At A Chiropractic Clinic Wilmington DE Patients Receive Alternative Treatment

By Margaret Patterson


Pain is just one of the ways in which the body makes it clear that there is a disease or injury that needs attention. That is why it is so important to never ignore pain and to think that it will go away in time. The longer it takes to seek treatment, the more severe the problem may become. Some people suffer from pain constantly, in some cases so severe that the pain proves to become debilitating. Luckily, after treatment at a chiropractic clinic Wilmington DE patients often experience immense relief.

Chiropractors practice an alternative form of medicine. They believe that the original of many types of pain can be traced back to a spine that is not properly aligned. The spine and the alignment of the spine is therefore their main focus. The firmly believe that once the spine is realigned, the pain will disappear. Many chiropractors are also qualified medical doctors, but this is not a prerequisite in this field.

A large percentage of patients seeking help from a chiropractor complain of severe backache. This is not the only condition that they treat, however. They have also achieved remarkable results in the treatment of sports injuries, arthritic pain, stiff and sore joints, headaches and a host of other conditions. Where they think a patient would be better off seeing a medical doctor they do not hesitate to inform and refer the patient.

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.

Teaching their patients how to prevent the spine from getting put of alignment is a high priority for most chiropractors. They teach their patients how to maintain a healthy posture at all times. They also lecture on the value of low impact exercising regimes aiming and strengthening the muscles and improving flexibility in the joints. Many chiropractors also advise their patients to consider disciplines such as yoga.

Chiropractic treatment enjoys a very high patient satisfaction rate. More than ninety per cent of patients say that they benefited from treatment. Some patients even consider their chiropractors are their primary health service provider.




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