Do chiropractors require x-rays with every patient? The need for x-rays when seeing a chiropractor is a hotly debated subject. Some chiropractors x-ray almost every patient because they feel that it gives them very valuable information about the spine. Eg: Is there degeneration in the sliding joints of the spine, affecting movement? Does…
How to know when you need an adjustment? The short answer is that you can’t know for sure whether you need a chiropractic adjustment or not, because the symptoms are not always obvious. Chiropractors don’t even know without getting checked by another chiropractor. But there are some tell-tale signs. Shoulders/Base of Neck The…
Can you go to the chiropractor if you feel ok? (If you don’t feel any symptoms) Yes. Just because you don’t feel any symptoms doesn’t mean your spine is moving the way it should do. Symptoms often only appear when the spine is functioning very poorly. Chiropractic is great at alleviating pain and symptoms, but…
At what stage is pain too bad to visit a chiropractor? It is fine to visit a chiropractor when you are in pain (many people do), but it depends on the degree of pain. If your back or muscles feel tight, it hurts to move, or you can’t move much, a chiropractor can adjust…
When A Chiropractor Cannot Help You There are few instances where a chiropractor cannot help you. Here are some (but not all) of them: SUPER-acute Back Spasms If your lumbar spine has become so tight or inflamed that you cannot stand up, it is usually too inflamed for a chiropractor to work on. (Especially if…
Are chiropractors Doctors? What do they study? In most countries in the world, you don’t need a medical degree to be a chiropractor. It is a completely separate course to medicine. Most people are surprised that on average chiropractors study for the same, or even more, contact hours (4826 hours) than a medical doctor (4667…
Once Chiropractors “put the bones back in place” is it fixed? “Why do chiropractors make you keep coming back?” Many people tend to think that a chiropractor “puts the spine back into place”, so once they’re ‘back in place’ that should be it, but the reality is that chiropractors are loosening restricted joints where the…
How long does it take to ‘realign’ your spine? How long it takes to return a spine to optimal performance depends on how long it has had the problem. The longer the joints have been restricted, the more the body and muscles adapt to the problem. If the dysfunction started recently, it can sometimes be…
Massage Gun. Are they worth it? Percussion massage guns are very popular at the moment. But it is worth buying one? Do they work? What do they actually do? PROS OF PERCUSSION MASSAGE: INCREASES BLOOD FLOW. Percussion over a muscle increases the blood flow to the muscle and the extra blood flow brings more oxygen…
How to fix pain between the shoulder blades It’s amazing how many people come in to see me with a pain between the shoulder blades on one side, over the Rhomboid muscle. They usually describe it as a ‘knife in the back’ type pain, or a burning tightness. Most people think that it’s the muscles…
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