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How t o get f as t er r el i ef and bet t er r es ul t s f r om your Chi r opr act i c Car e.
WELCOME TO CHI ROPRACTI C!
Chi r opr act i c i s bas ed on t he s ci ent i f i c f act t hat your ner vous s ys t em cont r ol s t he f unct i on
of ever y cel l , t i s s ue, or gan, and s ys t em of your body. Your ner vous s ys t em cons i s t s of your
br ai n, s pi nal cor d, and mi l l i ons of ner ves . Your br ai n i s pr ot ect ed by t he s kul l , and your
spi nal cor d by t he 24 movi ng bones of t he spi ne. Many ever yday act i vi t i es can cause t hese bones
t o l os e t hei r nor mal pos i t i on or mot i on. Thi s can r es ul t i n ner vous s ys t em dys f unct i on and
ul t i mat el y, i l l heal t h.
The chi r opract i c appr oach t o bet t er heal t h i s t o det ect , r educe, and hel p pr event nervous syst em
dys f unct i on.
The Doctor’s Education
Today’ s Doct or of Chi r opr act i c i s wel l educat ed. Af t er compl et i ng t he s ame under gr aduat e s t udy
t hat ot her t ypes of doct or s get , chi r opr act i c doct or s r ecei ve s t i l l anot her 4 year s of pos t
gr aduat e col l ege educat i on. Bef or e pr act i ci ng, t hey pas s a r i gor ous Nat i onal Boar d Exami nat i on
and meet s t r i ngent l i cens i ng r equi r ement s . To keep up wi t h t he l at es t r es ear ch, doct or s at t end
s emi nar s , s ci ent i f i c s ympos i a, and r ead pr of es s i onal j our nal s .
Photo: St udent s i n cl as s r oom
Caption: Af t er compl et i ng under gr aduat e r equi r ement s , your doct or compl et ed s t i l l anot her f our
year s of pos t gr aduat e col l ege.
A Thorough Examination
Af t er t aki ng a compl et e cas e hi s t or y t o r evi ew i mpor t ant as pect s of your heal t h, a t hor ough
exami nat i on wi l l be conduct ed.
You’ l l be asked t o t ur n and bend, your post ur e wi l l be checked, your r ef l exes and muscl e st r engt h
wi l l be t es t ed, and ot her or t hopedi c and neur ol ogi cal t es t s may be per f or med. Thes e t es t s ar e
des i gned t o s how any ar eas of your s pi ne caus i ng pr obl ems .
Diagnostic Imaging
Based on your exami nat i on f i ndi ngs, X- rays or ot her t ypes of di agnost i c i magi ng may be necessary.
Thes e i mages can hel p r eveal any pat hol ogi es , document t he hi s t or y of your s pi nal heal t h, and
gui de your doct or i n cr eat i ng a car e pr ogr am bas ed on your uni que s pi nal condi t i on. Today’ s
hi gh- t ech equi pment and ul t r a- s ens i t i ve f i l ms hel p mi ni mi ze your expos ur e.
Photo: Doct or and pat i ent at X- r ay vi ew box
Caption: X- r ays can pr ovi de val uabl e i nf or mat i on, r eveal i ng t he s t r uct ur e and heal t h of your
s pi ne.
A Teamwork Approach
When you cons ul t t hi s of f i ce you ar e ent er i ng i nt o a uni que par t ner s hi p. Your heal t h t oday i s
t he r esul t of your habi t s, your t hought s, your act i ons, and al l t he ci r cumst ances of your l i f e.
Li t t l e can be done about t he pas t , but we' r e her e t o hel p wi t h t he f ut ur e.
Lear n as much as you can about t he nat ur e of t rue heal t h and f ol l ow your doct or' s r ecommendat i ons.
WHAT’ S WRONG?
Your exami nat i on r eveal ed ar eas of your s pi ne t hat ar e mal f unct i oni ng. Thi s of t en r es ul t s i n
ner vous s ys t em compr omi s e, i mpai r ment t o t he mus cl es t hat s uppor t t he s pi ne, damage t o s of t
t i s s ues of t he s pi ne, and s et s i n mot i on a degener at i ve pr oces s . Res ear cher s r ef er t o t hi s
f i ve- par t pr obl em as t he Ver t ebr al Subl uxat i on Compl ex.
