Is Chiropractic right for you?

Chiropractic is not just for the relief of neck and back pain. We have helped people with headaches, whiplash, asthma, allergies, sports injuries (sprained ankles, shoulder and hip pain, carpal tunnel), and vertigo. Chiropractic can also help with injury prevention and health promotion. We keep athletes at the top of their game and workers injury free. Before your treatment begins Dr. Sandy Sachs will address the following questions so that you can make proper choices about your health care.

Before your treatment begins Dr. Sandy Sachs will address the following questions so that you can make proper choices about your health care.

Many Common conditions have been known to improve with chiropractic care, including: · Joint dysfunction · Low back pain · Sports related injuries · Work related injuries · Headaches · Neck/back pain · Auto injury/whiplash · Shoulder/arm/hand problems · TMJ · Carpel tunnel · Sciatic and leg pain · Arthritic joint pain · Asthma · Ear infections · Colic You can also recieve enhancement in these areas with regular chiropractic treatment: · Joint dysfunction · Mobility and range of motion · Stiffness and muscular spasms · Joint health · Performance and energy · Tissue healing · Tissue inflammation · Well being and relaxation · Balance and coordination · Degeneration and injury risk

All of us at one time or another have turned to a friend or family member, or perhaps even the yellow pages to find "a good doctor". Ideally, we would all like to have a doctor that comes highly recommended. While recommendations are invaluable, it is also important to find a practitioner that can meet your own specific needs. Asking the right questions, can help insure that your needs get met. Below, you will find guidelines to help you ask the right chiropractic questions, so that when you are in the market for "a good chiropractor", you will be able to find one.

Interview your chiropractor and determine if he/she is a good match for you:
· Do they take their time?
· Do they answer all your questions?
· Do they listen to you tell your story?
· Can you trust your doctor with your care?
· Does your doctor make you feel at ease, or are you tense when you go for a visit?

Ask your chiropractor to define chiropractic for you. Chiropractors fall along a spectrum in terms of their thoughts on chiropractic. At one end of the spectrum, chiropractors offer a more holistic approach. At the other end, a more allopathic, or traditional medical approach.
· Do you just adjust just the spine?
· Do you believe in an innate intelligence of the body?
· Do you adjust the extremities (bones of arms and legs)?
· Do you treat symptoms (headaches, ear infections, back pain)?

There are many different approaches to treating the body through chiropractic. Some chiropractors adjust with their hands, while others use various instruments. Additionally, some chiropractors adjust "forcefully", while others more "lightly". There are also "named techniques" that chiropractors use. Ask your chiropractor which techniques they use and why? It is sometimes helpful to ask where your chiropractor went to school as this often dictates technique.
· Which techniques do you use?
· Do you use your hands, or do you use instruments?
· Do you do "high force" adjusting, or "low force" adjusting?

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