Chiropractic Chicago

Chiropractic Care –

Chiropractic is the Science, Art and Philosophy that concerns itself with the restoration of good health by restoring and maintaining a properly functioning nervous system, without the use of drugs or surgery. Chiropractic is based on the scientific fact that your body is a self-regulating, self-healing organism. These important functions are controlled by the brain, spinal cord, and all the nerves of the body. The skull protects the delicate tissues of the brain. The moving bones of the spine protect the vulnerable communication pathways of the spinal cord and nerve roots. If the nervous system is impaired, it can cause malfunction of the tissues and organs throughout the body. Doctors of Chiropractic call this the Vertebral Subluxation Complex. The Chiropractic adjustment has been proven to increase motion, increase circulation, reduce swelling and pain, and remove nervous irritation. Once this nervous irritation is removed, your body is able to do what it is designed to do - heal itself.

Chiropractors help in restoring nervous system function. Many chiropractors also focus on the biomechanics of the body such as joint motion. Helping to restore proper spinal biomechanics and improved nervous system function begins with a case history. Your case history is vital, as it reveals the background about your health such as surgeries, accidents, the onset of your condition, and other details, which brought you into the office. After reviewing your history and discussing your specific problem, a thorough orthopedic, neurological, and chiropractic examination is performed. X-rays may be taken which will help uncover structural and functional problems. Then, once the examination is complete, your chiropractor will explain the findings and outline a treatment plan. Progress is then monitored with periodic examination and follow-up reports.

Physiotherapy –

All of our physical therapeutic modalities are designed to increase your bodies healing potential. If a patient is in the initial phases of treatment, we use additional treatments to decrease muscle spasm, decrease scar tissue, and manage pain. As the patient progresses, we will often add balance and proprioceptive exercises to help properly retrain the nervous system for more long term functional changes in your body.

Orthotics –

Depending upon a patient’s condition, a pair of orthotic inserts may be beneficial. A computerized scan of patient’s feet can be performed to show if a patient is distributing weight unevenly on their feet. This will show if a patient’s arch is dropping too much and if they are more susceptible to walking as a pronator. If a patient does have biomechanical dysfunction in the way they are walking and it is not corrected through orthotic inserts, other joints of the body can be affected. This includes everything from the ankle to the pelvis and up the entire spinal column.

X-Ray Examination –

Each individual patient’s condition and body is unique. Depending upon a multitude of different factors, the doctor may need to take an x-ray in order to investigate a specific area of a patient. X-Ray’s are only taken as necessary and are taken solely to help the doctor to be able to gain more knowledge about a patient in order to be able to treat them more effectively.

Massage –

Massage is the application of soft-tissue manipulation to a patient’s body. Massage may be indicated for specific patients in order to reduce spasm and stress of specific muscles and/or improve circulation to different areas of the body.

Nutrition –

Based upon your evaluation and dietary choices, the doctors may make some nutritional recommendations for you. These recommendations may be changes or additions to your current diet, as well as additional supplementation as needed. All of these recommendations are given to help optimize the function of your body and maximize your health and wellness.

Detoxification –

Throughout our lives, we are all exposed to unhealthy levels of pollution, dangerous toxins, and heavy metals. All of our bodies have the ability to naturally cleanse themselves. The problem is that we are now exposed to so many of these different toxins that our bodies cannot keep up and toxic residues begin to build up within our body. This toxicity decreases our body’s ability to function at or near an optimal level. We offer nutritional supplements that can help stimulate and increase the rate at which the body can detoxify and help eliminate some of these toxins in the body.