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What Is Chiropractic Care?
There's nothing mysterious about chiro­practic. It's a natural method of health care that focuses on treating the causes of physical problems, rather than just the symptoms. Chiropractic is based on a simple but powerful premise: With a normally functioning spine and a healthy lifestyle, your body is better able to heal itself. That's because the spinal cord, which is protected by the spine, is the main pathway of your nervous system. It controls feeling, move­ment and function throughout your body.

Why Does the Spine Matter?
Your spine is designed to support your weight and protect your spinal cord, the vital link from your brain to the rest of your body. Since your spinal nerves affect all parts of your body, problems in your spine can cause other problems, as well.

Can Chiropractic Care Help Me?
Your doctor of chiropractic looks at your overall health focusing not only on your spine, but also on your lifestyle. This integrated approach helps determine the most effective care for you.

How Does a Chiropractor Improve My Health?
Your doctor of chiropractic is uniquely qualified to restore the health of your spine. Along with spinal adjustments and related treatments, your chiropractor emphasizes healthy everyday living.

What Is Whiplash?
When a sudden accident or injury hurls your head backward and forward, your neck gets thrown out of balance. The force can damage parts of your neck and reverse its natural curve. This may even cause pain in your shoulders, arms, hands and low back. Sometimes symptoms aren't felt until days, weeks, or months after whiplash has occurred.

How Does a Chiropractor Treat Whiplash?
Your doctor of chiropractic is uniquely qualified to restore the health of your spine. Special chiropractic techniques may relieve the pressure that is causing your neck pain.

Spinal Adjustments
Depending on the extent of your injury, your chiropractor may locate misaligned vertebrae in your neck and manually apply gentle pressure to reposition the vertebrae. These adjustments can improve your neck's balance, mobility and strength, while relieving pain and stiffness.

What Can I Do to Keep My Neck in Shape?

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Reduce pressure on your neck by keeping your spine in line with the right posture. Also, your chiropractor can tell you about simple exercises for increasing the strength and flexibility of your neck.

What Causes Shoulder Pain?
Your shoulder is very flexible, but it's also fragile. Pain in your shoulder can result from one of a number of causes. An irritated nerve in your neck, repeated overuse, or an injury, can cause inflammation and stiff­ness and make everyday activities painful.

Can Chiropractic Care Help Me?
Your doctor of chiropractic looks at your overall health focusing not only on your shoulder but also on your lifestyle. This total approach to wellness helps determine the best treatment for your problem.

How Does a Chiropractor Treat Shoulder Pain?
Your doctor of chiropractic is trained to restore the health of your spine and shoul­der. Adjustments and related treatments can help shoulder mobility and reduce pain.

What Can I Do to Keep My Shoulder in Shape?
Listen to your body and stop doing things that cause pain in your shoulder. Do any exercises your chiropractor suggests to strengthen your shoulder.

How Does My Baby's Spine Develop?
Adults have three natural curves in their spines that help support their bodies. At birth, an infant has only one curve. The other curves develop as the child begins to hold up his or her head and learns to crawl and stand.

How Does a Chiropractor Treat My Child?
It's important for your child to grow up with a healthy spine. Early spinal exams by a doctor of chiropractic may help pre­vent many health problems later in life. A chiropractor is trained to help maintain or restore the health of your child's spine through adjustments and other gentle treatments. Children usually respond quickly to treatment.

How Can I Help My Child?
You can help your child develop a healthy spine by scheduling regular chiropractic exams, just as you make regular dental appointments. Observe your child's move­ments and follow these tips:

• When you lift or hold an infant, always support the
  child's back and neck with your hands. Pick up an older child by grasping his or her body under both arms. Never pick up your child by the arms or legs.
  
• Use an approved car seat that supports your baby's
   head and neck.
  
• Provide a firm bed and chairs. Make sure your child gets enough sleep and eats a well-balanced diet.
  
• Make sure your child wears appropriate protective
   gear when playing sports.
  
• If your child uses a backpack, make sure it's carried
   over both shoulders.

What Causes Headaches?
Headaches often begin in your spine. Poor posture or injury can force your spinal vertebrae out of alignment, pressuring nerves and blood vessels. When nerves send painful signals to surrounding neck muscles, those muscles tighten up and a headache may begin. Other headache triggers include stress, caffeine, smoking, allergies, alcohol, some diseases, and nutritional deficiencies.

How Does a Chiropractor Treat Headaches?
Your doctor of chiropractic is uniquely qualified to restore the health of your spine, which may relieve the pressure that is causing your headaches.

Spinal Adjustments
After locating any misaligned vertebrae in your neck or spine, your chiropractor manually applies gentle pressure and repositions the vertebrae. These adjustments can help ease your headaches by restoring alignment, improving mobility, and relieving pain and stiffness.

