Does Chiropractic Care Really Make Sense? | A Chiropractic Therapy Article

"Chiropractic Therapy" Article
Article Directory Home

Alternative Medicine

Chiropractic Therapy

Does Chiropractic Care Really Make Sense? By Expert Author: Brian Paris
View Summary \| Submitted: 2006-06-25 \| Word Count: 705 words \| Views: 364 view(s)

The Role of Chiropractic in Treatment Beyond the Resolution of Symptoms

Do you have the same nagging injury that never seems to go away? Are you suffering needlessly with pain? Are you fed up with taking painkillers? Do you want to find out what is causing your pain? If your answer is 'yes' to any of these questions, then chiropractic may be a solution for you.

Typically, the chiropractic patient enters the office with some kind of pain. Back pain, neck pain, hip pain, leg pain, arm pain, shoulder pain, etc. comes in all different shapes and sizes. However, all of these pains share one common thread, they are all symptoms. Symptoms tell you that something in your body has gone wrong. They serve as a warning system to alert you of a deeper problem. Healing occurs regardless of the symptom/s experienced. The quality of healing depends on the effectiveness of locating and addressing the cause.

Many people in today's society experience pain due to abnormal structure of the neuromusculoskeletal system. The neuromusculoskeletal system comprises the human frame and posture. Abnormal postural structure not only predisposes the human body's systems to abnormal function, but may ultimately result in an injury or chronic condition.

Altered alignment of the human frame may lead to poor healing and repair of the body tissues. These architectural and pathological changes may occur in muscle, ligament, bone and central/peripheral nervous system. Chiropractic aims at therapeutically restoring these pathological deformations of the neuromusculoskeletal system and spine to allow for optimum function of the human frame and nervous system.

Correct spinal mechanics and the health of the whole neuromusculoskeletal system are interdependent. Therefore, chiropractic treatment focuses on restoring proper spinal mechanics which will, in turn, influence the function of the nervous system.

Chiropractic rehabilitation enhances the healing process and assists the body in its efforts to heal itself by controlling the long-term degenerative changes in the human frame and posture. Care is based upon the human process of healing. The healing process is categorized into fairly distinct progressive stages. Consequently, conservative chiropractic rehabilitative care flows with these stages. It is not the intention of this article to provide an in-depth review of rehabilitative chiropractic care and/or the healing process; rather, the purpose is to highlight some of the pertinent concepts in understanding how one can achieve better health through chiropractic care.

Acute inflammatory stage. This initial stage of response to injury lasts up to 72 hours. The goals of care during this phase of healing are directed at reducing the reactive inflammatory response and eventual removal of debris from the tissues. Clinical management includes the use of chiropractic adjustments, ice, heat, gentle range of motion exercises, and passive stretching.

Repair stage. The repair stage lasts from 72 hr. up to 6 wk. and is characterized by the synthesis and deposition of collagen (scar formation) in an attempt to regenerate damaged tissue. During this stage the body's main concern is the increase of the quantity of collagen to replaced damaged tissue. However, this new scar formation is not fully oriented in the right direction and is of a mechanically inferior quality. Clinical goals during this phase include freeing early adhesions and maintaining muscular tone and ligamentous integrity.

Remodeling stage. This stage lasts from 3 wk. to 12 months or more (depending on the severity of the injury), during which time the collagen scar is remodeled to increase the function of the new tissue. The rehabilitative goals primarily involve improving the quality, orientation and strength of the collagen. This is accomplished by alignment of global body positions and posture, increasing functional capacity, reducing stress/strain on involved injured structures, and management of disability.

So, when does the healing occur? It starts immediately after the injury and can last for over a year depending on the severity of the injury and the action steps taken to help the body heal efficiently. Addressing an injury as early as possible using chiropractic care can result in the best possible scenario of full recovery. Addressing your chronic injuries now results in the return of a pain free lifestyle, doing all the things you love to do.

*Troyanovich SJ, Harrison DE, Harrison DD. Structural Rehabilitation of the Spine and Posture: Rationale for Treatment Beyond the Resolution of Symptoms. JMPT 1998; 21(1): 37-50.

