The Sievert Clinic - Chiropractic - Will Supportive Therapy be Used With My Condition?

The spinal adjustment (manipulation) is a predominant factor in providing chiropractic care for your condition. The adjustment, however, may not be the only procedure your chiropractor may employ in the course of your care and case management.

The chiropractic profession utilized drugless therapeutics (natural therapies) as early as 1903. Natural agents such as heat, cold, water, light, and exercise, are some of the drugless measures which are available to humans in abundant quantities. When con- trolled, these elements may exert a beneficial influence on body function. There are other forms of physiologic therapeutics which involve electrical stimulation, ultrasound, traction, dietary management and other natural procedures which are known to have specific physiological influence on the body. These may or may not be utilized by your doctor in the course of your case management depending upon your needs. These natural agents are basically measures used to influence the body. Utilizing specific adjustments (manipulations) in conjunction with these procedures, your doctor of chiropractic's goal is to remove structural or nerve irritation which can be a major contributing factor in your health ailment.

Structural interferences may be caused by falls, strains, sprains, body blows, distortions, faulty posture, or trauma. Negative attitudes, harmful living habits and other factors may also adversely affect the normal performance of muscles, organs, and other body functions.

In the course of your treatment, your doctor may recommend some procedures which you should employ at home. If so, follow the instructions carefully and utilize only those procedures recommended, and only in the manner prescribed. By so doing, you will assure the fastest and most effective results.