Abnor mal mot i on or pos i t i on of SPI NAL BONES
( Spi nal Ki nes i opat hol ogy)
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Photo: Bul gi ng i ce cr eam s andwi ch
Phys i cal t r auma s uch as i mpr oper l i f t i ng, car Caption: Li ke s of t i ce cr eam f i l l i ng, di s cs can
acci dent s, r epet i t i ve mot i ons, and poor sl eepi ng bul ge, t ear, or her ni at e, put t i ng pr es s ur e on
s ens i t i ve ner ves .
habi t s can caus e s pi nal pr obl ems . Emot i onal
s t r es s and chemi cal i mbal ances ar e common
cul pr i t s , t oo.
Abnor mal f unct i on of t he SPI NE AND BODY
( Pat hophys i ol ogy)
Photo: Mechani c checki ng uneven t i r e wear
Caption: Li ke t he t i r es on your car, wi t hout
pr oper al i gnment your spi ne can experi ence uneven The body r es ponds wi t h bone s pur s and s pi nal
decay, f us i ng mal f unct i oni ng s pi nal j oi nt s .
wear and t ear.
Degenerat i ve changes can be seen i n ot her organs
and t i s s ues whi ch have been depr i ved of nor mal
Photo: Rower s i n boat
Caption: Li ke t he coor di nat ed s t r okes of t hes e ner ve cont r ol .
oar s men, each s pi nal j oi nt mus t move pr oper l y
Photo: Mi ner al depos i t s i n cave
f or opt i mum heal t h.
Caption: I f negl ect ed, j oi nt s of t he s pi ne not
movi ng pr oper l y can f us e i nt o a s ol i d bl ock of
cal ci um, l i ke mi ner al depos i t s i n a cave.
Abnor mal NERVOUS SYSTEM f unct i on
( Neur opat hophys i ol ogy)
Photo: Cowboy boot s pur
I mpr oper mot i on or posi t i on of spi nal bones can Caption: Jagged bone s pur s can f or m, i r r i t at i ng
rub, i rri t at e, pi nch, or choke del i cat e nerves. s ur r oundi ng s of t t i s s ue.
Thi s can i mpai r t he f unct i on of t he t i s s ues ,
organs, and syst ems cont r ol l ed by t hese nerves.
CAN CHI ROPRACTI C HELP?
Photo: Fr enzi ed t r adi ng at s t ock exchange
I f ar eas of abnor mal spi nal f unct i on i dent i f i ed,
Caption: Ner ves can become over exci t ed and
hyper act i ve l i ke t he commot i on on t he t r adi ng your doct or wi l l r ecommend a chi r opr act i c car e
pr ogram of spi nal adj ust ment s. Your pl an of car e
f l oor of a s t ock exchange.
i s bas ed upon your age, condi t i on, l i f es t yl e,
and uni que s pi nal pr obl em( s ) .
Photo: Hi ghway t r af f i c acci dent
Caption: Nerves can be choked or compr essed l i ke
SPECI FI C ADJUSTMENTS
t r af f i c conges t i on at t he s i t e of an acci dent
or br eakdown.
The pr i mar y cour s e of car e wi l l be s peci f i c
chi r opract i c adj ust ment s. Thi s wi l l hel p r et ur n
i ndi vi dual s pi nal bones t o t hei r pr oper mot i on
Abnor mal MUSCLE f unct i on
and pos i t i on. Ther e ar e hundr eds of ways of
( Myopat hol ogy)
usi ng car ef ul l y di r ect ed and cont r ol l ed pr essur e
t o r est or e bet t er posi t i on and mot i on t o “ st uck”
Mus cl es s uppor t i ng t he s pi ne can weaken and
or f i xat ed s pi nal j oi nt s . Somet i mes t hi s may
at r ophy, or become t i ght and go i nt o s pas m.
