vendredi 30 décembre 2016

When Visiting A Chiropractic Clinic Wilmington DE Patients Often Walk Away Pain Free

By Margaret Patterson


Pain is one of the ways in which the body makes it clear that it is injured or ill. Nobody should ever ignore pain, especially if it persists for more than a day or two. Unfortunately, the site where pain is experienced is not always a clear indication of the origin of the pain. Doctors often struggle to diagnose the underlying causes of pain, resulting in treatment that only aims to alleviate the symptoms. At a chiropractic clinic Wilmington DE practitioners believe that they have alternative solutions.

Treatment by a chiropractor is not considered part of the mainstream medical environment although many practitioners were medical doctors before they embraced the principles of this type of treatment. This type of treatment is based on the belief that many types of pain are caused by a spine that is not in proper alignment. Chiropractors therefore believe that relief from pain can be achieved by aligning the spine again.

By far the largest number of patients consulting a chiropractor complain of back pain and chiropractors have indeed been successful in helping the majority of these patients to live pain free. However, other conditions such as migraines, sports injuries, neck pain and arthritic pain have also been treated by chiropractors with a very high rate of success. Chiropractors do not consider themselves as the only professionals that can treat pain. Where necessary they will refer their patients to a doctor.

The main theory that underpins chiropractic treatment is the belief that an out of alignment spine causes a harmful chain reaction. An unaligned backbone places tremendous pressure on the nervous system and this pressure has a severely negative effect on the immune system, rendering it unable to function properly. The chain reaction can therefore be reversed by making sure that the spine is aligned perfectly.

Chiropractors have many treatment methods in their arsenal. In severe cases, where the spine has been unaligned for a long time, they may have to intervene physically by forcing each vertebra back into its original place. In most cases less severe treatment is required. A massage will often do the trick, or even the application of cold or hot compresses. No treatment method involves severe pain or discomfort, however.

Numerous studies, both formal and informal and both official and academical has been conducted about these treatment philosophies and methods. No study has ever found the treatment to be dangerous or risky in any way. Chiropractic treatment is non invasive and potentially dangerous complications are therefore unknown. Also, because chiropractors never use drugs patients are not subjected to potentially harmful or unpleasant side effects.

Chiropractors place a high premium on the value of preventive measures. To this end they teach their patients how to walk and sit correctly. Patients are also encouraged to take up low impact exercises such as walking or swimming to increase their flexibility and muscle strength. Regular stretching is also deemed important and sometimes even a change in the diet can help prevent pain.

An overwhelming majority of chiropractic patients express their complete satisfaction with the results that were achieved. Some patients experience immediate and lasting relief from pain after just one or two treatment sessions. Chiropractic treatment is becoming increasingly popular and more and more medical doctors embrace its underlying principles.




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