Most people believe that a chiropractor helps back pain, but they are not sure what else a chiropractor does beyond that. Although spine-related pain or injuries are among the most common situations for chiropractic treatment, additional reasons for care include asthma, diabetes, and chronic headaches. Chiropractic care is an extremely wide field that includes a wide array of injuries and conditions.
Manipulation Techniques
Chiropractic procedures are usually likened to “massage-like care,” but there are numerous traditional manipulation techniques, as well as more modern treatments involving technology. Some of the most common manipulations include spinal, flexion distraction, and low force. With spinal manipulation, a series of adjustments “retrain” the spine and surrounding muscles into a healthier and more stable state. Flexion-distraction manipulation is designed to target relief in the lower back and hip area. If treating acute pain, low-force manipulation is used and is also appropriate for elderly or extremely young patients as well.
Relief Care
Although patients pursue chiropractic procedures in McDonough, GA for a variety of reasons, the initial cause for chiropractic treatment is nearly always relief care. This ranges from immediate injury care to chronic pain treatment, which later becomes corrective care. Relief care eases pressure from inflamed muscles or an incorrectly aligned spine and usually provides immediate relief.
Corrective Care
In many cases, patients who visit the chiropractor are dealing with untreated chronic back pain and require corrective care. Conditions that are not treated as soon as they become painful often lead to serious damage which must be corrected before moving into maintenance care.
Maintenance Care
Sometimes known as wellness or preventative measures, maintenance care is for patients who have been consistently visiting the chiropractor and have received any corrective care that is necessary. In some situations, patients may have recovered from an injury or prior damage and now receive regular chiropractic procedures as a way to make sure that their condition continues improving and not regressing.
If you experience regular chronic pain or are recovering from any type of injury, your bone structure and muscles need care, as well as strengthening. Visit us today and find out if you are in need of relief, corrective, or maintenance care.
