A chiropractor is a practitioner trained in a form of complementary medicine based of the diagnosis and manipulative treatment of misalignments of the joints, especially those of the spinal column which are believed to cause other disorders by affecting the nerves, muscles, and organs. Chiropractors make sure your body is functioning optimally as possible using spinal manipulations to relieve pain in your joints and muscles.

There are many benefits that come from chiropractic adjustments. Adjustments can reduce pain and improve range of motion of your spine and other joints, can improve posture, can help minimize migraines and neck-related headaches, can reduce symptoms of chronic conditions such as osteoarthritis, and treat minor neck and spine injuries such as whiplash.

Many people seek chiropractic care for symptoms such as chronic pain, muscle aches, lack of energy, fatigue, digestive problems, numbness and tingling, sciatica, headaches, frozen shoulder syndrome, old sport injuries, and motor vehicle accidents.

You can expect an extensive discussion about your health history and history of the current condition. They will aim to treat your pain but they also want to address the underlying issue causing the pain. Physical assessment of your spine, gait, range of motion and posture. Soft tissue therapy and adjustment consisting of a quick and painless process most the time identifying and repairing any misalignments in your spine.

Every person, condition, and body is different. If you’re having relatively minor pain; once or twice a week for the first week or two, and then weekly or biweekly visits after that. For more serious pain more frequent visits may be required at first as your condition improves.

Many factors go into the alignment and recovery afterward. Age, fitness level, pain duration, mechanism of injury, affected area, lifestyle, chronic disease all influence recovery. Most patients typically feel a reduction in pain of 40-80% following their first visit. General improvement occurs within 1 - 4 weeks.