Chiropractors are medical professionals
with a fairly exclusive field of expertise. Chiropractors are trained to look at
the body and consider the body as a living machine. If a joint is misaligned or damaged, the machine’s
smooth running is upset; causing inflammation, pressure on surrounding nerves, and
subsequent health problems.
A chiropractor’s manner of treatment
is literally manual manipulation. They base their practice on an age-old theory
which states that the proper alignment of the body’s musculoskeletal structure,
specifically the spine, will enable the body to essentially heal itself without
need for surgery or medication.
This manipulative treatment is
used to restore mobility to joints restricted by pain from tissue injury, often
caused by a trauma-inducing event. Upon the first meeting, a chiropractor assesses
posture, joint mobility, and the patient’s lifestyle, for additional
information. Numerous standard tests are conducted to determine mobility. Some of
the tests include the Thomas test (which tests hip joint mobility) and the
Yeoman’s test (the practitioner flexes the patient’s legs one at a time to test
for sprain and mobility).
After the initial assessment,
the chiropractor then goes to work by employing, first a massage to loosen stiff
muscles, before focusing on manual adjustment techniques. The manipulation often
involves a sharp, sudden, but precise thrusting movement to ‘free up” the joint.
The latter is the treatment method that directly characterizes chiropractic treatment
itself.
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