About the Author

By Dr. Brian Paris Back Pain and Sciatica Advisory who serves on the Medical Advisory Board at The Health Back Institute. Find more information in the website http://www.losethebackpain.com. Please link to this website when using this article.

Article Source: http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/Does-Chiropractic-Care-Really-Make-Sense-/36541

Article Tags: alternative medicine, chiropractic therapy, chiropractic, care, medical, advisory, board, health, back, institute

This article has been viewed 364 times.

More "Chiropractic Therapy" Related Articles

Listed below are more articles related to the above article from the "Chiropractic Therapy" article category.

People interested in the above article "Does Chiropractic Care Really Make Sense?" are also interested in the related articles listed below:

How To Choose The Right Chiropractor For You!

Expert Author: Noah Edvalson | Submitted: 2008-05-15 | Word Count: 855 | Views: 94

So, you’ve heard of Chiropractic, and now you are thinking of actually going to see what they actually do. There are many misconceptions flying around about Chiropractic in general, so sometimes it can be hard to find reliable information about the subject. Part of the reason this is so difficult is that each Chiropractor practices the healing art a little bit differently. If you are going to trust a Doctor of Chiropractic with your health, then we strongly recommend that you consider the following things first...

Chiropractors: 'Kiropraktor' All What you Need to Know

Expert Author: Dianne Gregg | Submitted: 2008-02-12 | Word Count: 531 | Views: 190

We can go to work when we are sick. We can go to work with a broken leg. However, try going to work with a bad back. In fact, try going anywhere other than your couch with a bad back. This is where the importance of the Chiropractor comes in. Through the use of their delicate hands, they cure our aches and pains and keep us from becoming huddled masses struggling to move from the couch to the kitchen. For a chiropractor, their most important piece of equipment in their hands, and in fact, chiropractor means Done by Hand in Greek.

Chiropractic Elements of Therapy

Expert Author: Ricky Waugh | Submitted: 2008-01-05 | Word Count: 625 | Views: 75

Chiropractors regard the body's nervous system as fundamental to health. Pain and disease are the result of undue pressure on the nervous system by mechanical, chemical, or psychological factors.

Find A Chiropractor To Treat Your Bad Back

Expert Author: Dr Tony AP Joseph | Submitted: 2008-01-04 | Word Count: 373 | Views: 34

When one gets old, it is easy to have back problems, typically after a morning jog or some form of exercises.

What is Chiropractic

Expert Author: Ricky Waugh | Submitted: 2007-12-26 | Word Count: 371 | Views: 108

Chiropractic - a term that derives from two ancient Greek words meaning "manually effective"

Why Find A Good Chiropractor Doctor?

Expert Author: Dr Tony AP Joseph | Submitted: 2007-10-28 | Word Count: 333 | Views: 111

Find a good chiropractor doctor to ease your backache. A good chiropractor doctor is someone who uses very natural means to fix pain in your body. They should be drug-free and don't use any surgical procedures, and they have the philosophy that the human body can fix itself naturally.

Can you fix my Back Doc?

Expert Author: Leanne Kemp | Submitted: 2007-10-04 | Word Count: 436 | Views: 114

The word 'chiropractic' literally means 'done by the hand' or 'manipulation'. Spinal manipulation was practised by Hippocrates in the 5th Century BC. Chiropractic as we know it today was developed in 1895 by a Canadian, Daniel D Palmer.

View Chiropractic Therapy Popular Articles | View Chiropractic Therapy Top Authors

Print Article

Comment on Article

Favorite Article

Email to Friend

Republish Article

Article Directory Home

Alternative Medicine

Chiropractic Therapy

Can't find what you're looking for? Try Google Search!

