| Most people are wary about complementary and | | | | practitioners, and chiropractic therapists will take |
| alternative medicine or CAM because of the flak it | | | | the time to brief you about the different services |
| received from medical organizations. However, all | | | | they provide. They will also explain the principles |
| is well now between the two camps and even | | | | behind the treatment. This is your chance to ask |
| medical doctors now prescribe CAM for therapy. | | | | questions and clarify your doubts about the |
| The most popular CAM providers at present are | | | | treatment. As professionals, chiropractors will not |
| chiropractors, chiropractic practitioners, and | | | | perform any treatment, unless you are absolutely |
| chiropractic clinics. They are also the most | | | | sure about going through the procedure. If all |
| prescribed CAM treatment providers. Not | | | | goes well, your chiropractor will require you to |
| surprising because the treatment chiropractors, | | | | undergo a full physical examination. Expect basic |
| chiropractic practitioners, and chiropractic clinics | | | | tests like X-rays and spine examination. Your |
| provide are not based on wooly assumptions. The | | | | chiropractor will base his treatment plan on your |
| treatments are based on basic and rather medical | | | | exam results. |
| principles. | | | | When you finally go for treatment, do not be |
| The work of chiropractors, chiropractic | | | | surprised to see another chiropractor. Sometimes, |
| practitioners, and chiropractic clinics are based | | | | treatments may require professional assistance. |
| upon a fundamental principle. It states that a body | | | | Chiropractors, chiropractic practitioners, or |
| has self-healing properties based on spine | | | | chiropractic therapists may perform an |
| alignment and nerve flow. Simply put, diseases | | | | adjustment or two. Dubbed as manipulation |
| and pain are caused by interruption in the nerve | | | | treatment, this involves manual therapy. Through |
| flow due to misalignment of the spine or | | | | applying pressure and massage techniques in your |
| "subluxation." A body can heal itself when the | | | | spine, the chiropractors, chiropractic practitioners, |
| spine's alignment is corrected. These corrections | | | | and chiropractic therapists will correct your spine. |
| are very different from traditional medical | | | | This may include the application of sudden but |
| procedures and can be very disconcerting if you | | | | controlled force to joints and bones. Call their |
| don't know what to expect. Though these CAM | | | | attention if you feel pain, only minor discomfort |
| providers are trained and certified individuals, it | | | | should be felt during the treatment procedure. |
| won't hurt to have a clue before you visit. | | | | Treatments are usually broken in several sessions. |
| Initial consultations usually involve interviews about | | | | You may have to undergo a series of treatments |
| your medical history and experiences with | | | | to fully get the benefits of chiropractic treatment. |
| treatment procedures. Chiropractors, chiropractic | | | | |