What is a
Chiropractor?
A chiropractor is a doctor who specializes in correcting health
problems as they relate to the spine. By using "hands on" manual
treatment techniques, wellness and optimal health are maintained.
How Long is
it Going to Take to Fix ME?
Many patients experience almost instant relief. Others discover it can
take weeks or months. Many factors affect the healing process. Within a
week or so, most patients see enough progress to encourage them to
complete our recommendations.
What is an
Adjustment?
An adjustment is an application of force used to remove vertebral
subluxations.
Do
Adjustments Hurt?
Absolutely not. Dr. Gelineau uses a gentle technique and has given
thousands of adjustments.
What Do You
Mean by "Gentle"? I thought Chiropractors Needed to be Forceful to Make
Spinal Corrections.
Not
at all-many of our adjustments are achieved with the amount of pressure
of one hand gently resting upon another. Most people are not aware that
for the last thirty years, chiropractic has developed powerful
techniques involving light touch adjustments. These adjustments prepare
the body for long-term correction and not just a "quick fix."
Will I Be
Sore After Treatment?
You may be sore after the first or second time you get adjusted, sort
of like when you exercise.
How Does
Chiropractic Work?
Chiropractic works because you are a self-healing, self-regulating
organism controlled by your nervous system. Millions of instructions
flow from your brain, down the spinal cord and out to every organ and
tissue in the body. Improper motion of the moving bones of your spine
called subluxation can interfere with the vital exchange by irritating
nerves and compromising the function of affected organs and tissues.
Specific spinal adjustments can help improve mind/body communications.
Health often returns with improved nervous system control of the body.
How Do
Adjustment to the Spine Work?
Spinal joints that are "locked up," fixated or not moving right can
adversely affect your health by "choking" or irritating delicate nearby
nerve tissue. Chiropractic adjustments add motion to these areas. This
helps restore nervous system integrity and can improve the healing
process. Continued visits help retrain supporting muscles and ligaments
of the spine.
Do I need to remove my clothing to be
adjusted? No, unless you are wearing a
heavy coat.