(Search in 23 languages: English, Spanish, Japanese, Arabic, Italian, German,
Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Dutch, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Greek,
Swedish, Romanian, Polish, Norwegian, Finnish, Danish, Czech, Croatian, Bulgarian)

(We serve worldwide - Locations updated as at Friday, 08 August 2008 09:21 am , Singapore)

United States of America, USA . United Kingdom, UK (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland) . Canada . Afghanistan . Albania . Algeria . American Samoa . Andorra . Angola . Anguilla . Antarctica . Antigua & Barbuda . Argentina . Armenia . Aruba . Australia . Austria . Azerbaijan . Bahamas . Bahrain . Bangladesh . Barbados . Belarus . Belgium . Belize . Benin . Bermuda . Bhutan . Bolivia . Bonaire . Bosnia-Herzegovina . Botswana . Brazil . British Virgin Islands . Brunei Darrusalam . Bulgaria . Burkina Faso . Burundi . Cambodia . Cameroon . Cape Verde . Cayman Islands . Central African Republic . Chad . Channel Islands . Chile . China . Christmas Island . Colombia . Comoros . Congo . Congo (Dem. Rep.) . Cook Islands . Costa Rica . Côte d'Ivoire . Croatia . Cuba . Curacao . Cyprus . Czech Republic . Denmark . Djibouti . Dominica . Dominican Republic . East Timor . Ecuador . Egypt . El Salvador . Equatorial Guinea . Eritrea . Estonia . Ethiopia . Falkland Islands and Dependencies . Faroe Islands . Fiji . Finland . France . French Guiana . French Polynesia . Gabon . Gambia . Gaza . Georgia . Germany . Ghana . Gibraltar . Greece . Greenland . Grenada . Guadeloupe . Guam . Guatemala . Guinea . Guinea-Bissau . Guyana . Haiti . Hawaiian Islands . Honduras . Hong Kong . Hungary . Iceland . India . Indonesia . Iran . Iraq . Isle Of Man . Israel . Italy . Ivory Coast . Jamaica . Japan . Johnston Atoll . Jordan . Kazakhstan . Kenya . Kiribati . Korea (North) . Korea (South) . Kuwait . Kyrgyzstan . Laos . Latvia . Lebanon . Leeward Islands . Lesotho . Liberia . Libya . Liechtenstein . Lithuania . Luxembourg . Macau . Macedonia . Madagascar . Malawi . Malaysia . Maldives . Mali . Malta . Marshall Islands . Martinique . Mauritania . Mauritius . Mexico . Micronesia (Federated States) . Midway Islands . Moldova . Monaco . Mongolia . Montserrat . Morocco . Mosquito Coast . Mozambique . Myanmar (Burma) . Namibia . Nauru . Navassa Island . Nepal . Netherlands . Netherlands Antilles . New Caledonia . New Zealand . Nicaragua . Niger . Nigeria . Niue . Norfolk Island . Northern Mariana Islands . Norway . Oman . Pakistan . Palau . Palestine . Panama . Papua New Guinea . Paracel Islands . Paraguay . Peru . Philippines . Pitcairn Islands . Poland . Portugal . Puerto Rico . Qatar . Reunion . Romania . Russia . Rwanda . Ryukyu Islands . Saint Helena . Saint Kitts and Nevis . Saint Lucia . Saint Pierre & Miquelon . Saint Vincent & The Grenadines . Samoa . San Marino . São Tom?& Príncipe . Saudi Arabia . Senegal . Serbia . Seychelles . Sierra Leone . Singapore . Slovakia . Slovenia . Solomon Islands . Somalia . South Africa . Spain . Sri Lanka . Sudan . Suriname . Swaziland . Sweden . Switzerland . Syria . Taiwan . Tajikistan . Tanzania . Thailand . Togo . Tonga . Transkei . Trinidad & Tobago . Tunisia . Turkey . Turkmenistan . Turks and Caicos Islands . Tuvalu . US Virgin Islands . Uganda . Ukraine . United Arab Emirates . Upper Volta . Uruguay . Uzbekistan . Vanuatu . Vatican City (Holy See) . Venezuela . Vietnam . Wake Island . Windward Islands . Yemen . Yugoslavia . Zaire . Zambia . Zimbabwe

Copyright © 2005 - by Larry Lim, Singapore - Article Search Engine Directory at ArticleSphere.com™
All Rights Reserved Worldwide. All Trademarks and Servicemarks are the property of the respective owners.

Template Design by Larry Lim | Internet Marketing