Unf ort unat el y, scar t i ssue and adhesi ons penet rat e r equi r e a qui ck t hr us t , and i n ot her i ns t ances
a s l ow, cons t ant pr es s ur e. Somet i mes onl y one
t hes e mal f unct i oni ng mus cl es , changi ng t hei r
ar ea of t he s pi ne i s adj us t ed, and ot her t i mes
el as t i ci t y.
t he ent i r e s pi ne wi l l r ecei ve at t ent i on.
Photo: Cl os e- up of gr i s t l e i n a s t eak
Caption: Mus cl es t hat s uppor t t he s pi ne can be Some doct ors use onl y t hei r hands, whi l e ot hers
wi l l use speci al t abl es or i nst rument s. Somet i mes
damaged wi t h gr i s t l e and s car t i s s ue, l i ke a
t he pat i ent ’ s own body wei ght i s us ed. Ever y
cheap cut of meat .
doct or has a pr ef er ence bas ed on t r ai ni ng,
cl i ni cal exper i ence, and t he par t i cul ar s pi nal
Photo: Tug of war
Caption: Li ke t he s t r onger t eam, over devel oped pr obl em of t he pat i ent .
mus cl es on one s i de of your s pi ne can caus e
i ndi vi dual spi nal bones t o t wi st and l ose pr oper Some adj ust i ng appr oaches can r esul t i n a f ai nt
“ poppi ng” s ound. Thi s s ound i s cr eat ed by t he
f unct i on.
s hi f t i ng of gas and f l ui ds i n t he j oi nt . The
pr esence or “ l oudness” of t hi s sound has l i t t l e
meani ng and var i es wi t h each pat i ent .
Abnor mal SOFT TI SSUE f unct i on
( Hi s t opat hol ogy)
OTHER PROCEDURES
Di s cs , l i gament s , and ot her s of t t i s s ues can
mal f unct i on, t oo. Thes e i mpor t ant s of t t i s s ues Your doct or may r ecommend addi t i onal pr ocedur es
or suggest ot hers ways t o hel p reduce i nf l ammat i on,
have a poor bl ood s uppl y, s o pr oper heal i ng
pr ovi de r el i ef , or enhance t he heal i ng pr ocess.
of t en r equi r es cont i nued car e even af t er t he
Thes e may i ncl ude i ce, heat , mus cl e and s of t
r el i ef of obvi ous s ympt oms .
t i s s ue r ehabi l i t at i on, nut r i t i onal advi ce,
exer ci s es , or ot her pr ocedur es .
Photo: Sever e s unbur n
Caption: The i nf l ammat i on and ri se i n t emperat ur e
CHI ROPRACTI C CARE I S SAFE
f r om s of t t i s s ue damage i s a l ot l i ke a bad
s unbur n.
Chi r opract i c adj ust ment s ar e saf er t han aspi ri n,
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mus cl e r el axer s , and back s ur ger y. Dozens of
r esear ch st udi es have document ed t he saf et y and
ef f ect i veness of chi r opract i c adj ust ment s. When
compared wi t h t radi t i onal approaches, chi ropract i c
car e i s r emar kabl y s af e. I n f act , mi l l i ons of
chi r opr act i c adj us t ment s ar e s af el y del i ver ed
t o del i ght ed pat i ent s ever y day!
mor e compl et e heal i ng. Muscl es and sof t t i ssues
of t he spi ne ar e st r engt hened duri ng t hi s st age
of car e, hel pi ng t o avoi d a r el aps e.
Photo: Pos t er i or t hor aci c adj us t ment
Caption: Your doct or wi l l l i kel y us e a pus h or
pul l t o hel p get “ s t uck” bones movi ng agai n.
BASED UPON YOUR DOCTOR’ S FI NDI NGS, THE VERTEBRAL
SUBLUXATI ON COMPLEX I S PRESENT
AT THE I NDI CATED AREAS:
Photo: Pos t er i or t hor aci c hand i ns t r ument
adj us t ment
Caption: A handhel d i ns t r ument can be us ed t o
del i ver a cons i s t ent and meas ur ed f or ce.
