What are the chiropractor services beyond adjustment?

Chiropractic physicians treat patients with spinal issues in a manner that is distinctive due to their emphasis on spine treatment. However, a chiropractor may use other techniques in addition to chiropractic treatment to oversee a patient's care. Chiropractic therapy has always used drug-free medicines (natural
therapies).

Chiropractors commonly use natural remedies including heat, cold, water, massage, light, and exercise as part of their physiological therapeutic techniques. When under control, these factors as well as others have a positive impact on bodily processes and can provide relief for several common lower back pain issues.

Besides conventional methods, Chiropractic therapy may use the following physiological therapeutic techniques depending upon the specific needs:

Cold and heat: 

To alleviate back pain, chiropractors may alternate between using heat and ice therapy on their patients. A heating pad, heat wrap, or hot water bottle can be utilized to restore blood flow to the area and accelerate healing after applying ice to the back for ten to fifteen minutes.

Physical movement: 

Patients may receive advice from chiropractors for a back-strengthening and stretching workout routine. Exercise is vital in managing chronic and acute lower back pain. It keeps the muscles in proper tone and promotes better blood circulation.

Dietary management:  

Many chiropractors may give their patients advice on how to change their diets to reduce back pain, and some may also suggest nutritional supplements after spinal manipulation.

Reflexology: 

To promote faster healing, reduce swelling and inflammation related to back pain, and increase circulation, chiropractors may massage the soft tissues. The purpose is to influence cellular changes in the soft tissues that promote healing, reduce pain, and improve overall health. 

Traction: 

The patient may lie face-up during a chiropractic traction massage as the rollers travel around the back, stretching and massaging the muscles there. Other traction techniques that stretch the spine, decompress the discs, and relieve pressure on the nerve roots may be used by chiropractors (a procedure known as non-surgical spinal decompression).

Hydrotherapy: 

Hydrotherapy, which uses hot baths, whirlpools, or wraps to modify the temperature and pressure of the water, focuses on the way the body responds to hot and cold stimuli. Hydrotherapy is a treatment used in chiropractic to lessen the discomfort of back pain by using hot stimuli to speed up healing and cold stimuli to numb the pain.

Ultrasound:  

Sound waves produced by ultrasound provide deep heat treatment that is given to joints and soft tissues. Ultrasound therapy, which is essentially micro-massaging the soft tissues and joints, not only lessens back pain, stiffness, and spasms but also boosts blood flow and hastens the healing process.

Stimulating muscles electrically: 

The goal of this chiropractic therapy is to reduce inflammation, stop muscular spasms, and relieve back pain. Electrodes are applied to the skin and deliver brief electrical pulses to various parts of the body.

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