As the body adjusts to weight gain and the change in weight distribution during pregnancy, spinal and pelvic muscles and ligaments sustain additional stress. To facilitate the delivery process, a pregnant woman’s body produces increased amounts of hormones like Relaxin that cause muscle and ligament relaxation. Together, all these factors can result in misalignments (subluxations) of the spine and pelvis, increasing the stress on the joints, nerves, and discs in the lower back and pelvis and creating pain.

* Sciatica (pain, weakness, numbness or tingling in one or sometimes both legs) is also often the result of subluxations in the low back or pelvis.

* Neck Pain and Headaches: Subluxations in the neck area can be the reason for the neck pain and headaches experienced by many mothers-to-be. As the pregnancy advances, the woman’s center of gravity changes – and so does her posture, creating extra stress in the neck and the middle back.

Chiropractic care is beneficial for treating other, non-pain related, pregnancy issues as well. A misaligned (subluxated) pelvis could mean that the ligaments connecting the uterus to the pelvis are affected, which in turn affects the position of the uterus and the growing baby. When a doctor of Chiropractic corrects subluxations of the pelvis, this helps to balance the uterus, often allowing a ‘breech baby’ to assume a more optimal position for delivery.

Chiropractic spinal adjustments during pregnancy are specific, gentle, and safe. The increased relaxation of muscles and ligaments due to hormones mean that less force is required during spinal adjustments. Light pressure is usually applied to the joints of the spine, restoring normal alignment and reducing stress on the nervous system.

Because it enhances the functioning of the nervous system and restores balance to the pelvis and the muscles and ligaments that attach to it, specific chiropractic care throughout pregnancy can lead to better deliveries and provide improved health potential for the mother and her baby, both.

If you consult a doctor of Chiropractic during your pregnancy, make sure that he / she is well-informed of the progress of your pregnancy, any medication you may be taking and your medical history in general.

A pregnant woman’s body naturally experiences a number of physiological and endocrinological changes that result in additional stress on the framework of the body, at a time when optimal function of all systems and organs is particularly important.

Some of the bodily changes occurring during pregnancy (increased back curve due to abdomen growth, pelvic and postural changes) could cause spinal or joint misalignments. A misaligned pelvis, for example, could restrict the room available for the developing baby, sometimes making it harder for it to move into the correct position for delivery.

Chiropractic care is drug-free health maintenance of the spinal column, discs and related nerves, primarily (but not only) by adjusting misaligned body joints, especially of the spine, to reduce spinal nerve stress and promote overall health of a person. By enhancing nervous system function, chiropractic care during pregnancy can enhance the health of both the mother and baby.

Women who receive pre-natal chiropractic care throughout pregnancy enhance pelvic balance, increasing the chances for optimal baby positioning at delivery and reducing the likelihood for breech and posterior presentations that can lead to difficult deliveries.

The Webster Technique is a technique sometimes used by chiropractors to promote balance in a pregnant mother’s pelvis, alleviating stress to the uterus and its supporting ligaments, making it easier for a breech baby to change position without medical intervention. Statistically, this technique has been quite successful.

Chiropractic adjustments also help to alleviate pain in the lower back and legs from which most pregnant women suffer, and may also help to reduce problems with nausea, headaches and elimination.

Including chiropractic care as a part of your pre-natal routine will help you to maintain a healthy pregnancy. Chiropractors are trained to work with pregnant women and use appropriate techniques and exercises to compliment any spinal adjustments that are necessary, and no known contraindications to pre-natal chiropractic care have been reported. Discuss this option with your pregnancy healthcare provider.

As a result, many people find themselves wondering whether they should seek chiropractic care. Unfortunately, much of the information that is widely available about chiropractic is based on third-hand accounts and unfounded myths, some of which are addressed below:

1. Fiction: Chiropractors are not real doctors. Fact: Earning a Doctor of Chiropractic degree requires 6 to 8 years of college education. Doctors of Chiropractic must pass National Board Examinations as well as state testing.

2. Fiction: Chiropractic medicine is not supported by scientific research. Fact: The benefits of chiropractic are backed by empirical data and independent research (randomized controlled trials) that demonstrate both its effectiveness and its safety.

3. Fiction: Chiropractors only treat back and neck pain. Fact: This misconception is a direct result of the success of chiropractic in treating neck and back problems. Chiropractic care actually focuses on the neuromuskuloskeletal (nerves, muscles, and bone) system as a whole. Chiropractic wellness care takes preventative measures to ensure that various health problems do not occur in the future.

4. Fiction: Chiropractic adjustments can cause serious side effects, including strokes. Fact: Chiropractic is widely recognized as a safe form of health care available. While no form of health care, including conventional medical care, is completely without risk, the likelihood of having a stroke from chiropractic care is infinitesimally low. In short, the risk of serious injury following chiropractic treatment is certainly much lower than the risk from invasive medical procedures or surgery

5. Fiction: Chiropractors crack your bones. Fact: Chiropractic techniques sometimes involve adjustments of the spine or extremity joints (where two bones connect). These adjustments affect connective tissue that holds the joint together, not the bones. The ’pop’ sound sometimes heard during an adjustment is created by the opening of the joint space. Adjustment is just one of many different chiropractic techniques.

Many other fallacies and misconceptions about chiropractic exist, but these will gradually disappear as more and more people experience the benefits of this form of healthcare and as other doctors (and insurance companies) continue the trend toward endorsing and corroborating chiropractic care.

Children undergo a number of physical stresses, starting with possible birth trauma (difficult labors, forceps and vacuum extraction births, C-sections etc), to early infancy falls, tumbles and accidents, to sports juries in older children.

Parents should realize that symptoms such as pain or malfunction following spinal trauma might not appear for years. Chiropractic medicine, based on the principle that good health relies, in part, upon a normally functioning nervous system, focuses on causes rather than symptoms. That’s why it’s important to have your child’s spine checked if he or she experiences some kind of physical trauma. A chiropractor will detect any “subluxation” and correct it, relieving nerve interference and returning the spine and nervous system to a healthy state.

Studies show that many children who suffer from colic, ear infections and asthma have spinal “subluxations” impairing their nervous system function. Recent research has shown that chiropractic care can help treat many such children’s ailments:

* Colic: Several studies involving infants diagnosed with colic by pediatricians show that infants who receive chiropractic care cease to suffer from colic symptoms faster than infants were taking dimethicone. In most of these studies, follow up surveys performed a month later revealed that the infants who had received chiropractic care had not suffered a reoccurrence of colic. Chiropractors attribute this improvement to a removal of a subluxation that was interfering in the infants’ nervous system.

* Ear infections: Children with middle ear infections respond to treatment by chiropractors, even when they suffer from chronic infections previously treated with several courses antibiotics. Chiropractors try to determine whether the reason for their body’s inability to combat the infection is an irritation of small nerves in the spine that causes an abnormal tension in the small muscles of the neck. This can put pressure on the lymphatic drainage ducts. The inadequate drainage from inside the ear prevents the child’s body from naturally correcting the problem. The chiropractor will also look for spinal vertebrae that are slightly out of alignment or are not moving within their normal range. Chiropractic treatment of earache involves a detailed evaluation, commonly followed by a number of spinal adjustments and manipulation of neck muscles to help restore normal lymph drainage.

The condition of your children’s central nervous system and spine is important to their overall health. When you check your child’s hearts, lungs, eyes and teeth, remember to also check his / her spine. Since a child’s spine grows almost 50% in length during his first year, regular early chiropractic examinations are critically important to provide essential corrective and preventive care.

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