Chiropractic treatment is a non-surgical treatment option that is highly proven to help reduce neck pain and other related symptoms. Numerous studies have discovered that spinal manipulation delivers advanced results as compared to regular medical treatments for neck conditions. Plenty of reports reveal chiropractic treatments to be more inexpensive and cost-effective and highly favored by patients over medical care for several conditions including neck complaints. Neck pain results from irregularities in the ligaments, muscles, soft tissues, nerves and the bone and joints of the spine. Soft tissue abnormalities from persistent wear and tear and/or injury are the most common triggers that are recognized by chiropractors on a regular basis, …show more content…
Imaging tests allow the chiropractor to rule out surgery, if he/she believes a patient’s neck pain would be more successfully treated by surgery then the patient will be referred to a spinal surgeon. However, if surgery is not required the imaging tests also allows the chiropractor to customise a treatment plan specific to the patient.
Chiropractic treatment for neck pain may involve a combination of spinal manipulation, manual therapy and other techniques as a part of the treatment plan. Some of the techniques may include spinal manipulation techniques such as:
Flexion Distraction technique: a mild, hands-on spinal manipulation practice that involves a pumping action on the intervertebral disc rather than direct force.
Instrument assisted manipulation: uses a hand-held instrument that enables a chiropractor to use force without propelling into the
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following back pain (Chapman-Smith, 71). Treatment for head and neck pain are similar to back treatments in that they both undergo a sequence of mechanical and neurological effects (Chapman-Smith, 72).
Shoulder and neck pain are the most common musculoskeletal disorders one can get. Right sided neck and shoulder pain is one that the assistant is highly prone to developing, and is difficult to avoid. Reason being is frequent reaching across the assistant’s mid-line with the right arm. Neck pain can also be caused by leaning forward with your head bent down for a long period of time.
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They also lower people's blood pressure which helps saves their life. Chiropractors don’t need medication or any kind of surgery to make their patients feel relieved of pain. Chiropractic care is popular all over the world. Although the chiropractic profession was founded in the United States in 1895, spinal manipulation has a long history of use in China. The first time chiropractic care was used in the United States, it brought back a guy’s hearing back in 1895 by Daniel David Palmer. Just remember the next time a person pulls or throws out a muscle tell them to go see their closest chiropractor, they will make them feel like a new
Arthritis, muscle pain, low back pain, swelling or weakness- if you suffer under one on these conditions, doctors might recommend a treatment that you might not be familiar with- acupuncture.The ancient treatment used in China thousands of years ago involves thin, metal needles being placed in the patient’s skin. The human body is described as a composition of yin and yang, two fluids that balance each other out and are responsible for the body’s mental and physical health.If yin isn’t able to flow anymore, the human body is said to be imbalanced, mental and physical disease occur as a result. The Acupuncture needles are now supposed to help unblock the flow of yin and cure the conditions by connecting with special points selected from lines
The word “chiropractor” has two word origins, the Greek words cheir and praxis; meanwhile, cheir means “hand” and praxis means “practice.” Also, most of the work that chiropractors do is done by hand (Pike para. 5). In 2002, going to a chiropractor was found to be the most commonly used program for therapy. Seventy-four percent, about 4 million, of people that had back pain went to a chiropractor to get treated. Among that 74 percent of people, 66 percent of them stated that they got “a great benefit” (Pike para. 9). Many chiropractors work full time but 1 out of 3 chiropractors work part time. Chiropractors work whenever their patients need them, even on w...
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I have always aspired to be a chiropractor. Chiropractors treat patients with health problems of the neuromusculoskeletal system including the nerves, bones, muscles, ligaments, and tendons. They use spinal adjustments as well as manipulation, usually on the neck back (“Summary”). I chose to go down the path of chiropractic practice because I have always been interested in it. It is important to understand the education and training requirements, skills and talents needed, salary and benefits offered, and the duties while making your career choice a chiropractor.
Chronic lower back pain is a major health disorder in the world today (Mendelson, Selwood, Kranz, Loh, Kidson, Scott, 1983). It can cause many physical, mental, and emotional problems on the victim (Mendelson, Selwood, Kranz, Loh, Kidson, Scott, 1983). Many people find their work so unbearably painful that they often have to stay home. Others experience depression, inactivity, and social isolation (Kaplan, Sallis, Patterson). Treatments range from the conventional methods such as medication and surgery to the alternative or unconventional methods such as acupuncture. However, only a small percentage of low back pain patients have the type of condition for which surgery can be used so acupuncture is becoming more popular (Lehmann, Russell, Spratt, 1983).
Pain Relief – Causes of acute and/or chronic back pain may include weak stomach and/or back muscles, poor posture, spinal misalignment, and the force of compression caused by gravity. Inversion therapy is used like traction to relieve pressure on the discs and elongate the spine, which reduces the pressure on nerve roots, discs, and ligaments. All that relates to lessening back and neck pain. Sometimes those tense muscles create painful muscle spasms, which are also temporarily relieved by inversion therapy.
For many centuries, humanity has been on an eternal quest for cures and treatments for many chronic conditions. At the present time, conventional medicine is mostly performed by doctors and other health care professionals, with the extensive use of pharmaceutical drugs, surgery or radiation treatments for disease treatment. Conversely, even though not as popular, complementary and alternative medicine and treatment options are slowly gaining popularity and becoming an addition to traditional medicine.
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Positional release technique was given in supine. Tender points were palpated; the most painful ones were palpated first followed by the less painful ones. The patients neck was put in the PRT position by elevating the patients shoulder, rotating the neck onto its opposite side and bending the neck on the same side. The trigger points were treated by applying the pressure for approximately 90 seconds and then was released. Following the release, the neck was put in neutral position.
One of the basic reasons that people doubt chiropractic care is that they do not truly understand the practice. A large controversial topic around chiropractic is the causation of strokes that supposedly come from neck manipulations, better known as neck adjustments. George Magner wrote, “I learned that manipulation of the neck can cause tinnitus by injuring arteries that supply blood to the ear” (Magner 3). He also documented several other patients of chiropractic who suffered from additional pain, even strokes, from an adjustment of the neck. The strokes that the patients endured do not necessarily mean chiropractors caused them. Early signs of strokes include neck soreness, headaches, and reduced function of limbs which are all reasons why people visit a chiropractor in the first place. Therefore, chiropractors are not the sole purpose a stroke occurs. Also, adjustments with low force techniques show a zero percent chance of causing a stroke and those odds seem extremely
According to Massage Today “Massage therapy is recognized as one of the oldest methods of healing, with references in medical texts nearly 4,000 years old”. I feel that the benefit of rubbing aching muscles and hurt limbs comes to us as naturally as breathing air. Among its many purposes and advantages, massage soothes achy muscles, helps heal injuries, strengthens baby’s muscles and relieves stress. To me, massage is not only a way to soothe the muscles and relieve the everyday stresses of society, massage is a way to connect with others through the common practice of touch. We have needed touch in our lives since the first seconds after our birth, so it’s not surprising that we would seek out touch in the form of massage.