( Spi nal Anat omy Char t )
Photo: Pos t er i or l umbar adj us t ment on f l exi on
t abl e
Caption: Some doct or s us e a s peci al t abl e t o
t ract i on and st r et ch t he spi ne as i t i s adj ust ed.
Her e ar e s ome ways you can get f as t er r el i ef
and bet t er r esul t s f r om your chi r opract i c car e:
WELLNESS CARE
Wi t h t he maxi mum r est or at i on of spi nal f unct i on
many pat i ent s enj oy r egul ar chi r opr act i c
Regar dl ess of t he t echni que, mi l l i ons of pat i ent s “ checkups . ” Thi s t ype of pr event i ve wel l nes s
have been del i ght ed wi t h t he r es ul t s of t hei r
car e can save t i me and money by hel pi ng t o avoi d
chi ropract i c care si nce chi ropract i c was di scovered l i t t l e pr obl ems f r om becomi ng s er i ous .
i n 1895.
Photo: Gowned pat i ent r ecei vi ng Gons t ead- s t yl e
adj us t ment
Caption: Cer t ai n appr oaches neces s i t at e di r ect
ski n cont act or t he use of speci al i nst rument s.
Photo: Lumbar adj us t ment on dr op t abl e
Caption: Tabl es wi t h dr op- way s ect i ons can be
us ed t o di r ect or r educe t he adj us t i ng f or ce.
Photo: Pal pat i on of i nf ant s pi ne
Caption: Nat ur al l y, adj us t i ng met hods ar e
modi f i ed f or each pat i ent ' s s i ze, wei ght , and
condi t i on.
HOW LONG WI LL I T TAKE?
Chi r opr act i c r es ul t s var y. Some pat i ent s get
r es ul t s qui ckl y. Ot her s f i nd t hei r r ecover y
t akes s ever al mont hs or l onger. Chi l dr en of t en
r espond qui ckl y, whi l e adul t s wi t h l ong- st andi ng
s pi nal pr obl ems heal mor e s l owl y. The heal i ng
pr oces s t akes t i me.
Ther e ar e t hr ee s t ages of chi r opr act i c car e.
Peri odi c pr ogr essi ve exami nat i ons hel p det er mi ne
t he cour s e of your car e. Once you under s t and
t r ue heal t h, you may want s ome t ype of ongoi ng
chi r opr act i c car e. Li ke br us hi ng your t eet h,
eat i ng whol esome f oods, and ot her heal t hy habi t s,
a r egul ar chi r opract i c checkup makes sense. How
l ong you deci de t o benef i t f r om chi r opr act i c
car e i s al ways up t o you.
I NI TI AL I NTENSI VE CARE
Thi s i s usual l y wher e most pat i ent s begi n t hei r
chi r opr act i c car e. Vi s i t s can be f r equent ,
dependi ng upon t he s ever i t y of your condi t i on.
The pri mary f ocus i s t o r educe or el i mi nat e your
mos t obvi ous s ympt oms .
REHABI LI TATI VE CARE
Wi t h your ache or pai n di mi ni shed, t he obj ect i ve
i s t o s t abi l i ze s pi nal f unct i on and pr omot e a
PATI ENT RESPONSI BI LI TI ES
GET I NVOLVED. Pat i ent s who get i nvol ved and
as s ume per s onal r es pons i bi l i t y f or r ecover i ng
t hei r heal t h, s eem t o get t he bes t r es ul t s .
KEEP YOUR APPOI NTMENTS. The way t o achi eve t he
r es ul t s mi l l i ons of chi r opr act i c pat i ent s have
enj oyed i s t o keep your appoi nt ment s .
STRENGTHEN YOUR SPI NE. Your doct or may s ugges t
speci f i c exer ci ses t o hel p speed your r ecovery.
These can hel p r et rai n muscl es t hat support your
s pi ne.
