Chiropractic is a health care profession that focuses on disorders of your musculoskeletal system, nervous system and the effects of these disorders on your general health.  Doctors of Chiropractic practice a drug-free, hands-on approach to health care that includes patient examination, diagnosis and treatment.  The most common therapeutic procedure performed by Doctors of Chiropractic is known as
a “spinal adjustment.”    The purpose of the adjustment is to relieve your pinched nerve by applying a controlled force into your joints that have become restricted
in their movement – as a result of a tissue injury.  Tissue injury can be caused by
a single traumatic event, such as improper lifting, or through repetitive stresses, such as sitting in an awkward position with poor spinal posture for an extended period of time.  In either case, your injured tissues undergo physical and chemical changes that can cause inflammation, pain, nerve pinching and diminished function.  A chiropractic adjustment to your affected joint restores mobility and relieves nerve pinching, thereby alleviating your pain and muscle tightness.

Doctors of Chiropractic assess patients through clinical examination, diagnostic imaging and other diagnostic interventions to determine whether chiropractic care will benefit you.  They will readily refer you to the appropriate health care provider when chiropractic care is not suitable for your condition, or the condition warrants co-management in conjunction with other members of your health care team.