What is Chiropractic?
Chiropractic medicine is focused on the overall well-being and optimized general health of an individual. Dr. Chris at Olive Branch Chiropractic focuses on disorders of the musculoskeletal system and nervous system and the effects that these conditions can have on your general health.
The overriding principle of Chiropractic care is that structure affects function.
When you hear the word “Chiropractor”, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Pain relief, right? It’s true that Chiropractic does help with musculoskeletal complaints, but that’s not what has kept Chiropractic a separate and distinct healthcare profession for the last 118 years.
Chiropractic was founded in 1895 by a man named D.D. Palmer. Dr. Palmer didn’t formulate this form of treatment to relieve someone’s back pain. Instead, he discovered the power of spinal alignment when he adjusted a deaf man and restored his hearing. Since that time, it’s a practice and profession that’s shown exponential growth and steadily gained popularity.
Once thought to be an “alternative” form of medicine, today, it’s very much considered mainstream. Chiropractors are now the third largest group of medical providers in the United States behind physicians and dentists.1
Many people think of chiropractors as “bone crackers”. This is true but it’s also an oversimplification. The cornerstone of chiropractic care is spinal manipulation. It’s a highly technical and specific method used to re-align the vertebrae, the bones of the spinal column. In order for the body to function properly, it must be properly aligned.
Spinal manipulation restores proper musculoskeletal structure (alignment), which allows the body the opportunity to heal itself.
Chiropractic medicine is a non-surgical approach that emphasizes drug-free pain relief and approaches evaluation and care from a global perspective, employing many different modalities to achieve and maintain optimal health. In addition to spinal manipulation, many chiropractors incorporate therapeutic and rehabilitative exercises along with nutritional, dietary and lifestyle modification counseling into their care.
With its speedy growth in popularity and recognition by almost all other branches of medicine, more and more research is being done demonstrating the benefits of chiropractic care.
It is a branch of medicine that mainly uses evidence-based practices, meaning that it employs techniques and treatment algorithms that have been shown by controlled research studies to be statistically effective for the problems they treat.
Today, many patients are under the care of both a medical and chiropractic physician. While both forms of care offer unique and different perspectives on optimal treatments to maintain health, they often compliment one another. Patients find they like they the more global approach to ideal health and appreciate the unique perspectives and recommendations that both types of physicians can offer.
The overriding principle of Chiropractic care is that structure affects function.
When you hear the word “Chiropractor”, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Pain relief, right? It’s true that Chiropractic does help with musculoskeletal complaints, but that’s not what has kept Chiropractic a separate and distinct healthcare profession for the last 118 years.
Chiropractic was founded in 1895 by a man named D.D. Palmer. Dr. Palmer didn’t formulate this form of treatment to relieve someone’s back pain. Instead, he discovered the power of spinal alignment when he adjusted a deaf man and restored his hearing. Since that time, it’s a practice and profession that’s shown exponential growth and steadily gained popularity.
Once thought to be an “alternative” form of medicine, today, it’s very much considered mainstream. Chiropractors are now the third largest group of medical providers in the United States behind physicians and dentists.1
Many people think of chiropractors as “bone crackers”. This is true but it’s also an oversimplification. The cornerstone of chiropractic care is spinal manipulation. It’s a highly technical and specific method used to re-align the vertebrae, the bones of the spinal column. In order for the body to function properly, it must be properly aligned.
Spinal manipulation restores proper musculoskeletal structure (alignment), which allows the body the opportunity to heal itself.
Chiropractic medicine is a non-surgical approach that emphasizes drug-free pain relief and approaches evaluation and care from a global perspective, employing many different modalities to achieve and maintain optimal health. In addition to spinal manipulation, many chiropractors incorporate therapeutic and rehabilitative exercises along with nutritional, dietary and lifestyle modification counseling into their care.
With its speedy growth in popularity and recognition by almost all other branches of medicine, more and more research is being done demonstrating the benefits of chiropractic care.
It is a branch of medicine that mainly uses evidence-based practices, meaning that it employs techniques and treatment algorithms that have been shown by controlled research studies to be statistically effective for the problems they treat.
Today, many patients are under the care of both a medical and chiropractic physician. While both forms of care offer unique and different perspectives on optimal treatments to maintain health, they often compliment one another. Patients find they like they the more global approach to ideal health and appreciate the unique perspectives and recommendations that both types of physicians can offer.
If you'd like to discuss Chiropractic care and whether it's the right option for you, please call us at Olive Branch Chiropractic any time. We're located at 1007 Phillips Avenue, High Point, NC 27262 and our phone number is 336-409-1137. We'd love to discuss your health with you and come up with a plan that revitalizes your overall well-being.
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