Being Treated and Adjust

Doctors of Chiropractic deliver 94% of all manipulative procedures!

If your doctor determines that your condition would benefit from chiropractic care, part of the treatment plan will most likely include a form of spinal manipulation called chiropractic manipulative therapy (C.M.T.) or "adjustments." The purpose of the adjustment is to normalize the improper spinal motion found within the vertebral subluxation complex, therefore reducing nerve interference.

Doctors of Chiropractic are not the only health care professionals to utilize spinal manipulation. Physiotherapists, osteopaths and even some medical doctors incorporate spinal manipulation in their treatment plan as well. The difference, however, is that Doctors of Chiropractic are uniquely trained to apply spinal manipulation. DCs spend years mastering the art and science of spinal manipulation, and in fact, deliver 94% of all manipulative procedures!

Although there are many chiropractic styles or "techniques" utilized by DCs in practice today, they all share a common goal; correcting the VSC for the purpose of eliminating nerve interference associated with the VSC.

Many chiropractic offices utilize various complimentary therapies to assist in treating the five parts of the VSC. Physiotherapy modalities (common ones are ultra-sound, electric muscle simulation, heat and ice), massage therapy, rehabilitative exercises and stretches, as well as nutritional counseling are commonly found in the chiropractic office setting.

Resource: Shekelle, P.G. et al. "The Appropriateness of Spinal Manipulation for Lower Back Pain." 1991; Ran Study/UCLA

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