Chiropractic is a healthcare profession primarily concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of conditions involving muscles, nerves and joints. The word “chiropractic” means treatment done by hand and points to the professions focus on non-invasive treatments. The profession began 120 years old and from small beginnings in the USA it has grown to be practiced in over 100 countries.
If you have pain originating from nerves, muscles and joints a chiropractor may be able to help you. Common conditions that are treated by chiropractors include back pain, sciatica, headaches, sports injuries, knee pain and shoulder pain.
Your chiropractor will take a full medical history of you condition, appropriate examination and diagnosis. If the problem falls within the chiropractor’s scope of practice a treatment may be given. Should you need to be referred to another healthcare practitioner the chiropractor will refer to a reputable medical specialist.
Yes, chiropractic is among the safest treatments you can receive.
A chiropractor undergoes a six year Master’s degree course beginning with basic sciences such as anatomy, physiology, chemistry, physics, pathology and progressing to medical diagnosis and clinical subjects like biomechanics and clinical chiropractic.
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