This section is devoted to questions or concerns you may have about chiropractic care, and to help you answer these questions for your friends or family members.
"I don't believe in chiropractic."
Although the chiropractic approach to health may be different than what you have been used to, it certainly isn't something that you have to "believe in". Chiropractic, like gravity, works whether you believe in it or not.
The nervous system controls everything in your body. Nerve impulses flow from the brain, down the spinal cord, and out individual nerves to every organ and tissue in your body. Impulses sent back to the brain confirm that the body is functioning normally.
The bones of the spine can misalign and interfere with this exchange of information. Loss of function and ill health will result from a compromised nervous system. Chiropractic care helps remove this interference and restore the integrity of the nervous system, thereby promoting health and healing.
"If you start, you will you have to go for the rest of your life."
You don't have to do anything that you don't want to. If you're like most people, spinal hygiene is probably a new concept for you. Your spine, just like your teeth, need ongoing care at some level or problems and decay will inevitably begin again just as before your care began. Would you go to the dentist to get your cavities filled and not maintain some level of care afterward? What would happen?
"Chiropractic results are all in your head."
The idea of results being "all in your head" implies the power of suggestion. Yet chiropractic success has been seen in newborns, infants, pets and others for whom the power of suggestion isn't possible!
There are many diagnostic tests that can show the improvement after chiropractic care. These include: range of motion testing, muscle strength, reflexes, x-ray analysis of spinal curves and alignment of vertebrae, and more.
There's no question that the power of suggestion can be an important ally in any healing process. However, it can't begin to explain the millions of patients who have been helped with chiropractic care.
"I've heard that chiropractic care wears out your joints."
Actually it is just the opposite. Chiropractic care can help prevent joints from wearing out! Using car tires as an example, if they are misaligned they will wear down faster and unevenly. Getting the tires of your car realigned will add life to your tires and your car. The same is true for the joints in your body.
When a spinal bone is misaligned there is a loss of proper motion and/or position. This allows the degenerative process to continue. With proper position and motion, the joints will be well lubricated and should offer a lifetime of friction-free movement.
"Chiropractic care is expensive."
When you consider the high costs associated with pain medications, muscle relaxers, back and neck surgeries, and missed days from work, chiropractic care can literally save you thousands of dollars over your lifetime.
Statistics show that most of us will have at least one episode of back pain severe enough to keep us from work. For some people, it is a never ending cycle of ups and downs with their pain. They feel good for awhile, then start hurting so bad they can't function for a week or two, then feel OK for awhile ... and on and on.
Our fees are reasonable and we try very hard to make our care affordable for anyone. Whether you have insurance that pays 100% of the costs, or have no insurance at all, we can work out a payment plan that will work for you. Please don't let money be the thing that keeps you from finally getting the care you need.
"I don't want to have my neck cracked or popped."
If your current vision of chiropractic adjustments includes twisting and popping of your neck and back, you are going to be pleasantly surprised by the type of adjusting we do.
We use a small hand-held adjusting instrument called the "activator". During the treatment you will hardly feel anything at all. The key to the comfort of an activator adjustment is in its speed. When adjustments are given the old way, the muscles tend to tense up as the thrust is made. With the activator, the adjustment is given quick enough that the muscles don't have a chance to tighten up, so it takes a lot less force.
The activator has been used successfully on newborns and senior citizens alike. It is very safe and effective.