Chiropractors focus their attention on their patient’s health

Posted byPaola Nadeau on Oct 2020 in Healthcare | 0 comments

Chiropractors in Bellevue are health care professionals who focus on musculoskeletal and nervous systems and how the defects in either affect an individual’s general overall health. Primarily, chiropractors will be called upon to treat back pain, neck pain, joint pain or headache. A chiropractor practices a drug-free treatment regimen that is strictly hands on, including the diagnosis and treatment. A chiropractor has skills in diagnosis, and when necessary will recommend to his patient that therapeutic and rehab services be sought, and he will also attempt to alter nutrition, diet and lifestyle.

Chiropractors in Bellevue will most often perform a procedure known as spinal manipulation or adjustment. Through the application of controlled force to joints which have restricted movement, the chiropractor can restore mobility. The cause of most traumas is a tissue injury which can be the result of lifting a heavy object, a repetitive stress injury or from simply remaining in an awkward position. In these and other cases, the tissue changes both chemically and physically. This results in inflammation and the associated pain and lack of movement. Through manipulation of the area, mobility is restored and muscle pain and tightness are alleviated.

Chiropractors in Bellevue do not inflict pain. The object is to relieve the pain the patient is suffering. After treatment there may be mild discomfort, but this sensation will quickly leave.

Although chiropractors treat through physical manipulation, they are not adverse to lab tests, diagnostic imaging such as X-rays and other symptomatic interventions to determine if, in their opinion, chiropractic care is the best solution. Chiropractors will readily refer a patient to a health care provider if chiropractic care is not deemed proper in the situation or the condition requires co-management.

Chiropractic goes back to the dawn of time. As far back as the ancient Greeks and Chinese there is written evidence of manipulation of the spine. The great Greek physician Hippocrates declared in 400BC that knowledge of the spine was a requisite in the treatment of many diseases. Modern day Chiropractic care sees its roots in the late 19th century when Dr. David Palmer founded the profession. Dr. Palmer was well-read and aware of the movements afoot in anatomy and physiology.

Today, Chiropractors are on the sharp end of non-invasive care and science-based approaches to ills. Chiropractic is recognized in all 50 states and in most countries around the world. The combined knowledge based on global research has changed the perception of chiropractics immensely over the years. Studies are being done all the time on the positive effects of chiropractic care, and it is now concluded that society could save millions of dollars with proper chiropractic care in the workplace.

Chiropractors in Bellevue are health care professionals who focus on musculoskeletal and nervous systems and how the defects in either affect an individual’s general overall health.