What Can I Do to Prevent Headaches?
Smart support, whether sitting, stand­ing, or lying down, keep your spine aligned. Talk with your chiropractor about simple exercises you can do to strengthen your neck. You may also be able to prevent some headaches by avoiding caffeine, alcohol and cigarettes. Control your stress by making time to relax each day.

What Can I Do to Avoid Back Pain?
Just as you may not know that a tire on your car is out of balance until it begins to vibrate or wear unevenly, you may not know your spine is out of alignment until you feel pain. You can do much to prevent this by being aware of your body, taking care of yourself, and seeing your chiropractor-even if the pain goes away.

Have Regular Spinal Checkups
Just as you need regular dental exams, you also need regular spinal exams. Early detection of wear and tear on your spine can help prevent permanent injury. Your chiropractor does physical, orthopedic (bone
and muscle), and neurological (nerve) tests to check the condition of your joints, discs and spinal nerves. Gently touching and moving your spine helps locate any muscle tightness. If your chiropractor finds a problem, he or she can recommend appropriate treatment and lifestyle changes.

What Causes Sciatica
Sciatica is an inflammation of the sciatic nerve, the longest nerve in your body. It runs from your lower spine, through your buttocks, and into your leg and foot. When the sciatic nerve is inflamed, it can cause numbness, tingling, pain, or weakness in your lower back and leg.

How Does a Chiropractor Treat Sciatica?
Your doctor of chiropractic is trained to restore the health of your spine and sciatic nerve. Special chiropractic methods, called adjustments, may relieve the irritation that's causing your low-back or leg pain.

What Can I Do to Keep My Back in Shape?
Whether you're lying down, standing, or sitting, keep your spine straight and well supported. Be sure to follow the exercise program your chiropractor gives you.

What Causes Low Back Pain?
Your low back is a vulnerable area, constantly under the strain of supporting your upper body. Poor posture, injuries, wear and tear, hereditary weakness, or excess weight can cause a variety of painful low back problems.

How Does a Chiropractor Treat Low Back Pain?
Your doctor of chiropractic is uniquely qualified to restore the health of your spine. Special chiropractic techniques may relieve the pressure that is causing your low back pain.

What Can I Do to Keep My Back in Shape?

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Boost your back health and your overall health by using good posture, staying active, eating right and I taking time to relax. Talk with your chiropractor about exercises for strengthening your back. And when you lift or move, keep your back in mind.

What Is Spinal Subluxation?
Subluxation occurs when joints in your spine do not move properly. This joint dysfunction can put pressure on the spinal cord or on nerves that exit from the spinal cord. Subluxation can happen when you misuse or overuse your spine. Injury, stress, or poor posture can also cause subluxation. You may have pain and stiffness in your back, or numbness and tingling in your legs or arms. Or you may feel no symptoms at all.

How Does a Chiropractor Treat Spinal Subluxation?
Your Doctor of Chiropractic is uniquely qualified to restore the health of your spine. Special chiropractic methods can help restore joint function and relieve pain and stiffness caused by spinal subluxation.

What Can I Do to Keep My Spine Healthy?
To help prevent spinal subluxation, you need to maintain healthy habits. Strengthen your back and neck with regular exercise and good posture. Boost your overall health by staying active, eating right, taking time to relax and getting enough rest.

What Causes Neck Pain?
Your neck protects your spinal cord and spinal nerves, while supporting and balancing the weight of your head. Poor posture, wear and tear, injury, stress and tension can strain or damage vital parts of your neck.

What Is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?
Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a painful nerve problem that interferes with the use of your hand. It occurs when tissue or bone puts pressure on the nerve that runs from your neck through your wrist to your fingers. At first, you may have numbness, tingling, or burning in your hand. Shooting pain in your wrist or forearm may follow and your grip may become weak.

What Causes CTS?

Wear and Tear
Repetitive hand movements-such as working on an assembly line, at a computer, or with power tools-can cause the tendons to become inflamed and press the nerve against the carpal tunnel.

A Misaligned Joint
An injury to the wrist or arthritis in the wrist joint can cause a bone to protrude into the carpal tunnel. The tunnel becomes narrower, putting pressure on the median nerve. An injury to the neck can also cause the median nerve to swell and press against the tunnel.

Fluid Retention
Fluid retention (edema) can cause the tissue in the carpal tunnel to swell and press on the median nerve.

How Does a Chiropractor Treat CTS?
Your doctor of chiropractic is trained to restore the health of your spine and joints. Adjustments and related treatments can help relieve the pressure that's causing your wrist pain.

What Can I Do to Prevent Wrist Problems?
To keep pressure off the nerve in your wrist, keep your wrist in a neutral (straight) position. Avoid twisting, bending, pinching, or pressing motions. Rest your hand often. And avoid making repetitive movements or holding objects in one position for long periods. Talk with your chiropractor about exercises to help strengthen your wrist.