Your body unconsciously handles most of the stresses accumulated through our daily life. When it can no longer compensate, the imbalance is established and the surplus manifests itself in symptoms. Do not hesitate to contact a chiropractor if you have any questions.
Chiropractic is a specialized therapy for the spine, joints, muscles, ligaments and their effect on the nervous system and overall health. This manual health profession is primarily focused on the proper functioning of your spine without any drugs or surgery. By adjusting the spine, the chiropractor relieves the pressure on the nervous system, decreases pains on nerves, muscles, ligaments and joints.
How chiropractic works:
Today, chiropractic is represented by more than 100,000 practitioners worldwide.
This practice is recommended by the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
The International Chiropractic Federation is also recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Symptomatic treatment (well-defined pain) takes place in three stages:
It takes about 40 minutes. It includes a history and a comprehensive clinical examination to identify the nature of the problem. Additional examinations (MRI or X-ray) may be required prior to any initial treatment to confirm the diagnosis and/or eliminate any contraindications to chiropractic care.
Depending on the patient's diagnosis and/or objectives (acute pain, chronic pain, musculoskeletal disorders, increased sports performance, etc.), a treatment plan is defined and proposed by the practitioner.
This is an essential step in order to achieve the objectives set between the practitioner and the patient. This plan may be reassessed during follow-up.
It takes about 20 minutes with customized tactics. Nutrition counseling and specific exercises are often provided in order to optimize the evolution and reach the health objectives as quickly as possible.
During childbirth, cervical traction may occur to the newborn. The consequences can be diverse, from digestive difficulties to sleep problems.
The chiropractor gently detects and treats birth trauma with precise pressure points.
Lumbar pains due to physiological, hormonal and postural changes are common during pregnancy.
The fetus gains a little more weight each week, the lumbar curvature is accentuated and causes physical stress in the lower back with constant muscular tension and pain that can radiate to the buttocks and/or legs.
Chiropractic makes it possible to facilitate the pregnancy for the mother, bringing a comfortable and especially optimal position for the arrival of the future infant during childbirth.
The body undergoes much stress and compensations due to: wearing school bags the wrong way, falls, onset of hormones or even scoliosis etc that may be reflected in adulthood.
It is important to adopt the best reflexes at a very early age, limiting bad posture and optimizing growth for long-term health. Follow-up from time to time is particularly recommended.
Long hours spent at work in front of a computer, repetitive gestures, the stress of workload, deadline, or even a false movement handicaps daily lives of many people.
It is well known that back pain is the evil of the century. Taking care of your body means preventing illness because your health is the most precious thing.
Chiropractic helps you to detect the stresses that your body is experiencing and guides you on good habits to adopt. It also allows you to recover faster in case of pain or sporting incident.
Regardless being a professional or amateur, the body can be strained through sport. Repetitive movements, frequency, intensity and/or sports injuries could weaken joints and contribute to an early installation of pain in the most fragile area of your body.
Chiropractic accelerates healing and recovery process after sport events. It also prevents injuries and helps increase performance.
Since 2010, chiropractors have been present in other medical professions to support Olympic athletes.
As we gain in wisdom, joints can start to be sensitive and stiff. Bone capital decreases and fragility develops after 50 years.
Joint damage is numerous with age and does not constitute a pathology; Because aging is not a disease.
Chiropractic allows to "add life" to the years by restoring comfort and suppleness to the joints.
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