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At A Chiropractic Clinic Wilmington DE Patients Receive Alternative Treatment

By Margaret Patterson


Everyone experience pain from time to time. Pain is a message from the body that everything is not as it should be. Some people, however, live in constant pain. They see one doctor after the other and they keep trying new types of medication, often with no results. Such pain can make live difficult and some sufferers cannot perform many ordinary day to day tasks. However, after going to a chiropractic clinic Wilmington DE patients offer leave pain free for the first time in years.

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.

Most of the patients visiting a chiropractic treatment centre complain of chronic back pain. Back pain is not the only malady treated by chiropractors though. They routinely treat patients with sports injuries, joint pain, headaches and neck pain, amongst others. In many cases they can help but they are not of the opinion that traditional medical science is not helpful. Many chiropractors routinely 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 use more than a hundred different treatment techniques, sometime more than one technique in more complex situations. In many instances the spine can be aligned by massaging the patient or by gentle manipulations of the muscles and joints surrounding the backbone. In other, more severe cases it is sometimes necessary to align the spine by manually forcing the vertebrae back into place. Even the most severe treatment does not cause severe physical discomfort.

Studies conducted on the pros and cons of chiropractic treatment methods have all concluded that none of the methods employed hold any danger to the patient. The worst side effect is a little bit of discomfort for a few days. Chiropractors never use drugs before, during or after the treatment and patients are therefore not subjected to potentially uncomfortable or even dangerous side effects.

Prevention is important to most chiropractors. They believe that if their patients embrace a low impact exercise regime by taking up swimming, yoga or walking they will strengthen their muscles and joints and also increase their flexibility. Luxurious and regular stretching is also advocated as a way to keep the spine aligned. Keeping the spine straight when sitting, walking or standing is just as important.

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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