LI FT WI TH YOUR LEGS. I mpr oper l i f t i ng can i nvi t e
a r el apse. Keep your back st r ai ght and t he l oad
cl os e t o your body as you l i f t wi t h your l egs .
AVOI D EXTREME BENDI NG. Us e caut i on when bendi ng
or wor ki ng overhead. Avoi d s udden t wi s t s and
t ur ns .
GET ADEQUATE REST. Pr oper r es t i s an i mpor t ant
as pect of t he heal i ng pr oces s . Us e a mat t r es s
t hat of f er s f i r m suppor t , and avoi d sl eepi ng on
your s t omach.
WATCH YOUR DI ET. Dur i ng t he heal i ng pr oces s
pr oper nut r i t i on i s mor e i mpor t ant t han ever.
ASK QUESTI ONS. Pr oper spi nal hygi ene i s new f or
mos t peopl e. The bet t er you under s t and your
condi t i on, t he f as t er your r ecover y.
REFER OTHERS. Shar e your chi r opract i c experi ence
wi t h ot her s . Expl ai n t he r el at i ons hi p bet ween
proper spi nal f unct i on and nervous syst em f unct i on—
t he key t o heal t h.
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heal t h may be your most val uabl e possessi on.
l os i ng any ot her pos s es s i on, r ecover i ng
heal t h wi l l r equi r e an i nves t ment of your
and money.
Glossary
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As you begi n your chi r opr act i c car e, you may
encount er s ome new wor ds . Her e ar e a l i s t of
commonl y us ed t er ms and t hei r meani ngs :
ACUTE—Of s hor t dur at i on and r el at i vel y s ever e.
ATLAS—The upper most and most f r eel y movabl e bone
of t he s pi ne.
BI OMECHANI CS—The appl i cat i on of mechani cal l aws
t o l i vi ng s t r uct ur es .
CERVI CAL—The ver t ebr ae of t he neck, us ual l y
s even bones .
CHRONI C—Per s i s t i ng f or a l ong per i od of t i me.
DI SC—A car t i l age ( cus hi on/ pad) t hat s epar at es
s pi nal ver t ebr a, abs or bs s hocks t o t he s pi ne,
and pr ot ect s t he ner ve s ys t em.
FACET—The act ual j oi nt sur f ace of a spi nal bone,
f aci ng t he adj acent bone above or bel ow.
FI XATI ON—Bei ng hel d i n a f i xed posi t i on. An ar ea
of t he s pi ne or s peci f i c j oi nt wi t h r es t r i ct ed
movement .
HEALTH—A st at e of opt i mal physi cal , ment al , and
soci al wel l - bei ng and not mer el y t he absence of
di s eas e and i nf i r mi t y.
I NTERVERTEBRAL FORAMI NA—The l at er al openi ng
t hr ough whi ch spi nal nerve r oot s exi t t he spi nal
col umn.
LUMBAR—The vert ebrae of t he l ower back, usual l y
f i ve bones .
PALPATI ON—Exami ni ng t he spi ne wi t h your f i ngers;
t he ar t of f eel i ng wi t h t he hand.
RANGE OF MOTI ON—The r ange, meas ur ed i n degr ees
of a ci r cl e, t hr ough whi ch a j oi nt can be moved.
SACRUM—The t r i angul ar bone at t he bas e of t he
s pi ne.
SPI NOUS PROCESS—A pos t er i or pr ot r udi ng par t of
a s pi nal bone t hat can be s een or f el t when
exami ni ng t he s pi ne.
THORACI C—Per t ai ni ng t o t he par t of t he s pi nal
col umn f r om t he bas e of t he neck t o about s i x
i nches above t he wai s t l i ne.
TRANSVERSE PROCESS—Lat er al pr ot r us i ons ( wi ngs )
of bone f r om t he ver t ebr ae t o whi ch power f ul
mus cl es and l i gament s at t ach.
VERTEBRA—Any of t he i ndi vi dual bones of t he
s pi nal col umn.
WHI PLASH—An i nj ur y t o t he s pi ne caus ed by an
abrupt j erki ng mot i on, ei t her backwar d, f orwar d,
or s i deways .