Q. Who goes to the chiropractor?

A. Athletes, the injured, children -- folks young and old from all walks of life visit the chiropractor.

Q. What kind of education and training do chiropractors have?

A. Chiropractic care is recognized as an authentic and beneficial medical procedure. Chiropractors are subject to rigorous requirements before obtaining their certification to practice. They are educated as primary contact health care practitioners with an emphasis on neuromuscular diagnosis and treatment. Students of chiropractic undergo basic training the biological and health sciences, specialized training in the chiropractic discipline, and extensive clinical training. California requires a minimum of five academic years of study including 4,200 hours of classroom instruction and clinical training.

Q. What exactly is a chiropractic adjustment?

A. A chiropractic adjustment or manipulation is any chiropractic therapeutic procedure that uses controlled force, leverage, direction, strength and speed at a specific joint to restore normal motion and function thus relieving muscle spasms, pain and nerve irritation.

Q. Is it effective?

A. Scientific literature contains many studies – including government-funded studies – which have found that, chiropractic care, along with an effective exercise program, is an appropriate action to take to relieve short-term back or neck pain.

Q. Has the safety of chiropractic been scientifically proven?

A. Chiropractic adjustments are natural, non-invasive, highly effective procedures. Considerable data on the safety of chiropractic care has been published in the scientific literature. A study commissioned by the Ontario Ministry of Health concluded that all the literature demonstrates that chiropractic spinal manipulation is safe in the treatment of low back pain. In fact, the studies further suggest that it is safer than medical management.

Q. Why do I need several chiropractic treatments to heal completely?

A. As with orthodontic treatment which causes a gradual realignment of the teeth over a period of time, chiropractic treatments also require a series of visits.

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